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Year Long Schedule of Events

All events below are free and open to the public. Seating is limited and registration is required.
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For more information contact: christopher.janosik@villanova.edu

The year long program continues with a series of lectures designed to explore Paul the Apostle, the relevance of his legacy and the importance of biblical scholarship in our contemporary world.  All lectures will be held at 4:00 pm on Villanova University's campus, exact location will be noted at a later date.

FALL 2008

October 1, 2008

Is Paul's Legacy Relevant Today?
E. P. Sanders, Th.D.
Arts and Sciences Professor Emeritus of Religion
Duke University

October 23, 2008

Paul and the Jewish Tradition
Mark Nanos
Soebbing Visiting Scholar

Rockhurst University
Kansas City, Missouri

November 19, 2008

Paul’s Spirituality: Bridging Belief and Practice
Peter Spitaler, Th.D.

Associate Professor of New Testament Studies
Villanova University

 

SPRING 2009

February 4, 2009 

Paul’s Letter to the Romans
Beverly Gaventa, Ph.D.
Professor of New Testament Interpretation and Exegesis
Princeton Theological Seminary

February 18, 2009

Paul, an Agent for Change: Model for the 21st Century
John J. Pilch, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Theology
Georgetown University

March 18, 2009

Living in the Newness of Life: Paul’s Understanding of the Moral Life
Frank Matera, Ph.D.
Professor of New Testament
Catholic University of America

April 22, 2009

What Happened to Paul on the Road to Damascus?
David Aune, Ph.D.
Professor of New Testament
University of Notre Dame