The Lux Center presents the 2023 Lux Center Spring Public Lecture titled: 

"Jewish Sects in the New Testament" with speaker

Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich, 
Crown-Ryan Chair of Jewish Studies and the director of the Catholic-Jewish Studies program at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago

Jesus’ interactions with Pharisees and Sadducees can give the impression that Jewish leadership in the first century was dominated by sectarian groups that competed with one another for authority. In fact, the authors of the New Testament provide little context regarding the core ideas and practices that made these groups distinctive from one another and from non-sectarian Jewish life. We will explore early Jewish literature outside the New Testament to gain insight on what these groups stood for and how they interacted with the broader world of late Second Temple Judaism.

When: Sunday, March 26, 2023

Time: 3:00pm

Where: Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology (Main Lobby)