Every fall our Eastern Regional Conference (ERC) holds a theological study day for pastors and church leaders. Last Tuesday, September 30, Middletown Church hosted the event for this year featuring Dr. Ben Witherington as the presenter. He currently serves as the Amos Professor of New Testament for Doctoral Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary and on the faculty at St. Andrews University in Scotland. He’s also taught at Ashland Theological Seminary, Vanderbilt University, Duke Divinity School and Gordon‐Conwell, and has presented seminars for churches, colleges and biblical meetings in the States, England, Estonia, Russia, Europe, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Australia. In addition he’s led tours to Italy, Greece, Turkey, Israel, Jordan, and Egypt and written over forty books, including The Jesus Quest and The Paul Quest, both selected as top biblical study works by Christianity Today. Read carefully as the synopsis below, though brief, offers some profound insights. Dr. Witherington devoted his morning and afternoon sessions to exploring "The Image of God: Theology and Ethics in the Bible." He introduced his talk by raising the core question for the day and quoting Shakespeare. What does it means to be quintessentially human, to be created in “the image of God” as the Bible says? |
in form and moving how express and admirable,
in action how like an angel, in apprehension how like a god!
the beauty of the world, the paragon of animals
—and yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust?
Hamlet: Act II, scene 2
It was a good thought provoking day in the Word and with the brothers and sisters present.
ONe Mission together,
Ed
Soli Dei Gloria!
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