Dulcinea Lela Boesenberg, BA, PhD
Associate Professor
Theology

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College of Arts and Sciences
Theology
Christian Spirituality (Master of Arts)
Graduate School
Spiritual Direction and Directed Retreats (Graduate Certificate)
DHHC - Dowling Hall/Humanities Center
Dulcinea Lela Boesenberg, BA, PhD
Associate Professor
Theology
She holds a B.A. in Mathematics from Hanover College as well as an M.T.S. in Biblical Studies and a Ph.D. in Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity from the University of Notre Dame.
Department
Theology
Position
Associate Professor
Books
- Bloomsbury
“Moses in Second Temple Jewish Texts,” (with James C. VanderKam) in Parables of Enoch: A Paradigm Shift. Edited by James Charlesworth and Darrell Bock. T & T Clark Jewish and Christian Texts Series 11. London and New York, p. 124-158 2013
Articles
- Journal of Religion & Society Supplement Series
“Negotiating Identity: The Jewishness of the Way in Acts”
13, p. 58-75 2016 - Studia Philonica Annual
“Philo’s Descriptions of Jewish Sabbath Practice”
22, p. 143-163 2010
Presentations
- "Jewish Identity and Torah-Observance in Acts," Catholic Biblical Association Annual Meeting 2016
- " When You Were Gentiles: Idolatry and Identity in the Corinthian Ekklesia," SBL Rocky Mountain Great Plains Regional Meeting 2016
- "Eating Meat Sacrificed to Idols: The Interplay of Politics and Theology in Pauls Solution," Kripke Center Symposium on Religion and Politics 2016
- "The Construction of Jewish Identity in Philos Defense of Sabbath Observance," SBL Annual Meeting 2015
- "Ethnic Language and Identity Construction in Acts," SBL Rocky Mountain Great Plains Regional Meeting 2015
- "Scriptural Interpretation and Community Self-Definition among the Earliest Christians," Kripke Center Symposium on Religion and Identity 2015
- "Lukes Narrative Claim on Moses the Persecuted Prophet," Conference on the Christian Moses at CUA 2012
- "Moses Ascent to the Heavenly Realm in Ezekiel the Tragedian and Pseudo-Philo," SBL Annual Meeting 2011
- "End Times Expectation in 4Q521 and Matthew 11:2-6," SBL Eastern Great Lakes Regional Meeting 2007
Awards
- Fellow
Kripke Center for the Study of Religion and Society - Fellow
English for Academic Purposes Program
University of Notre Dame - Striving for Excellence in College and University Teaching
University of Notre Dame - Intensive Language Training Award (German)
University of Notre Dame - Presidential Fellowship
2007-2012
University of Notre Dame