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March 2018
Revd Alan Garrow: What did Jesus really say?
It might seem quite straightforward – Jesus said what he is reported as saying in the Gospels. At one level this is true. At another, however, things may be rather more complicated. A significant complicating factor is that, for more than a century, most scholars have suspected the existence of an entity known as Q. This Q is a hypothetical source that many scholars believe was copied by the authors of Matthew’s and Luke’s Gospels. If Q existed then, by…
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Dr Jeremy Duff: Gospel Narrative Part 2
Second of two in-depth sessions on the the gospel narratives which lay at the heart of the New Testament and are our window onto the life and work of Jesus. How can we understand both the unity and diversity of these four portraits of Christ and interpret them in ways that are relevant for today’s world? An overview of the theological and literary issues relating to our records of the Jesus of history and the Christ of faith. (same for…
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Prof Dr Gavin D’Costa Christian-Jewish relations: new and difficult questions
This lecture will address the question: if the covenant with Israel is irrevocable (Romans 11.29), what does that mean for Christians who accept that and believe that salvation is from Christ alone?
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Rt Revd Graham Tomlin, General Epistles part 1
An exploration of the non-Pauline New Testament letters (Hebrews, James, 1 and 2 Peter, 1, 2 and 3 John and Jude) that were written to the whole church rather than to individuals or individual churches. We will look at the Author, Setting, Date, Purpose and Themes of each within the overarching geographical context of the 1st century and the emerging reality of a Jewish-Gentile church.
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Revd Prof Dr Charlotte Methuen The Reformation and Brexit: history and the position of the UK in Europe
The English Reformation has been cited as evidence both for and against the decision of the UK to leave the EU. Henry VIII’s idiosyncratically independent stance has been contrasted with the European dimension of Thomas Cranmer’s contacts and the influence of continental Reformers in England and in Scotland. This paper will examine those arguments, and explore them in the context of the engagement of the Churches of England and Scotland in the debates surrounding Brexit. What insights might the history…
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Rt Revd Graham Tomlin, General Epistles part 2
In the second section of this study we will look at the threefold topic of ‘Faith’ (James and Hebrews), ‘Hope’ (1 & 2 Peter) and ‘Love’ (I, 2 & 3 John).
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Rt Revd Dr Tom Wright Space, time and history: Jesus and the challenge of God
The question of how we talk about God has become more and more confused in today’s western culture. Where might such a conversation start, and how might it proceed? Professor Wright argues for a radical and often surprising convergence between the problems we perceive in the world and the historical investigation of Jesus himself. This generates a new kind of ‘natural theology’, rooted in the biblical tradition but reaching out to embrace the wider world.
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Revd Dr Andrew Emerton, The Prophets part 1
In this Introduction to the Prophets we will look at the definition of prophecy and explore the role, purpose and place of the Major Prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel) and the Minor Prophets (Hosea, Micah, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Joel, Zechariah, Haggai and Malachi) in both pre- and post-exilic Israel.
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Rt Revd Dr Helen-Ann Hartley To read, mark, learn and inwardly digest: some reflections on a diet of Biblical Interpretation
The Bible is the foundation of our faith, and we probably have our favourite bits, but what about the parts we don’t understand, or don’t agree with? If it’s all the Word of God how do we navigate its terrain? In this lecture, Bishop Helen-Ann shares some of her own reflections on a number of years pondering these questions. Based on research conducted while on sabbatical leave in New Zealand in 2010 which resulted in the publication of ‘Making Sense…
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Revd Dr Andrew Emerton, The Prophets part 2
In this concluding section on the prophets we shall focus in on the book of Isaiah, unpacking First Isaiah (chapters 1–39), Second Isaiah (chapters 40–55) and Third Isaiah (chapters 56–66). We shall finish with a look at contemporary prophets today.
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