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Presented By: Department of Middle East Studies

2025 David Noel Freedman Lecture

Magic, Curses, and the Letters of Paul: Seeking Justice with Laura Nasrallah

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Please join us for the 2025 David Noel Freedman Lecture with Laura Nasrallah from Yale University, Department of Religious Studies; Divinity School

Some translate it “justification,” some “righteousness.” The Greek word dikaiosynē, found often in the letters of Paul, can also be understood in terms of justice. This lecture explores ideas of justice in the ancient world, focusing on acts of “magic”: on curses carved into lead and on curses within Paul’s letters. From Mediterranean antiquity and the letters of Paul, we move to larger questions about ritual and practice, about definitions of magic and of scripture, and about how people seek justice, whether in Mediterranean antiquity or in our own times.

Michigan League, Henderson Room, 3rd Floor
Tuesday, October 28th, 4 - 6pm

Registration is requested but not required- https://myumi.ch/Mkmj6
Light refreshments will be served.
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