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Messianic Judaism as we know it began in the 1960s. Many Christians question whether it is truly Christian. Most Jews question whether it is truly Jewish. In this lecture, Fr. Sebastian explores both questions, the origins of the movement, and its future. If you know anyone who has ever attended a seder meal in an attempt to learn more about the "roots of Christianity," owns a prayer shawl with Hebrew writing on it, or refers to Jesus as Yeshua, then this lecture is definitely for you!
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Instructor
Rev. Sebastian Carnazzo, Ph.D., is a priest in the Melkite Catholic Church of America and pastor of St. Elias Melkite Parish in San Jose, CA. Along with his pastoral duties, he is also an adjunct lecturer in Biblical Studies and Catechetics for a number of institutions. He received his MA in Theology with a concentration in Sacred Scripture from the Christendom Graduate School of Theology, Alexandria, VA, and his Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. His dissertation was published under the title Seeing Blood and Water: A Narrative-critical Study of John 19:34 (2012). He is also the author of many articles and the contributor to a number of multi-author works, most recently the Great Adventure Bible of Ascension Press.
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Messianic Judaism as we know it began in the 1960s. Many Christians question whether it is truly Christian. Most Jews question whether it is truly Jewish. In this lecture, Fr. Sebastian explores both questions, the origins of the movement, and its future. If you know anyone who has ever attended a seder meal in an attempt to learn more about the "roots of Christianity," owns a prayer shawl with Hebrew writing on it, or refers to Jesus as Yeshua, then this lecture is definitely for you!
instituteofcatholicculture.org/events/seders-and-such
Instructor
Rev. Sebastian Carnazzo, Ph.D., is a priest in the Melkite Catholic Church of America and pastor of St. Elias Melkite Parish in San Jose, CA. Along with his pastoral duties, he is also an adjunct lecturer in Biblical Studies and Catechetics for a number of institutions. He received his MA in Theology with a concentration in Sacred Scripture from the Christendom Graduate School of Theology, Alexandria, VA, and his Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. His dissertation was published under the title Seeing Blood and Water: A Narrative-critical Study of John 19:34 (2012). He is also the author of many articles and the contributor to a number of multi-author works, most recently the Great Adventure Bible of Ascension Press.
Want to dive deeper? Visit our website for hundreds of hours of free audio and video content: instituteofcatholicculture.org
