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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 13h

Talmud for Everyone/pour tout le monde gatherings resume on Sunday, October 11 from 16:00 - 17:30 CT/17:00 - 18:30 ET online and onsite at the Old Symposium: www.oldsymposium.org. Write to talmudforeveryone@gmail.com if you would like to join our wonderful havruta!

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

There will be an Enoch Seminar conference on Sacrifice & Atonement within Second Temple & Late Antique Judaism, chaired by Angela Kim Harkins, Shlomo Zuckier, and me, in Lugano, Switzerland, from June 6 to 9, 2027. More information can be found here: enochseminar.org/18-lugano-20...

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18. Lugano 2027

Sacrifice and Atonement within Second Temple and Late Antique Judaism June 6-9, 2027 Lugano, Switzerland Chairs: Angela Kim Harkins, Isaac W. Oliver, and Shlomo Zuckier Conference Details The…

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The latest edition of the Enoch Seminar monthly newsletter is full of exciting events: mailchi.mp/8af21e23d1dd.... You can subscribe to receive the monthly newsletters here: mailchi.mp/02bf5fba4dd6....

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Enoch Seminar Newsletter - September 2026

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Nouvelle édition du journal Judaïsme ancien / Ancient Judaism, dédiée à la discussion du travail de Daniel Boyarin sur le terme « judaïsme ». Dans ma contribution, je réfléchis aux implications de sa thèse pour la perspective des écrits néotestamentaires « dans le judaïsme ».

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Welcome to Dr. Angela Kim Harkins and Dr. Karin Zetterholm, who, along with Dr. Loren Stuckenbruck, will serve as Vice Directors of the Enoch Seminar!

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

A special thank you to Kelley Coblentz Bautch for her pioneering work as one of the Vice Directors of the Enoch Seminar. I am happy and grateful that she will continue to be involved with the Enoch Seminar in many important and vital ways.

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Tfe will partner with the Old Symposium bookstore (oldsymposium.org) to launch its first study session of the academic year. This will take place on Sunday, Sept 6, 16:00 - 17:30 CT / 17:00 - 18:30 ET. Those who want to attend online, write to talmudforeveryone@gmail.com.

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Many exciting events and news in the May Newsletter of the Enoch Seminar, which is now out: mailchi.mp/.../enoch-se.... Thank you to Jason von Ehrenkrook for making these reports each month.

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

I am looking forward to reading Jason Wendel's new book, Luke and the Law, yet another work cementing a landmark shift on how the relationship between Luke/-Acts and early Judaism is perceived within Lukan studies: www.mohrsiebeck.com/en/book/luke...

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Luke and the Law

Jason Wendel challenges the dominant view that the discussion of the Law of Moses in the Gospel of Luke is inconsistent. He argues that Luke consistently regards the Law as both regulative and prophet...

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Hier nous avons eu le plaisir d'accueillir Michael Gabizon (PhD, Université McMaster) à l'UQAM pour mon séminaire sur l'apocalyptique, le messianisme et le millénarisme. Gabizon a parlé du judaïsme messianique.

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Live shiurim of Talmud for Everyone resumes this Sunday at 17:00 Montreal time, online and on site at UQAM. We continue our study of the fascinating section in B. Berakhot on dreams! www.youtube.com/@TalmudforEv...

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Talmud for Everyone

Welcome to the YouTube Channel of Talmud for Everyone, an educational non-profit organization led by Dr. Isaac W. de Oliveira/Oliver that welcomes people of all genders and backgrounds to the study of...

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Hier, Robert Fuller, spécialiste de la psychologie de la religion, a parlé de la psychologie et de la sociologie des mouvements apocalyptiques, notamment aux États-Unis, pour le séminaire que je dirige à l'UQAM sur l'apocalyptique et le messianisme.

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

A new podcast by Talmud for Everyone with Michael Gabizon, PhD McMaster University, discussing his research on intermarriage in the Hebrew Bible and early Judaism. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4my...

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Children from Intermarried Couples in the Hebrew Bible and Second Temple Period

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

In this shorter video, prof. Yair Furstenberg from the Hebrew University discusses who are the Pharisees. www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2Xu...

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Who are the Pharisees?

