The Scrolls and Scriptures Debate and Conference held at MBTS on April 1-3
posted on Mar 29, 2010 by StaffMidwestern Baptist Theological Seminary will host a debate and lecture series called The Scrolls and the Scriptures Conference here on April 1-3 in the chapel auditorium. The theme of the conference is, “The Bible as Artifact: Who Wrote It and How Was It Preserved.”
The event will kick-off on April 1 at 7 p.m. with a debate between Dr. Craig A. Evans from Acadia University and Dr. Bart D. Ehrman of the University of North Carolina. Both professors are experts in the field of biblical studies, which include the Dead Sea Scrolls and textual criticism. The focus of the debate will center on the reliability of the biblical accounts of the resurrection.
“People want, and need, to know the truth about the Bible’s origin and reliability,” said Dr. Jerry A. Johnson, Vice President for Academic Development and Academic Dean at Midwestern. “This conference addresses that need on both the popular and the scholarly level. From Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code, to James Cameron’s so-called ‘Coffin of Jesus,’ the average person is aware of new claims that supposedly undermine the biblical record.”
Johnson continued, “The conference features scholars of international renown who will reveal that recent archaeological discoveries and biblical research actually confirm our confidence in the Bible as God’s Word.”
Featured lecturers during the conference’s plenary sessions on April 2-3 include Larry Hurtado and Paul Foster from the University of Edinburgh, Paul Wegner from Phoenix Seminary, Daniel Wallace from Dallas Theological Seminary, Peter Flint from Trinity Western University, Stanley Porter from McMaster Divinity College, and Midwestern’s Steve Andrews and Ron Huggins.
The event is open to the public and admission to the conference is free. Two hours of academic credit are available for $100. To register contact our Student Development office at 816-414-3733 or e-mail jspencer@mbts.edu.
Conference Schedule
MIDWESTERN BAPTSIT THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
The Scrolls and the Scriptures
The Bible as Artifact:
Who Wrote it and How was it Preserved?
GS 1001B Reliability of Scripture
U-GS300B Reliability of Scripture
|
Thursday, April 1 |
||
|
7:00-9:00pm |
Debate |
Evans/Ehrman |
|
|
||
|
Friday, April 2 |
||
|
8:00-9:00 |
Papias of Hierapolis: A Supremely Important Unreliable Witness to the New Testament |
Ron Huggins |
|
9:15-10:15 |
Digitally Preserving the Word of God: The Work of the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts |
Daniel Wallace |
|
10:30-11:30 |
The Library at Qumran and Books that must be checked out |
Peter Flint |
|
11:30-1:00 |
Lunch |
|
|
1:00-2:00 |
Bold Claims, Wishful Thinking, and Lessons about Dating Manuscripts from Papyrus Egerton 2 |
Paul Foster |
|
2:15-3:15 |
What Do We Know and How Do We Know It? Reconstructing Christianity from its Early Manuscripts? |
Stanley Porter |
|
3:30-4:30 |
What Earliest Christian Manuscripts Show us About Their Readers |
Larry Hurtado |
|
4:30-6:30 |
Dinner |
|
|
6:30-7:30 |
Current Trends in Old Testament Textual Criticism |
Paul Wegner |
|
7:30-8:30 |
Ancient Text or Modern Hoax? Why I have doubts about Secret Mark |
Craig Evans |
|
|
|
|
|
Saturday, April 3 |
||
|
8:00-9:00 |
The Oldest Hebrew Scriptures and the Khirbet Qeiyafa Inscription |
Steve Andrews |
|
9:15-10:15 |
The Great Isaiah Scroll and the Interpretation of Isaiah at Qumran |
Peter Flint |
|
10:30-11:30 |
Panel Wrap up |
Panel |
EMNR CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
Friday, April 2 9:15 a.m.
|
|
Room |
Leader |
Title |
|
|
109 |
Dr. Ronald Huggins |
Krishna a Crucified Savior? The Death and Departure of Krishna in the Classic Hindu Texts |
|
|
107 |
Dr. Alan Branch |
Joseph Smith, Abusive Relationships, and Doctrine and Covenants Section 132: Was Joseph Smith an Abusive Husband? |
|
|
101 |
Lora Brown |
Death, Burial & Resurrection in the Masonic Lodge |
|
|
102 |
Randy Shelton |
The Resurrection: From His Side and from the "Other” Side |
Friday, April 2 10:30 a.m.
|
|
Room |
Leader |
Title |
|
|
109 |
Dr. Thorvald Madsen |
Victory over Death: God versus Mrs. Eddy |
|
|
107 |
Bill McKeever |
Post Resurrection Life for the Latter-day Saint |
|
|
101 |
Robert Bowman |
Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Resurrection of Christ |
|
|
102 |
Don Veinot |
Does the Resurrection Divide Us or Unite Us? |
Friday, April 2 2:15 p.m.
|
|
Room |
Leader |
Title |
|
|
109 |
Bill Honsberger |
Nietzsche, the Death of God, and the Emerging Church Movement – with Hegelian Postscripts and Subterfuge |
|
|
107 |
Keith Walker |
Jesus 2.0 |
|
|
101 |
Janice Lyons |
Energy Medicine and the Light of the World |
|
|
102 |
Dr. Rustin Umstattd |
The Work of the Holy Spirit in the Resurrection |
Friday, April 2 3:30 p.m.
|
|
Room |
Leader |
Title |
|
|
109 |
Robert Bowman |
The Resurrection and the First Vision: Comparing the Evidence for the Foundational Events of Christianity and Mormonism |
|
|
107 |
Don Veinot |
Is the First Resurrection the First Resurrection? |
|
|
101 |
David Clark |
The Primary Doctrine of Church Universal and Triumphant, A Course in Miracles and Mind Science Groups including the resurrection in light of the Holy Bible |
|
|
102 |
James Walker |
Seeking God at The Shack |