Jesus and Synagogue Disputes: A Historiographical Approach to the Institutional Setting of Luke - Jordan Ryan

Jordan Ryan of Wheaton College discusses the role of the synagogue in Second Temple-era Jewish life, drawing on recent archaeological evidence, and uses this information to interpret several biblical texts, including Jesus' disputes with synagogue leaders in the Gospel of Luke. Lecture delivered at SBL/AAR in San Antonio in Fall 2016.

Deconstructing the Chronology of Jesus - Bas van Os

Bas van Os of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam argues that scholars have too narrow a set of criteria for judging the probable date of Jesus' life. Lecture delivered at SBL/AAR in San Antonio in Fall 2016.

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Rethinking the Date of the Last Supper in John - Brant Pitre

Brant Pitre of Notre Dame gives a lecture on the dating of the Last Supper in the Gospel of John. While John has long been interpreted as having a different dating scheme for the Last Supper and the Crucifixion, Pitre argues that this is a misinterpretation. Pitre's latest book, Jesus and the Last Supper, delves into this and other related questions at greater length, and is mentioned in the lecture. Lecture delivered at SBL/AAR in San Antonio in Fall 2016.

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