CHAT Fellow Seminar: What Impact Did Slavery Have on the Life of Historical Jesus?

Oct 30, 2024, 12pm EDT

Join us October 30 for a CHAT Fellow presentation about the life of historical Jesus and its impact on Mediterranean slavery, presented by Chance Bonar. Chance completed his PhD at Harvard University in the Committee on the Study of Religion, and also holds an MAR from Yale Divinity School.

Bonar is a postdoctoral fellow in the Center for the Humanities at Tufts University, whose research and teaching primarily focus on ancient Mediterranean religion, slavery, antisemitism, gender-based violence, and theories of authorship. He has two forthcoming projects: God, Slavery, and Early Christianity: Divine Possession and Ethics in the Shepherd of Hermas (Cambridge University Press) and The Author in Early Christian Literature (Cambridge Elements, Cambridge University Press).

Building: Fung House 48 Professors Row
Campus Location: Medford/Somerville campus
City: Somerville, MA 02144
Campus: Medford/Somerville campus
Location Details: First floor conference room
Open to Public: Yes
Primary Audience(s): Faculty, Postdoctoral Fellows, Staff, Students (Graduate), Students (Postdoctoral), Students (Undergraduate)
Event Type: Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk
Subject: Arts/Media, Humanities, Social Justice/Human Rights
Event Sponsor: School of Arts and Sciences
Event Sponsor Details: Center for Humanities at Tufts
Event Contact Name: Amanda Pepper
Event Contact Email: amanda.pepper@tufts.edu
Event Contact Phone: 6176276128
RSVP Information: No RSVP needed
Event Admission: Free
More info: humanities.tufts.edu…