Who was the historical John the Baptist? The New Testament authors portrayed him as the forerunner of Jesus of Nazareth and claimed that he played a significant part in shaping the early Jesus Movement and Christian Origins. The 2021 Freedman Lecture hosted specialists of the New Testament to reflect on the person and tradition of John the Baptist: Joel Marcus, Joan Taylor, Albert Baumgarten, Edmondo Lupieri, Rivka Nir, and Gabriele Boccaccini. Each panelist responded to the question, ‘Who is my John the Baptist?’

Join us on Zoom from 3-5pm on March 22 for a showing of the Freedman Lecture Panel followed by lively discussion with four additional New Testament specialists who will reflect on the presentations and the recent Enoch Nangeroni Meeting dedicated to John the Baptist (http://enochseminar.org/online-2021).

The live discussion is chaired by Gabriele Boccaccini (University of Michigan-Ann Arbor).

Discussants include James McGrath (Butler University), Clare K. Rothschild (Lewis University/Stellenbosch University), Shayna Sheinfeld (Sheffield Institute for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies), and Joshua Scott (University of Michigan-Ann Arbor).