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THE RABBI SIDNEY H. BROOKS LECTURE Guest Speaker: Dr. Michael J. Cook
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Dr. Cook has the unusual distinction of being a rabbi with a Ph.D. in New Testament, and serves on many advisory boards in Jewish-Christian relations. His numerous publications treat evolving Jewish views of Jesus and Paul, studies on the various Gospels and studies on a wide spectrum of specialized subjects including the trial of Jesus, images of Judaism in Christian Art, the history of anti-Semitism, the role of Passover in modern Christianity, and how Jews may attempt to neutralize missionary encroachment. He is currently writing a major book entitled "Modern Jews and the New Testament: Removing the Veil," has composed a "Manual for Managing the Millennium," and produced with his students the popular video, "Missionary Impossible". Dr. Cook has received an "Excellence in Teaching Award" sponsored by the Greater Cincinnati Consortium of Colleges and Universities. He travels widely, addressing Jewish and Christian audiences, including congregations as well as academicians, clergy, and seminarians throughout North America. He has served as a member of the Executive Board of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, has five children, and he and his wife spend a major portion of each summer working with Jewish youth at the Union for Reform Judaism camp in Zionsville, IN. |
Dr. Michael J.
Cook is the Sol & Arlene Bronstein Professor of Judaeo-Christian Studies
at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati campus.
He was one of the seven Catholic and Jewish scholars selected by the US
Conference of Catholic Bishops to assess an advanced script of Mel
Gibson's highly controversial film, The Passion of the Christ (back in
April 2003). It was the report of these seven scholars that ignited much
of the ensuing heated controversy that continues to make the news.