Vol. 4, No. 4
Registration is now open for the next Lamplighters Lecture, to be held on Friday, December 7, 2007 & Saturday, December 8, 2007. Dr. Tremper Longman, who is currently the Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies at Westmont College, will speak on the topic of “Holy War in the Old and New Testaments.”
Friday, 7:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
It was a delight to have Dan Wallace rejoin us in September. If you missed these talks, you can still order CD audio, using this downloadable form.
Apart from his excellent lectures on Romans, we got to hear a little about Dan's most recent adventures with the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts. If you missed Dan's update, visit the CSNTM website to catch up.
We also learned that Dan is now writing a blog, Contra Mundane,which can be found on the website Pen and Parchment. Dan's contributions are characteristically thoughtful and thought provoking.
Dr. Ken Bailey, who was our speaker in November 2005, has a new book out: Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels. You can order it through our Amazon store and benefit BATL in the process!
Bruce Waltke's long-awaited book An Old Testament Theology: An Exegetical, Canonical, and Thematic Approach was recently published by Zondervan. While not listed on Amazon.com, it is available at a very good price through Monergism Books. It apparently was so popular that the entire first printing sold out quickly, but Zondervan scrambled to print more and it is now available again -- at least for the moment, so act quickly!
Another year of Lamplighters Lectures is drawing to a close—and what an awesome year it has been! All four of our speakers have been internationally-known, first-class scholars in their respective areas; each of them has also proven to be a warm, sincere, and delightful person. We are continually amazed that men and women of this caliber are willing to come spend a weekend with us—often enduring the inconvenience of cross-country travel and always in the middle of very busy schedules.
Many of you have generously supported us this year, both through your attendance at the lectures and through additional financial contributions which have helped keep us afloat for most of this year. However, our financial viability has been gradually eroded by rising airfares, travel arrangements that required extended hotel stays for some of the speakers, and lower-than-expected attendance at some of the lectures. Hence, we face the last lecture uncertain that we will be able to cover our expenses.
If you have enjoyed the Lamplighters Lectures, if you support the idea of ongoing, quality theological education, and if you are looking at the calendar and contemplating year-end charitable contributions to bolster that tax deduction, we'd be pleased if you would prayerfully consider giving to BATL.
Hello, and welcome to this installment of BATL Cry!, the official newsletter of the Bay Area Theological Library. BATL Cry! is published periodically throughout the year in order to inform our patrons of upcoming events and of the latest news concerning our efforts to establish an independent regional theological library and center for Bible study in Silicon Valley.
“Holy War in the Old and New Testaments”
Dr. Tremper Longman, Westmont College
Registration is now open for the next Lamplighters Lecture, to be held on Friday, December 7, 2007 & Saturday, December 8, 2007. Dr. Tremper Longman, who is currently the Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies at Westmont College, will speak on the topic of “Holy War in the Old and New Testaments.”
Friday, 7:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
- Lecture 1: “God and the Canaanite Genocide: The Nature of Holy War”
- Lecture 2: “Reverse Holy War and Future Holy War: Further Old Testament Perspectives”
- Lecture 3: “Jesus as Holy Warrior”
- Lecture 4: “The Ethics (or Not) of Holy War”
Dan Wallace's Lectures
It was a delight to have Dan Wallace rejoin us in September. If you missed these talks, you can still order CD audio, using this downloadable form.
Apart from his excellent lectures on Romans, we got to hear a little about Dan's most recent adventures with the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts. If you missed Dan's update, visit the CSNTM website to catch up.
We also learned that Dan is now writing a blog, Contra Mundane,which can be found on the website Pen and Parchment. Dan's contributions are characteristically thoughtful and thought provoking.
Dr. Ken Bailey, who was our speaker in November 2005, has a new book out: Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels. You can order it through our Amazon store and benefit BATL in the process!
Bruce Waltke's long-awaited book An Old Testament Theology: An Exegetical, Canonical, and Thematic Approach was recently published by Zondervan. While not listed on Amazon.com, it is available at a very good price through Monergism Books. It apparently was so popular that the entire first printing sold out quickly, but Zondervan scrambled to print more and it is now available again -- at least for the moment, so act quickly!
Another year of Lamplighters Lectures is drawing to a close—and what an awesome year it has been! All four of our speakers have been internationally-known, first-class scholars in their respective areas; each of them has also proven to be a warm, sincere, and delightful person. We are continually amazed that men and women of this caliber are willing to come spend a weekend with us—often enduring the inconvenience of cross-country travel and always in the middle of very busy schedules.
Many of you have generously supported us this year, both through your attendance at the lectures and through additional financial contributions which have helped keep us afloat for most of this year. However, our financial viability has been gradually eroded by rising airfares, travel arrangements that required extended hotel stays for some of the speakers, and lower-than-expected attendance at some of the lectures. Hence, we face the last lecture uncertain that we will be able to cover our expenses.
If you have enjoyed the Lamplighters Lectures, if you support the idea of ongoing, quality theological education, and if you are looking at the calendar and contemplating year-end charitable contributions to bolster that tax deduction, we'd be pleased if you would prayerfully consider giving to BATL.
