Corinth – Paul, People and Politics (May 14, 2011)

What: Corinth – Paul, People and Politics (Society for the Study of Early Christianity Conference 2011)
Where: Macquarie University, X5B Theatre 1
When: Saturday 14 May, 2011

"In Paul’s letters to the Corinthians we see an early Christian society dealing with factionalism arising from varied interpretations of the Christian message. At the same time, Christianity was trying to define itself within the context of a cosmopolitan Roman city. Who were the main players in Corinth during Paul’s mission there?
What role did politics play in the early Christian church?" Speakers will include Dr Paul Barnett, Professor Larry Welborn, Dr Bruce Winter and more.

The event will also include the launch of  The Content and Setting of the Gospel Tradition  edited by Professor Alanna Nobbs of Macquarie University and Dr Mark Harding of the Australian College of Theology

More details here.

Craig Keener, The Gospels in Light of Ancient Biographies and School Traditions

Professor Craig Keener will be a presenting his paper The gospels in light of Ancient Biographies and School Traditions at Macquarie University next week.


Tuesday 12th of April, 7:05pm
Museum of Ancient Cultures X5B 321, Macquarie University
$5 members/$7 non-members

Epistolary Conversations: Opening the letter of Classical and Late Antiquity (Symposium)

Epistolary Conversations: Opening the letter of Classical and Late Antiquity

symposium of historians, papyrologists and linguists for a day of discussing these and other issues shaping our understanding of the ancient letter. 

Speakers include: Professor Pauline Allen, Dr Malcolm Choat, Dr Geoffrey Dunn, Dr Trevor Evans, Assoc. Prof. Andrew Gillett, Dr Stephen Lake and Dr Bronwen Neil.

Date: Monday 15 November 2010. 9.30am to 5.30pm

Venue:  Macquarie University Ancient History Documentary Research Centre, Building W6A, Floor 3, Western End.

All welcome. There is no charge for attendance, but please RSVP for catering purposes.
Enquiries and RSVP to: andrew.gillett@mq.edu.au




Long version.

Events Downunder (or just in Sydney)

Just some upcoming events this year related to early Christian and Jewish studies. If anything else comes up I'll update this page.

July:
27 July: Ben Witherington: Dining with Demons: Food Offered to Idols and the Controversy that Rocked Early Christianity. with the Society for the Study of Early Christianity [More Information]

28 July: Ben Witherington: Preaching with power: Harnessing the persuasive power of the New Testament in preaching @ Morling College, 120 Herring Rd, Macquarie Park. [Facebook event page]

August
24 August: Professor Hannah Cotton, Hebrew University of Jerusalem: The Bar Kochba Revolt & the Documents from the Judean Desert with the Society for the Study of Early Christianity and the Sir Asher Joel Foundation  [More Information]


September:
St Andrew's Patristic Symposium 2010: St Gregory the Theologian or the Poetry of Theology:

Every Wedensday of September this year St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College, Sydney, will be hosting its second annual Patristic Symposium showcasing the life and works of St Gregory the Theologian, a fourth century Cappadocean bishop, poet, and father of the Church. The presentations, ranging from aspects of his worldview, approach to history, and Trinitarian and biblical theology, are by various scholars of distinction and not to be missed!