April 3-4, 2017

A Singular Jesus in a

Pluralistic Culture

Presenter

Dr. Ben Witherington iii World-Renowned Bible Scholar

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Bible scholar Ben Witherington is Amos Professor of New Testament for Doctoral Studies at Asbury Theo-logical Seminary and on the doctoral faculty at St. Andrews University in Scotland. A graduate of UNC Chapel Hill, he went on to receive the M.Div. degree from Gordon-Conwell Theologi-cal Seminary and a Ph.D. from the University of Durham in England. He is now considered one of the top evangelical scholars in the world, and is an elected member of the prestigious SNTS, a society dedicated to New Testament studies.Witherington has also taught at Ashland Theo-logical Seminary, Vanderbilt University, Duke Divinity School and Gordon-Conwell. A popular lecturer, Witherington has presented seminars for churches, colleges and biblical meetings not only in the United States but also in England, Estonia, Russia, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Australia. He has also led tours to Italy, Greece, Turkey, Israel, Jordan, and Egypt. Witherington has written over forty books, including The Jesus Quest and The Paul Quest, both of which were selected as top biblical studies works by Christianity Today. He also writes for many church and scholarly publications, and is a frequent contributor to the Patheos website.

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monday, april 3, 8 am-5 pm (Worship Service to follow) | tuesday, april 4, 8 am-12:30 pm

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Despite tendencies in the New Testament guild, the Gospel writers are not trying to convey merely their own ethical teachings to their audiences, but rather the teachings of Jesus about various important matters. The ethics of Jesus should be seen as the most fundamental basis of New Testament ethics, even more fundamental than Pauline ethics.

In this seminar, Dr. Witherington will explore the sapiential character and nature of the Sermon on the Mount, and discuss what it calls the followers of Jesus to do and to be.

ThIS SEmINAR AWARDS ONE CONTINuING EDuCATION CREDIT FOR CLERGY.

A Singular Jesus in a Pluralistic Culture