Reading the Bible Better: Ancient Scripture for Post-Modern Readers
October 14, 2024 – 7 p.m. – No Registration Required – “Why Read the Bible Better?”
October 15, 2024 – 9 a.m. – Registration Required ($25 on or before October 7) – “Reading the Old Testament Better”
Schedule
| 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Registration at the Vermeer Global Pavilion |
| 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. | Introductions and Session 1 – Rules and Role Models: Reading the Law and History Better |
| 10:30 – 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 a.m. – noon | Session 2 – Fulfillment and Flourishing: Reading the Prophets and Wisdom Books Better |
| 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 – 2:15 p.m. | Session 3 – Ancient and Authoritative: How to Read the Old Testament Better |
| 2:15 – 2:30 p.m. | Wrap up and acknowledgments |
Biography
John H. Walton (Ph.D. Hebrew Union College) is a Professor of Old Testament Emeritus at Wheaton College and Graduate School where he taught for twenty-two years. Dr. Walton has published over 30 books, among them commentaries, reference works, textbooks, scholarly monographs, and popular academic works. He was the Old Testament general editor for the Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible (NIV, NKJV, NRSV), and is perhaps most widely known for the “Lost World” books (including The Lost World of Genesis One, The Lost World of Adam and Eve, and The Lost World of the Flood). His areas of expertise include the importance of the ancient Near East for interpreting the Old Testament as well as the dialogue between science and faith.
Continuing Education Credits
Continuing Education Units (CEUs) available through the Board of Ordained Ministry of the Iowa Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church: 0.5 hours