The Gospels in First-Century Judaea: Proceedings of the Inaugural Conference of Nyack College’s Graduate Program in Ancient Judaism and Christian Origins, August 29th, 2013

1. Matthew 9:20-22: “And Behold, a Woman Who Had Suffered a Hemorrhage” – The Bleeding Woman in Matthew, Mark, and Luke (Lawrence Schiffman)
2. Matthew 19:20: “What Do I still lack?” – Jesus, Charity, and the Early Rabbis (Jeffrey P. García)
3. Matthew 21:16: “From the Lips of Infants and Babes” – The Interpretation of Psalm 8:2 in Matthew 21:16 (David Emanuel)
4. Matthew 24:28: “Wherever the Body Is, There the Eagles Will Be Gathered Together” – The Death of the Roman Empire (Alexandria Frisch)
5. Mark 1:1: “The Beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ” – In Search of the Jewish Literary Backdrop to Mark 1:1-11: Between The Rule of the Community and Rabbinic Sources (Serge Ruzer)
6. Mark 1:39: “And He Went Throughout All Galilee” – Sepphoris and First-Century Galilee (Eric Meyers)
7. Mark 7:28: \"Even the Dogs Under the Table Eat the Children\'s Crumbs:\" Women, Food, and Learning. (Claudia Setzer)
8. Luke 5:35: “When the Bridegroom Is Taken Away” – Anticipation of the Destruction of the Second Temple (R. Steven Notley)
9. Luke 13:10-13: “Woman, You Have Been Set Free From Your Ailment” - Illness, Demon Possession, and Laying on Hands in Light of Second Temple Period Jewish Literature (Daniel A. Machiela)
10. Luke 22:53: “When I Was Daily With You in the Temple” – What Did the Jerusalem Temple Look Like in the Time of Jesus? Some Reflections on the Façade of Herod’s Temple (Peter Schertz and Steven Fine)
11. Luke 24:25: “Then He Opened Their Minds to Understand the Scriptures” – (δι)άνοιγω in Luke 24 and the Rabbinic Use of פתח (Burton L. Vitzosky)
12. John 20:22b-23: “The Forgiveness of Sins and the Power to Overcome Them” – A Lexical and Exegetical Study (Brad H. Young)