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

For the first time, Talmud for Everyone will host its study sessions online and on site in Montreal on Sunday, Feb 22, 17:00 - 18:30 ET. Contact talmudforeveryone@gmail.com if you are interested in attending.

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

The fellowship of learning resumes! Write to talmudforeveryone@gmail.com to join Talmud for Everyone for its first study session of 2026, today, Sunday, Feb 8, from 17:00 - 18:30 Montreal time. www.talmudforeveryone.com

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

The calendar for the Winter study sessions of Talmud for Everyone are now posted on the Tfe website (select Sundays, 17:00 - 18:30 Montreal time). If you are interested in joining the fellowship of learning, contact talmudforeveryone.com. www.talmudforeveryone.com

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Live (online) Talmud for Everyone/Talmud pour tout le monde study sessions resume on Sunday, 17:00 - 18:30. If you would like to join our lovely havruta via Zoom, contact Tfe at talmudforeveryone@gmail.com.

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

New Podcast by Talmud for Everyone with Dr. Rabbi Rachel S. Mikva on Retributive to Restorative Justice. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lknA...

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

First Talmud for Everyone live (via Zoom) from Montreal: this Sunday, 5:00 - 6:30 pm (Eastern Time). If you are interested in attending, write to talmudforeveryone@gmail.com. Talmud for everyone, Talmud everywhere!

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

New Podcast by Talmud for Everyone with James Adam Redfield, on his book, Adventures of Rabbah & Friends: The Talmud's Strange Tales and Their Readers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq5q...

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Dr. Redfield on Stranger Things in the Talmud: The Adventures of Rabbah & Friends

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Il est temps de le rendre public : à partir de décembre, je serai professeur titulaire dans « Les judaïsmes : sources, histoire et présence actuelle » au département des sciences des religions de l'Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM).

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

The next study session of Tfe will take place this coming Sunday, October 5, 17:00 - 18:30 CT onsite and online. If you are interested in attending, write to talmudforeveryone@gmail.com. www.talmudforeveryone.com

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

The volume *Luke & Acts with(in) Second Temple Judaism" is finally moving forward (anticipated release in 2026). There has never been a collective treatment of the relationship between Luke/-Acts and early Judaism on this scale: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/isb...

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Luke and Acts with(in) Second Temple Judaism

The Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles are nearly always attributed to a single gentile author writing for a gentile audience. Many studies thus concentrate on how Luke and Acts as gentile Ch...

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

The next study session of Talmud for Everyone will take place on-site and online this Sunday, September 28, 17:00 - 18:30 CT. If you are interested in attending, write to talmudforeveryone@gmail.com. www.talmudforeveryone.com

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Special Enoch Seminar panel on other early Christian books "within Judaism," including Protoevangelium of James, 1 Clement, Barnabas, Ignatius, the Didache, Shepherd of Hermas, Gospel of Thomas, and Justin Martyr: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WMu...

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Reading the New Testament Within Judaism (Part II): Other Texts

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

John with Judaism panel, featuring Jörg Frey, Catrin Catrin Haf Williams, Wally Cirafesi, Hugo Mendez, Douglas Estes, Laura Hunt : www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGsb...

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Reading the New Testament Within Judaism (Part II): John

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

"Hebrews within Judaism" panel, featuring: Madison Pierce, Amy Peeler, Erik Noffke, Jean-Claude Verrecchia, John Goodrich, Simon J. Joseph, Gabriella Gelardini, Eric F. Mason, David DeSilva: www.youtube.com/watch?v=00l4...

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Reading the New Testament Within Judaism (Part II): Hebrews

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Luke & Acts within Judaism panel (Enoch Seminar). Presentations by Jocelyn McWhirter, Paul Sloan, Jin Young Kim, Eyal Regev, Fady Atef Mekhael, with responses by Jason Wendel, Jason Staples, Jason Moraff, Joshua Jipp, and Adrián Tarazano: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p0v....

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Reading the New Testament Within Judaism (Part II): Luke and Acts

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

"James & 1 Peter within Judaism" panel featuring Matt Jackson McCabe, Mariam Kamell Kovalishyn, Gabriele Boccaccini, Joshua Brumbach, Alicia Batten, Sofanit T. Abebe, Marcie Lenk, Katie Marcar, and Kelly Liebengood, is available on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZTF...

