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A Jewish scholar chosen to lead the Catholic Biblical Association is hit by backlash

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After the Catholic Biblical Association of America announced earlier this month that Amy-Jill Levine was elected its first-ever Jewish president, a seemingly antisemitic backlash began.

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  1. Baptist News Global

    Catholic Biblical Association elects Jewish woman president (opens Baptist News Global)

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    The new president of the Catholic Biblical Association is a Jew. And that’s a problem for some folks, despite the fact Amy-Jill Levine is perhaps the best-known Jewish advocate for interpreting the New Testament in its original context. Levine, professor...

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    A Jewish scholar chosen to lead the Catholic Biblical Association is hit by antisemitic backlash (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Amy-Jill Levine, a Jewish scholar of Christian Scriptures, has faced antisemitic backlash after being elected the first Jewish president of the Catholic Biblical Association of America

  3. Crux

    A Jewish scholar chosen to lead the Catholic Biblical Association is hit by backlash (opens Crux)

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    After the Catholic Biblical Association of America announced earlier this month that Amy-Jill Levine was elected its first-ever Jewish president, a seemingly antisemitic backlash began.

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