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The Spirituality of Jesus in the New Millennium: A Fourth Quest for Jesus
Humanities Bldg, Rm 348 348 Humanities Bldg, Los AngelesOver the last century and a half, the one conclusion of critical biblical scholarship is actually twofold: the dehistoricization of John and the de-Johannification of Jesus. The problem with these two platforms, however, is that despite being different and theological, the Fourth Gospel is also mundane and topographically grounded, conveying more archaeologically attested details than...
Lucas Cranach and Martin Luther: Sacred Art at the Dawn of the Reformation
Charles E. Young Research Library 280 Charles E Young Dr N, Los AngelesThe allegorical paintings and altarpieces that Lucas Cranach made in Wittenberg during his association with Martin Luther reveal a Reformation that is different from the one we know in books. This lecture examines the iconography of some of the earliest protestant artworks, made by some of the greatest artists of the German Renaissance, with an...
Divine Law and Community Boundaries in Jewish Antiquity
Royce Hall, Rm 314Royce Hall, 314 In late antiquity, two radically distinct conceptions of divine law—Greek natural law grounded in reason and biblical law grounded in revelation—confronted one another with a force that reverberates to the present. This talk explores these responses and highlights their role in creating and maintaining distinct communities in the world of late antique...