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Reading the New Testament Within Judaism (Part II): James and 1 Peter

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Part 2 of the online Enoch Seminar "Reading the New Testament within Judaism?" has concluded. An unprecedented undertaking, with scores of panels on a wide range of early Christian texts. Here's the recording on "Matthew within Judaism": www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9LE...

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Reading the New Testament Within Judaism (Part II): Matthew Within Judaism

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

New podcast on the YouTube channel of Talmud for Everyone on Dr. Monika Amsler's book, *The Babylonian Talmud and Late Antique Book Culture* (Cambridge University Press, 2023), which provides a novel thesis on how and when the Talmud was written: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o_S...

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Dr. Monika Amsler: How and When Was the Talmud Written?

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Less than 2 weeks until the Part 2 of the online Enoch Seminar "Reading the NT within Judaism?" Hundreds have already registered. You can too: enochseminar.org/2993-2/

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Reading The New Testament Within Judaism? (Part II - Sept. 15-17, 2025)

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Live sessions of Talmud for Everyone resume this Sunday, September 7, 17:00 - 18:30 CT on site and online. www.talmudforeveryone.com

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Live study sessions of Talmud for Everyone resumes co-led by Dr. Niculescu and yours truly. Fall schedule is available here: www.talmudforeveryone.com. Talmud for everyone, Talmud forever!

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

The second segment of the virtual Enoch Seminar, "Reading the NT within Judaism?" is only one month away. Zoom registration (free) and the latest information about the event is available here: enochseminar.org/2993-2/

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Reading The New Testament Within Judaism? (Part II - Sept. 15-17, 2025)

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Part 2 of the online Enoch Seminar conference, "Reading the NT within Judaism" is approaching. I think that it's fair to say that this conference is the mother of all conferences on the "NT within Judaism." Please Spread the word! enochseminar.org/2993-2/

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Reading The New Testament Within Judaism? (Part II - Sept. 15-17, 2025)

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Talmud for Everyone collaborated with the Bridge Builders Forum to produce this podcast that hopefully provides good education about the Talmud for the public at large: YouTube: youtu.be/E4ArqFO4uEc?... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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The Talmud, the Rabbis, and Jesus: Breaking Down the Myths - A Conversation with Dr. Isaac Oliver

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

A great privilege and delight to have both R. Meni Even Israel (son of the late R. Adin Even Israel Steinsaltz) and Dr. Stéphanie Binder discuss the Steinsaltz translation of the Talmud for the YouTube channel of Talmud for Everyone: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw3i...

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R. Meni Even Israel & Dr. Stéphanie Binder on the Steinsaltz Translation of the Talmud

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Alonso Naranjo Arias is doing a wonderful, important work promoting critical biblical scholarship for Latin American audiences. Considering supporting and subscribing to his channel, Indagando En la la Biblia: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjLQ...

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¿Esperaba Lucas un Israel restaurado? Entrevista al Dr. Isaac Oliver de Oliveira.

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

The word "mere" is not in the Greek text of Heb 9:24: "For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made by human hands, a *mere* copy of the true one, but he entered into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf" (NRSVue).

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

For those who were not able to attend the sessions on "Reading the NT within Judaism?", recordings are available on the Enoch Seminar YouTube Channel. Stay tuned for more this fall, since there will be a part 2 covering other works of early Christianity: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEm9...

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Enoch Seminar: Reading the New Testament Within Judaism?

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

"the heavens and see the sun, the moon, and the stars, all the host of heaven ... things that the LORD your God has allotted to all the peoples everywhere under heaven." (Deut 4:19) Does this text approve of the subservience of other nations besides Israel to celestial beings?

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Why translate בני האלוהים as "heavenly beings" (so NRSVue) instead of "the sons of [the] god[s]" in Job 1:6?

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

A schedule and list of preliminary participants for Part I (June 10-12) of the online Enoch Seminar conference on "Reading the New Testamanet within Judaism?" is now available: enochseminar.org/reading-the-...

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Reading The New Testament Within Judaism? (June 10-12, 2025)

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Isaac Oliver (né de Oliveira) @isaacwoliver.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Besides assessing the number of advertisements for new jobs, reports such as the one recently released by the Society of Biblical Literature should also consider the *closure* of tenured and tenure-track positions to get a better picture of the (very dire) situation of higher ed.

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