“Preaching Christ from the Old Testament”Friday, April 20, 2012 Dr. Tremper Longman III is our plenary speaker for the event. Dr. Longman (B.A. Ohio Wesleyan University; M.Div. Westminster Theological Seminary; M.Phil. and Ph.D. Yale University) is the Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies at Westmont College. He has written over 20 books including commentaries on Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Daniel, and Nahum. His book How to Read Exodus is part of a series of books written for InterVarsity Press. In addition, as a Hebrew scholar, he is one of the main translators of the popular New Living Translation of the Bible and has served as a consultant on other popular translations of the Bible including the Message, the New Century Version, the Holman Standard Bible, and the Common Bible. His most recent book (with physicist Richard Carlson) is Science, Creation, and the Bible. Tremper and Alice have three sons and two granddaughters. You are cordially invited to submit a paper proposal for this year’s conference. Proposals for papers related to this year’s theme will be given the highest selection priority. However, you are encouraged to propose papers on any topic of current personal research and interest. If you desire to present a paper, please submit a one or two paragraph abstract to Dr. Kelly Osborne as an email attachment (see e-mail address above center) no later than January 31, 2011. Paper proposals from graduate students are encouraged and should be supported by a brief letter or email of endorsement from the student’s professor. Whether or not you present a paper, please mark your calendar for Friday, April 20, 2012, and plan to attend the meeting with colleagues and students. The program and map to The Master’s Seminary will be mailed to you in March. |
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