Religious Studies

Levine Lecture Series in Jewish Studies

NATE AND ANN LEVINE ENDOWED LECTURE SERIES IN JEWISH STUDIES

Created through a generous $125,000 gift from local residents, Nate and Ann Levine, the series brings to SMU distinguished scholars in all areas of Jewish studies, including history, religion, philosophy, literature, art, and interfaith relations. Lectures are held twice a year, September through November and February through April, in McCord Auditorium, Dallas Hall. All lectures are free and open to the public and free parking is available on SMU campus.

Upcoming Levine Lectures

Fall 2012

THIRTEENTH NATE AND ANN LEVINE ENDOWED LECTURE IN JEWISH STUDIES

Thursday, November 15, 2012, 7:30pm, McCord Auditorium, Dallas Hall 306

On November 15, 2012, Dr. Yoram Hazony, the founder and Provost of Shalom Center in Jerusalem, will present his lecture, "The Ethics of a Shepherd." The presentation will explore whether the Bible can be read as a work of philosophy in narrative form. Dr. Hazony will argue that Hebrew Scripture addresses pressing moral, political, and theological questions by pitting the lives of a series of shepherds—including Abel, Abraham, Jacob, Moses and David—against the worldview represented by the figure of the farmer, beginning with Cain.

 

Fall 2006

"Jews, Jesus, and 'Gospel Dynamics':
Reversing Intentional Ignorance"

Michael J. Cook, Bronstein
Professor of Judeo-Christian Studies, Hebrew Union College, Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati

 
Spring 2007

"Maintaining Jewish Identity in a Challenging Christian Environment: The Case of Medieval Europe"


Robert Chazan, S. H. and Helen R. Scheuer
Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies, New York University

 
Fall 2007

"From Jesus to Shylock: The Merchant of Venice in Theological Context"
Susannah Heschel, Eli Black Professor of Jewish Studies, Dartmouth College
Spring 2008

"Jesus and Judaism"

Amy-Jill Levine, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of New Testament Studies, Vanderbilt University

 
Fall 2008

"Faith after Auschwitz: Jewish and Christian Responses to the Holocaust"


Zev Garber, Professor and Chair of Jewish Studies, Los Angeles Valley College
Spring 2009

"The Binding of Isaac and the Crucifixion of Jesus"

Jon Levenson, Albert A. List Professor of Jewish Studies, Harvard Divinity School

 
Fall 2009

"Reading the Bible after the Holocaust"

 

Marvin A. Sweeney, Professor of Hebrew Bible, Claremont School of Theology, and Professor of Religion, Claremont Graduate University

 
Spring 2010

"Christian Jews? The New Communities of Jewish Believers in Jesus"


Yaakov Ariel, Professor of Religious Studies, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill             

 
 Fall 2010        "Johnny Cash in the Holy Land: Christian Zionism and American Popular Culture."  

Shalom L. Goldman, Professor of Hebrew and Middle Eastern Studies, Emory University

 
 Spring 2011    "Scriptural Community, Scriptural Conflict: Judaism, Christianity, Islam"  

David Nirenberg, Deborah R. and Edgar D. Jannotta Professor of Medieval History and Social Thought, University of Chicago    

 
 Fall 2011        “The Truly Other Jewish World History: The Ten Lost Tribes between Jews and Christians"  

 Zvi Ben-Dor Benite, Professor of History and Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies and Acting Director of Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies, New York University

 
 Spring 2012   "The Menorah and the Cross: A New Discovery Illuminates the Jewish-Christian Split in the Roman World"    Steven Fine, Professor of Jewish History, Yeshiva University, New York

If you have questions or comments or would like to be included in the series' e-mail list, please contact Dr. Serge Frolov at 214-768-4478 or sfrolov@smu.edu .