Seminar for Culture and Religion in Antiquity

University of Toronto

The Seminar for Culture and Religion in Antiquity is devoted to exploring the context and interplay of religious traditions in the ancient world, both through formal paper presentations and lively dialogue. read on

Anathea Portier-Young

Please note that Anathea Portier-Young's lecture on Monday, March 26 has been cancelled

Location: 
Jackman Humanities Building, Room 318
Date: 
Mar 26 2012 - 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Ra’anan Boustan

Assistant Professor of Early Judaism and Ancient Mediterranean Religions at the University of California, Los Angeles

Israelite Kingship, Christian Rome, and the Jewish Imperial Imagination

Co-sponsored by the Centre for Jewish Studies, the Department for the Study of Religion, and Emmanuel College of Victoria University

Location: 
Jackman Humanities Building, Room 318
Date: 
Feb 13 2012 - 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Anders Runesson

Associate Professor of Early Christianity and Early Judaism at McMaster University

Apostolic Judaism: Getting Behind the Myth of Christian Origins

Co-sponsored by the Centre for Jewish Studies, the Department for the Study of Religion, and Emmanuel College of Victoria University

Location: 
Jackman Humanities Building, Room 318
Date: 
Jan 23 2012 - 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Liv Lied

Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the Norwegian School of Theology

Performance and Authority: Exploring the Reception History of 2 Baruch

Co-sponsored by the Centre for Jewish Studies, the Department for the Study of Religion, and Emmanuel College of Victoria University

Location: 
Jackman Humanities Building, Room 318
Date: 
Nov 17 2011 - 4:00pm - 6:00pm

James Kugel

Harry M. Starr Professor Emeritus of Classical and Modern Hebrew Literature at Harvard University Director of the Institute for the History of the Jewish Bible at Bar Ilan University

The Descent of the Wicked Angels, Or: One Bit of Ancient Interpretation Begets Another

Co-sponsored by the Centre for Jewish Studies, the Department for the Study of Religion, and Emmanuel College of Victoria University

Location: 
Jackman Humanities Building, Room 100
Date: 
Nov 14 2011 - 4:00pm - 6:00pm