About

Raised in an interfaith, multiethnic household, Dr. Jason Moraff became interested in biblical studies when he realized that, as a Jewish follower of Jesus, he interpreted the Bible, particularly the New Testament, differently from his Gentile Christian peers. In his academic work and in the classroom, Dr. Moraff seeks to address anti-Judaism in Christian theology and preaching, and to develop non-supersessionist New Testament interpretation. He loves helping students mature as disciples of Jesus who serve faithfully in the Body of Messiah and the world. Dr. Moraff enjoys sports, music, the outdoors, and spending time with his wonderful wife and two daughters.

Research and Interest Areas

• Luke-Acts
• Synoptic Gospels
• Second Temple Judaism
• Theological Interpretation of Scripture
• Jewish-Christian Relations
• Apostolic Fathers

Publications

Books

• Reading Luke-Acts after Supersessionism: The Salvation of Israel and the Nations in Accordance with the Scriptures. New Testament after Supersessionism (Eugene, OR: Cascade, under contract)
• Reading the Way, Paul, and “the Jews” in Acts within Judaism: “Among My Own Nation”. Library of New Testament Studies 690 (London: T&T Clark, 2024)
  • Awarded the Franz Delitzsch Preis from the Institut für Israelogie (2024)

Peer Reviewed Articles 

• “‘Within Judaism’ as Historical and Theological Claim: A Response to Anders Runesson” New Testament Studies (forthcoming)
• “‘There the Lord is’: Identifying the Kyrios in the Didache,” Biblical Theology Bulletin 54.2 (2024), 130–141
• “‘Children of the Prophets and the Covenant’: A Post-Supersessionist Reading of Luke-Acts,” Religions 14(1):120 (2023), 1–17
• “Recent Trends in the Study of Jews and Judaism in Luke-Acts,” Currents in Biblical Research 19.1 (2020): 64–87

Contributions to Edited Volumes

• “The Jewish Identity and Background of Luke,” in The T&T Clark Handbook of Luke-Acts, eds. Steve Walton and Susan Wendel (London: T&T Clark, forthcoming)
• “Anti-Judaism and Supersessionism,” in Israelology: Messianic Jewish and Jewish Christian Perspectives, eds. Erik Mattson and Gabriel Gordon (Eugene, OR: Cascade, forthcoming)
• “Jesus and the Jews in the Synoptic Gospels,” in The T&T Clark Handbook to the Synoptic Gospels, eds. Benjamin Laird and Stanley Porter (London: T&T Clark, forthcoming)
• “The Acts of the Apostles: Introduction and Study Notes,” in The Messianic Study Bible, eds. Michael Brown, Igal German, and David Rudolph (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, forthcoming)
  • Sidebars: “‘The Jews’ in Acts”; “Paul according to Acts”
• “The Gospel of Luke: Introduction and Study Notes,” in The Messianic Study Bible, eds. Michael Brown, Igal German, and David Rudolph (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, forthcoming)
  • Sidebar: “‘Luke’s Depiction of the Pharisees”
• “Reading Acts with(in) the Second Century: Acts, Ignatius, and Barnabas on Israel and Judaism,” in Luke and Acts with(in) Second Temple Judaism, eds. Isaac W. Oliver, Jocelyn McWhirter, and Joshua Scott. BZNW 256 (Berlin: de Gruyter, forthcoming)

Book Reviews 

• The Hermeneutics of Social Identity in Luke-Acts by Nickolas A. Fox. Review of Biblical Literature (2022)
• Finding Messiah: A Journey into the Jewishness of the Gospel by Jennifer M. Rosner. Kesher 41 (2022): 99–106
• Luke/Acts and the End of History by Kylie Crabbe. Review of Biblical Literature (2022)
• Jewish Law in Gentile Churches by Markus Bockmuehl. Kesher 29 (2015): 109–113