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What's new at SSEC: Busy Month of May 2013

There are a number of SSEC and Non-SSEC lectures this month.     Many will be of special interest to SSEC members.    They are as follows: 

Tuesday 14 May 2013 - Free MAHRS (Macquarie Asian Historical Research Society) Lecture

Dr Edward Bridge (MQ PhD) with topic Early Christianity: 'Eastern' or 'Western'?   Time: starts at 6:00 pm at Macquarie Uni room W6A107 - cost: free.  More information from Lyndon Arden-Wong   or email to  lyndon.arden-wong@mahrs.org

Wednesday 15 May 2013 - Joint MAHRS (Macquarie Asian Historical Research Society) & SSEC lecture 

Dr Kranti K. Farias (Mumbai) Topic: The Testament People of India.   Visiting specialist on Jewish and Christian Communities in India, and Former President of the Church History Association of India.   From 1:00pm to 2:00pm Venue: W6A 308 (confirmed)     More information from Lyndon Arden-Wong   or email to  lyndon.arden-wong@mahrs.org

Saturday 18 May 2013 - Special Lecture (NSW Council for Christians and Jews)

Professor Amy Levine,   the author of Jesus the Misunderstood Jew in 2006, a prolific writer, and energetic world traveller,  and now the editor of the Jewish Annotated New Testament a MUST  read and resource for all Christians and Jews. She is professor of New Testament at Vanderbilt  University, USA.

• She is giving  ONLY  ONE  lecture in Sydney on Saturday May 18 at 7.00 pm at Emanuel Synagogue 7 Ocean Woollahra  NSW.
• Please RSVP (as seats are filling up fast) to: dacymarianne@yahoo.com.au or phone 02 9390 5168.

Wednesday 22 May 2013 - The Alan Crown Memorial Lecture (Uni of Sydney)

Associate Professor Ian Young will give the annual Alan Crown Memorial lecture for Sydney University on Daniel 8: How to Read an Apocalypse.    This is organised by the Department of Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies at Sydney University in conjunction with Mandelbaum House.    

• Wednesday 22 May 2013  from 4:15pm to 5:30pm  - the talk will start promptly at 4:25pm.
• Venue: Mandelbaum House, 385 Abercrombie Street Darlington NSW.  
• Entry is free
• Coffee, tea and cake available from 4:00pm
• Further information from Ian.Young@sydney.edu.au

Thursday 30 May 2013 - The Next SSEC Lecture (Macquarie Uni)

In conjunction with the Sir Asher Joel Foundation,  Rev Dr James Harding (Sir Asher Joel visiting Fellow to Macquarie University & University of Otago NZ) with his topic:  Surpassing the Love of Two Women: on the  Reception of David & Jonathan.    Rev Dr James Harding is an eminent scholar of the Hebrew Bible/ Old Testament Studies at the University of Otago New Zealand.

Plus Dr Deslee Campbell, an early Christian and Jewish Studies specialist, will give a short introductory presentation on an exciting find in Israel - A recent discovery of a pre-Constantinian church near Tel Megiddo.

• Venue: Macquarie University at the Museum of Ancient Cultures X5B room 321
• Time: 7:05pm
• Parking: As Macquarie Uni enforces parking charges up to  8:00pm daily.  As lectures start at 7:05pm, attendees needonly pay for one hour parking.
• Cost:  no charge but a $5 donation would be welcomed.
• Light kosher style supper provided afterwards
• RSVP for catering purposes: gil.davis@mq.edu.au or phone 0439-817299
• further details :  SSEC@mq.edu.au or leave us a message on our answering machine at (02) 9850 7512

More - What's new at SSEC

Conference Proceedings  2013 

Papers from SSEC Sat 4 May 2013 Conference :  Church and Synagogue: the Interaction between Jews and Christians in Antiquity

• For even more details about our conference - including photos and biographies of our speakers and abstracts of their talks/papers see the Conference Proceedings 2013 website.
• These details will be loaded onto the website as they become available.

 

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