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Faculty ProfileDr. Claudia Setzer
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Research and Scholarly Interests:New Testament and Christian Origins, Hebrew Bible and early Judaism. Dr. Setzer's books and articles focus on social relations between Jews and early Christians, and she has a special interest in North African Christianity. She has served for several years as chair of the Early/Jewish Christian Relations group at the Society of Biblical Literature, and has been an associate editor of the Journal of Biblical Literature, has been a contibutor to PBS website "From Jesus to Christ," and re-established in 2006 the Columbia University seminar on the New Testament, which she also is the Co-Chair person. She is also compiling and editing a sourcebook on the Bible and American Culture with David Shefferman for Routledge Press. Publications:Her book Jewish Responses to Early Christians discusses the reactions of Jews to the earliest generations of believers in Jesus. She has also published articles on the historical Jesus, Mary Magdalene and the witness of women in proclamation of the resurrection, and Jews and Jewish-Christians in North Africa. Dr. Setzer has recently published a new book Resurrection of the Body in Early Judaism and Early Christianity. Doctrine, Community and Self-Definition (Brill, 2004). She is currently working on a source-book on The Bible and American Culture. Community Activities:In addition to her scholarly activities, she has lectured to community, church, and synagogue groups on early Jewish/Christian relations. Courses Taught/Teaching:
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