General Description of the Jewish Christianity Consulation

For the past several years, one of the sections at the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature has been the "Jewish Christianity Consulation." This Consultation has sought to study and understand the relationship of early emerging Christianity within the Judaisms of the 1st Century CE. This year the annual meeting was held in San Diego, and the theme of the Consultation centered on two important books:

The Session was divided into three sections. I recorded the session from my seat in the audience, and since the room was packed (standing room only) and because people were constantly moving in and out of the rows, there is plenty of noise on the recordings, but I hope that they are sufficient to give those of you who so desire, the basic gist of the discussion. Click the section title to download the mp3 recording.

Charlotte Fonrobert, Stanford University, Presiding

Part 1: Definitions, Sources, and Aims

Daniel Boyarin, University of California-Berkeley, Panelist (25 min)
Oskar Skarsaune, Norwegian School of Theology, Respondent (5 min)
Matt Jackson-McCabe, Niagara University, Respondent (5 min)
Discussion (15 min)

Part 2: On Paul and his Competitors

Mark Nanos, Panelist (25 min)
Reidar Hvalvik, Respondent (5 min)
Jerry Sumney, Lexington Theological Seminary, Respondent (5 min)
Discussion (15 min)

Part 3: On Ebionites, Nazarenes and their Literature

Joseph Verheyden, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Panelist (25 min)
Craig Evans, Acadia Divinity College, Respondent (5 min)
Petri Luomanen, University of Helsinki, Respondent (5 min)
Discussion (15 min)