Jews, Trinity, Etc.

Dr. Eli Lizorkin-Eyzenberg is Head of School and Professor of Ancient Cultures at Israel Bible Center. He is an expert Israeli scholar in Biblical Studies and early Christianity with copious Jewish and Christian religious and secular education. Dr. Eli Lizorkin-Eyzenberg has a great passion for building bridges of trust, respect, and understanding between Christians and Jews to overcome centuries of difficult but fully entwined history. He strongly believes that the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament have much to teach to both communities of faith.

Dr. Yeshaya Gruber is Professor of Jewish History and Culture at the Israel Bible Center and hosts the Roundtable Talks with leading scholars and authors in Biblical, Second Temple Period, and Jewish-Christian Studies. He earned his Ph.D. in History from Georgetown University and has held research and teaching positions in Jerusalem, Athens, Sydney, and elsewhere. His extensive travels, coupled with his research and teaching experience, help to enrich his students’ understanding of Jewish-Christian relations, history, and potential future paths.

Dr. Cyndi Parker is Professor of Holy Land Studies at Israel Bible Center. She is an expert educator and writer specializing in the land and context of the Bible, trips to Israel, and Theology of Place. For her Ph.D. dissertation she pursued the connection between the modern analysis of place and biblical studies. Although she confined her work to the book of Deuteronomy, she was struck by how applicable the biblical instructions for investing in place are to modern societies.