The Borough Park Symposium (BPS) is a gathering of Jewish people who explore issues related to Yeshua, the Messiah, Messianic Judaism, Israel, etc.
The lectures and discussions are more academic in nature. Therefore, the event is by invitation only. In order to increase the productivity of the discussion, the number of attendees is kept to less than one hundred people.
February 2020 marked our fifth symposium, and was unique in that, the dialogue included Jewish academics who do not believe in Jesus as the Messiah, but have written and published on our topic: Jesus and the New Testament from a Jewish perspective.
Topic 1: Survey of New Testament Studies from Christian and Jewish Perspectives
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Speakers:
7:15–7:45 PM: David Rudolph
7:45–8:15 PM: Darrell Bock
8:15–9:00 PM: Q & A
Topic 2: Utilizing Jewish Sources to Better Understand the New Testament
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Speakers:
9:00–9:20 AM: Carl Kinbar
9:20–9:40 AM: Joe Shulam
9:40–10:15 AM: Q & A
Topic 3: Yeshua’s Use of the Tanakh as Described in the Gospels
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Speaker:
10:30–11:15 AM: Vladimir Pikman
11:15–11:45 AM: Q & A
Topic 4: Paul’s Use of the Tanakh in His Epistles
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Speaker:
1:30–2:15 PM: Tim Sigler
2:15–2:45 PM: Q & A
Topic 5: Jesus and the New Testament in Israeli Art, Literature, and Historiography
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Speaker:
7:30–8:15 PM: Yaakov Ariel
8:15–8:30 PM: Q & A
Topic 6: How Do We Employ Second Temple Literature in Our Understanding of Jesus and the New Testament?
Thursday, February 13
Speaker:
9:00–9:45 AM: Adolfo Roitman
9:45–10:15 AM: Q & A
Topic 7: The Jewish Apostle: “To the Jew First” as an Expression of Paul Within Judaism
Thursday, February 13
Speaker:
10:30–11:15 AM: David Rudolph
11:15–11:45 AM: Q & A