Jakob Jocz Lecture - Jesus and the Jewish Law: the purification mission of Jesus
Sheraton Hall, Wycliffe College
The Jacob Jocz annual event is part of a Jewish Christian and Messianic Studies academic initiative. This annual lectureship engages facets of Jewish Christianity and Messianic Judaism. It is built on the legacy of one of Wycliffe’s most celebrated faculty members, Rev. Dr Jacob Jocz (1906-1983).
Topic: Jesus and the Jewish Law: the purification mission of Jesus
Featured Speaker
Matthew Thiessen is an associate professor of religious studies at McMaster University. He is the author of several books on Judaism and Christianity in Antiquity, including A Jewish Paul and Jesus and the Forces of Death.
Respondent
Michael Gabizon (PhD, McMaster University, 2022) researches the formation of Jewish identity in Antiquity, focusing on intermarriage and social boundaries in the Hebrew Bible and Second Temple literature. He has published on topics related to messianism, the “parting of the ways,” and Paul within Judaism. Michael has taught at The King’s University and Moody Bible Institute. He is based in Montreal, Quebec.
