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Estranged [Br]others: Rabbinic Judaism and Early Christianity
November 16, 2005
Adiel Schremer professor, ancient Judaism, Bar-Ilan University
Philip Cunningham exec dir, Center for Christian-Jewish Learning

Adiel Schremer speaks on Jewish-Christian relations in antiquity and the role Christianity occupied in the formation of ancient Judaism. This is also the topic of his book in progress, in which he discusses Talmudic efforts to encourage Jewish avoidance of Christian teachers and teachings.

Schremer is introduced by Philip Cunningham, executive director of the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning at Boston College.

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