Jesus and His Jewish World
R. Steven Notley previously served as the Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins at the New York City campus of Nyack College (2001–2023). Dr. Notley now serves as the Dean of the School of Religious Studies and Professor of New Testament at Pillar College. He received his PhD from the Hebrew University, where he studied with David Flusser. Dr. Notley lived for 16 years in Jerusalem with his wife and four children, during which time he was the founding chair of the New Testament Studies program at Jerusalem University College. He is the author of many books and articles and continues collaborative research and publication with Israeli scholars in the fields of historical geography, ancient Judaism, and Christian origins. Since 2016, he has served as the academic director of the El-Araj Excavation Project in its search for first-century Bethsaida-Julias, the "Lost City of the Apostles.
