ROUND 1 — MONDAY 1:00-3:00PM
Reliable: How We Got Our Bible, Part 1 & 2
The Bible is the best-selling book of all time—it’s been burned, banned, and beloved. But how did we get it? Join us to better appreciate the story of the Bible and the stories in the Bible.
Part One: Why Does the Old Testament Have the Books it Does?
How did we get the books included in our Old Testament? Was it determined by an ancient council, a powerful emperor, or is the history more nuanced? In the first hour, John Meade will lead us to explore these questions. You’ll walk away with a greater understanding of what is meant by canonical, readable, and apocryphal books.
Part Two: Why Does the New Testament Have the Books it Does?
In the second hour, Michael Kruger will address how and when the early church recognized the 27 books in our New Testament. Unfortunately, the high level of interest in the New Testament canon is often combined with a high number of misconceptions. But understanding the different categories of books in early Christianity is key to clear up many of the misunderstandings. We tend to think there are only two categories, those books that are “in” and those books that are “out.” But early Christians were more nuanced than this dichotomy.
Michael Kruger
Michael Kruger is president and professor of New Testament and early Christianity at Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is the author of numerous books, most recently Bully Pulpit: Confronting the Problem of Spiritual Abuse in the Church, and is a past president of the Evangelical Theological Society. He is married to Melissa Kruger, Vice President of Discipleship Programming for The Gospel Coalition.
Round 1 — Reliable: How We Got Our Bible, Part 1 & 2 (Phoenix Seminary and Text & Canon Institute)
Round 4 — Hope in Doubt: How to Face Our Own Questions about the Faith in a Skeptical Age (Reformed Theological Seminary)
Round 6 — Bully Pulpit: Confronting the Problem of Spiritual Abuse in the Church (The Gospel Coalition)
John Meade
John Meade is professor of Old Testament at Phoenix Seminary, director of the Text and Canon Institute, and co-author of Scribes and Scripture, the Amazing Story of How We Got the Bible. His research interests include Origen’s Hexapla, the Septuagint, textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible, the canon of Scripture, and biblical theology. He and his wife have four kids and attend Camelback Bible Church. When he is not researching, he enjoys adventures with his family in the National Parks and on hikes in northern Arizona.
Round 1 — Reliable: How We Got Our Bible, Part 1 & 2 (Phoenix Seminary and Text & Canon Institute)
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ROUND 2 — MONDAY 3:30-4:30PM
Reliable: How We Got Our Bible, Part 3
Part Three: The Fascinating History of English Bible Translation
Why are there so many Bible translations? It’s a question many Christians ask at some point. There is a long history of creating new translations and revising older ones, but why? As the third hour of our How We Got Our Bible series, Gurry shares the reasons translations are so common, compelling stories from the Bible’s translation history, and why the KJV is not the norm when it comes to Bible translations.
Peter Gurry
Peter Gurry is associate professor of New Testament at Phoenix Seminary, director of the Text and Canon Institute, and coauthor of Scribes and Scripture: The Amazing Story of How We Got the Bible. His research interests range across the history and formation of the Bible, Greek grammar, and the history of New Testament scholarship. His family attends Whitton Avenue Bible Church where he is an elder.
Round 2 — Reliable: How We Got Our Bible, Part 3 (Phoenix Seminary and Text & Canon Institute)
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ROUND 4 - TUESDAY 3:30-4:30PM
Jesus and the Greatness of God
This session will explore the connection between the person of Christ and the doctrine of God’s attributes and the Trinity. It will provide an opportunity to reflect on how the Bible’s teaching about Jesus fits with and is enriched by clear thinking of God’s aseity, immutability, impassibility, and simplicity.
Steve Duby
Steven Duby is associate professor of theology at Phoenix Seminary, and the author of Jesus and the God of Classical Theism. His main research interests include the doctrine of God and Christology. He also has a special interest in the theology of Thomas Aquinas and in post-Reformation and modern Protestant theology. He is currently preparing a commentary on the book of Habakkuk. He and his wife, Jodi, grew up in Michigan and have four children.
Round 4 — Jesus and the Greatness of God (Phoenix Seminary)
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