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April 15, 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 17 Lecturer Will Revisit New Testament "Temple" Story

NORTHAMPTON, Mass.-Early Christianity historian Paula Fredriksen will give a lecture at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17, in Seelye 106 at Smith College. In her talk, "Jesus, the Temple Tantrum and the Dog that Did Not Bark," Fredriksen will reappraise the story of Jesus and the money changers in her reconstruction of his last days in Jerusalem. The event is free, open to the public and wheelchair accessible.
 
Fredriksen, professor of the appreciation of Scripture at Boston University, is the author of three books, including "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews" (New York, Alfred I. Knopf, 1999), for which she received the National Jewish Book Award. She served as historical consultant for the BBC production "The Lives of Jesus" and U.S. News and World Report's "The Life and Times of Jesus." She was featured prominently in PBS' Frontline documentary on Christian origins "From Jesus to Christ," and she has appeared on panels with the most eminent scholars in the New Testament field.
 
Fredriksen's talk is sponsored by the Department of Religion and Biblical Literature, the Program in Jewish studies and the Helen Hills Hills Chapel.

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