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Jesus in the First
& Twenty-first Centuries
LECTURE
Roy W. Hoover
Excavating Jesus
The gospels portray Jesus through the eyes of early Christian faith as the Messiah and divine savior; but they also preserve information about Jesus before he became the object of Christian belief. What is the evidence about Jesus as a figure of history and how do we find it?
Friday, 7:30–9 P.M.
WORKSHOPS
Joanna Dewey
The Jesus of the First Century
What do we now know about the historical Jesus? In this workshop we will look briefly at the social, economic and political world that was Jesus’ world in Galilee. Then we will examine selected sayings and typical activities of Jesus, showing why scholars consider them authentic and suggesting surprising ways they might have been understood. We will also consider how one may use the evidence from the Jesus tradition to construct a profile of Jesus as a figure of history.
Saturday, 9:30 a.m. –NOON
Joanna Dewey & Roy W. Hoover
The Jesus of the Twenty-first Century
What does the rediscovery of the historical Jesus mean for the heirs of the Christian tradition? Does this Jesus have any relevance for people who claim no allegiance to Christianity? Since the eighteenth century, the church and its critics have used Jesus to talk about the meaning of human existence, and ultimately about the nature of God. The presenters offer their insights and engage participants in a discussion about the relation of the historical Jesus to those questions.
Saturday, 1:30–4 P.M.
FACULTY
Joanna Dewey (Ph.D., Graduate Theological Union) is the Harvey H. Guthrie, Jr. Professor Emerita of Biblical Studies at Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is the author of several books, including Mark as Story (with David Rhoads, 1999).
Roy W. Hoover (Th.D., Harvard University) is Weyerhaeuser Professor of Biblical Literature and Professor of Religion Emeritus, Whitman College. He is co-author (with Robert W. Funk) of The Five Gospels: The Search for the Authentic Words of Jesus (1993) and editor of Profiles of Jesus (2003).
ALL EVENTS AT
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
7809 Old York Road
Old York and Ashbourne Roads
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania 19027
FEES & REGISTRATION
All Sessions
$ U.S.
Pre-registration (by Sept 12)
$50
Registration (after Sept 12)
$60
Additional Family Member
$40
Single Sessions
Friday Evening Lecture
$15
Saturday Morning Workshop
$25
Saturday Afternoon Workshop
$25
To register by mail or fax, use the printable JSOR registration form
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
Westar Institute
P.O. Box 7268
Santa Rosa, CA 95407
tollfree 877-523-3545, 707- 523-1350 fax
events@westarinstitute.orgor
George Schwab
gs185@mail.com