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Christianity & Judaism in Antiquity

The Christianity & Judaism in Antiquity (CJA) program concentrates on the formation, meaning, and interpretation of Jewish and Christian scripture in the ancient world.

What will I study?

The CJA program encompasses four disciplines:

  • Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
  • Second Temple Judaism (including the Dead Sea Scrolls) and early Rabbinic Judaism
  • New Testament
  • Patristic/early Christian studies

While these disciplines are frequently studied in isolation from one another, in CJA, they are studied together for their mutually illuminating interrelationships and the light they shed on the living traditions of both Judaism and Christianity. At the same time, the integrity of each discipline is respected.

Judaism is explored in its own right as well as in its relationship to Christianity. Christianity is explored by itself as well as in its dependence upon Judaism and its conscious, emerging distinction from Judaism.

Students major in either Hebrew Bible and Second Temple Judaism or New Testament and early Christianity, but a general knowledge of the whole area is to be included in their course work. Students are also immersed in the methods appropriate to study of the Ancient Near East and the Greco-Roman world, along with the historical and linguistic skills required to engage in this study.

Because the program makes its home within the context of a Catholic theology department, our study of the living traditions of Judaism and Christianity connects students to the wider intellectual enterprise of the various concentrations of theological study in the department, where the study of Scripture is the “soul” of theology (Dei Verbum VI).

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Faculty

  1. Headshot of a smiling priest wearing a black suit jacket and clerical collar, standing outdoors with a blurred background of trees and a building.

    Khaled Anatolios

    John A. O'Brien Professor of Theology

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    John Cavadini

    Professor

    Director of Doctoral Program

  3. Nathan Eubank

    Rev. John A. O'Brien College Associate Professor of Theology

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    Jennie Grillo

    Associate Professor

  5. A smiling man with brown hair in a blue suit jacket and light blue button-down shirt.

    Joshua Jipp

    Associate Professor

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    Blake Leyerle

    Professor

  7. Headshot of a light-skinned man with short, light brown hair and black-framed glasses. He's wearing a dark blazer over a light blue collared shirt and smiling warmly against a neutral gray background.

    David Lincicum

    Tisch Family College Associate Professor

  8. Headshot of a man with short brown hair, glasses, and a full beard. He is smiling and wearing a light blue button-down shirt and a dark blue and gray striped tie. The backdrop is a solid gray color.

    Daniel Machiela

    Professor

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    Nathan Mastnjak

    Joan and Fred Miller Family College Assistant Professor

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    Tzvi Novick

    Abrams Jewish Thought and Culture College Professor of Theology

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    (The Rev.) Hugh R. Page, Jr.

    Professor

  12. Headshot of a man wearing rectangular glasses, a dark gray suit jacket, and a white checked dress shirt with a dark patterned tie. He has short, light brown hair and is looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression against a plain gray backdrop.

    Abraham Winitzer

    Associate Professor

Graduate Students

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    Rachel Corcho

  2. A smiling woman with light brown hair and clear-framed glasses wears a black top, grey cardigan, and a necklace with an orange pendant, against green foliage.

    Lilly Davis

  3. Jennifer Guo

  4. A young woman with blonde hair and a pearl necklace smiles brightly. She wears a cream cardigan over a dark floral top. Behind her is a blurred classic Notre Dame building in warm light.

    Noelle Grace Johnson