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Dr. Alyssa M. Cady is a scholar of religions of Mediterranean Antiquity, focusing on material culture, literature and intellectual history. After teaching in the Religious Studies department at New York University, she became director of the newly created Temple Emanu-El Center for Interfaith Engagement and Social Responsibility.
In this course, we will explore the Jewish origins of the early Jesus movement and the relationship between Jews and Christians in the early Roman Empire. To explore Jewish apocalypticism, messianism, scripture and lived religion, we will examine the intersection between New Testament text and Jewish thought and practice, as well as archaeological and other material evidence.