Sponsored by the Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life, the Department of Jewish Studies, and the Department of Religion
Jenny Labendz
Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies, St. Francis College
Allen and Joan Bildner Visiting Scholar
This faculty seminar will address the commonly held view that the main difference between Judaism and Christianity is that for Christians the messiah has already come, while Jews are still waiting for the messiah. Prof. Labendz's analysis of rabbinic literature shows that, in fact, both communities held an "already and not yet" view, where the eschaton (the "end") was already inaugurated at a certain point, but its consummation was yet to come. For Christians, that inauguration happened with Jesus, while for Jews it happened with the exodus from Egypt.
December 3, 2024, 10:30AM
Miller Hall (14 College Ave.), Room 105
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