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Christian Beginnings
Other Voices beyond the Canon
Stephen J. Patterson and Shelly Matthews
The Jesus Seminar has always cast a broad net, looking beyond the New Testament to the wider variety of texts and traditions that made up earliest Christianity. In the current phase of its work, the Seminar is asking what these materials might tell us about the diverse origins of Christianity. Shelly Matthews and Stephen Patterson will introduce participants to the fascinating world of Christianity "beyond the canon."
LECTURE
Shelly Matthews
Mary of Magdala: the Woman Who Knew too Much
There is much about Mary of Magdala in the Bible, but there is a rich vein of material associated with her authority outside the canon as well. Our exploration of “other voices” will begin with this apostle – not one of the twelve, but truly an original apostle.
Friday, 7:30-9 P.M.
WORKSHOPS
Stephen Patterson
The Gospel of Judas Thomas and the Hidden Wisdom of Jesus
Judas Thomas, in some traditions, was one of the twelve. In some, he is the twin brother of Jesus. But his gospel is not in the Bible. Why was this “other voice” lost in the unfolding history of Christianity, and what would it mean to recover it?
Saturday, 9:30-10:30 A.M..
Shelly Matthews
Another Side to Paul: Thecla and the Women
In the New Testament, Paul appears as the font of all that is bad for women. But scholars today agree that the misogynistic Paul of the Pastoral Epistles is not the Paul of history, whose own voice on women was probably quite different. Is his voice reflected in the traditions about Thecla, a woman who followed Paul into her own life as an apostle?
Saturday, 11A.M.-NOON
Shelly Matthews and Stephen Patterson
Recovering the Diversity of Early Christianity
In 2006, the Jesus Seminar turned its attention to the question of Christian origins. Shelly Matthews and Stephen Patterson will introduce this work, and the fascinating diversity of early Christian belief and practice to be explored in a variety of sources. And they will take your questions about Mary, Judas Thomas, Thecla, and other forgotten voices from this intriguing past
Saturday 1:30-4 P.M.
FACULTY
Shelly Matthews ( Th.D., Harvard Divinity School) is Associate Professor of Religion at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. She is the author of First Converts: Rich Pagan Women and the Rhetoric of Mission in Early Judaism and Christianity (2001) and co-editor of Violence in the New Testament (2005, with E. Leigh Gibson ).
Stephen J. Patterson (Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School) is Professor of New Testament at Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis. He is the author of several books, including Beyond the Passion (2005), The God of Jesus (1998), and The Gospel of Thomas and Jesus (1993).
ALL EVENTS AT
Plymouth Congregational Church
1900 Nicollet Avenue at Franklin
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403-3789
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Register by mail using the printable registration form.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
Westar Institute
P.O. Box 7268
Santa Rosa, CA 95407
tollfree 877-523-3545, 707- 523-1350 fax
events@westarinstitute.orgor
Mark L. Larson
mllarson@izoom.net
www.plymouth.org