This video is the last of three in a series of lectures on biblical prophecy presented by Dr. Ellen F. Davis. Part III is “Abraham and the Origins of Intercessory Prayer.” The lecture discusses the importance of bold intercession and obedience in the context of intimate relationship with God. Davis is Amos Ragan Kearns Professor of Bible and Practical Theology at Duke University Divinity School.
This video is the second of three in a series of lectures on biblical prophecy presented by Dr. Ellen F. Davis. Part II is “Destroyers of the Earth: A Prophetic Critique of Empire.” The lecture examines the book of Revelation and the prophetic challenge to empire. Davis is Amos Ragan Kearns Professor of Bible and Practical Theology at Duke University Divinity School.
Watch Part I and Part III.
This video is the first of three in a series of lectures on biblical prophecy presented by Dr. Ellen F. Davis. Part I is “A Prophetic Perspective.” The lecture draws from themes in her new book Biblical Prophecy: Perspectives for Christian Theology, Discipleship, and Ministry. She begins with five features of a prophetic perspective and how it informs Christian thought and practice. Davis is Amos Ragan Kearns Professor of Bible and Practical Theology at Duke University Divinity School.
Dr. Amy-Jill Levine is University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of New Testament Studies, and Professor of Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt Divinity School and College of Arts and Sciences. In this extended interview she recounts how she became interested in studying Jesus and the New Testament, as well as the value of Christians and Jews appreciating the Jewish roots of Christianity.
Dr. Anathea Portier-Young is Associate Professor of Old Testament at Duke University Divinity School. She has studied and taught on the subject of violence in the Old Testament, as well as published on Jewish responses to violence in the Second Temple Period (Apocalypse Against Empire Theologies of Resistance in Early Judaism). In this brief video Portier-Young explores the possibility of finding meaning in biblical depictions of war and lament, including for today’s soldiers who seek healing from the trauma of modern day conflict.
In the brief video below, Dr. Roberta Mazza addresses whether or not scholars should publish materials that don’t have reliable acquisition data, including papyri of apparent biblical texts. She raises important questions such as:
What do we mean through the term ‘provenance’? What kind of information scholars need to access when collections or collectors ask them to publish an ancient manuscript or piece of art? Should we be guided by the law or ethic when making decisions? What should academics do in case they discover that a papyrus fragment or a Greek vase has a doubtful acquisition history? If we don’t publish, where such material will end up?
Dr. Mazza is lecturer in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Manchester, as well as a Research Fellow of the John Rylands Research Institute and honorary academic curator of the Graeco-Roman Egypt collection of the Manchester Museum. She blogs at Faces and Voices.
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, enjoy this excellent lecture by Dr. Love Sechrest entitled: “King’s Movement for Economic Justice and the Book of Revelation.” Dr. Sechrest is associate professor of New Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary.
Dr. Lynn Cohick is Professor of New Testament at Wheaton College. In the three short video segments below she discusses insights from her book Women in the World of the Earliest Christians: Illuminating Ancient Ways of Life.
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