Greater Springfield Professors of Bible annual meeting held at Evangel
October 16, 2009
Contact: Paul K. Logsdon, Director of Public Relations and Publications (417) 865-2815, ext. 7292
Dr. Wave Nunnally and William Griffin
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The annual meeting of the Greater Springfield Professors of Bible convened at Evangel University on Thursday, Oct. 1.
“This is an annual event to which everyone involved looks forward,” says W.E. Nunnally, Evangel professor of Early Judaism and Christian Origins. “We enjoy the opportunity it affords to renew and deepen friendships with colleagues from other institutions, hear what’s new in the field of Biblical Studies, showcase our own work and get feedback, and watch our students present their work publically for the first time.”
Participants came from Missouri State University, Central Bible College, the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, Southwest Baptist University, College of the Ozarks, and Evangel University.
Numerous papers were presented on topics relating to the study of the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and biblical archaeology.
William Griffin, coordinator of the event and associate professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Evangel, showcased some of the elements of his forthcoming volume for the study of first-year Hebrew grammar in a paper titled “Breaking Old Paradigms: Further Reflections on Hebrew Pedagogy.”
Others who presented papers are as follows:
- John Strong, Missouri State University, “Report on the Excavations at Gezer, 2009 Season”
- Travis Cooper, MSU, “Identifying the Image in the Primeval History: Genesis 1:26-27”
- Darryl Schafer, MSU, “The Dead in the Water: Paul’s View of Baptism and its Influence in 1 Cor. 15:39”
- Linda Leicht, MSU, “Entering the ‘Lord’s Rest,’ Threat or Promise”
- Micah Hildreth, MSU and also a 2008 EU graduate, “Belief Beyond Death: A Narrative Comparison of John 4:43-54 and 11:1-45”
In addition to these, evaluations were offered on the newly published volumes 4 and 5 of the New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible and discussions took place in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament sections regarding advances in pedagogy.
Jim Moyer, MSU, served as moderator to the following panelists:
New Testament – W.E. Nunnally, EU; Rodney Reeves, Southwest Baptist University
Old Testament/Hebrew Bible – Bing Bayer, SBU; Jim Moyer, MSU
Archaeology – John Strong MSU
Apocalyptic Literature (OT/HB/NT/Second Temple and Early Church) – Leslie Baynes, MSU
Nunnally presented a critique of material covering Matthew through Acts in the final two volumes of the NIDB.
Evangel professors serving as conveners were Gary Martindale, associate professor of Biblical Studies, and Dwight Sheets, associate professor of New Testament.
For more information, contact Wave Nunnally at 417-865-2815, ext. 8516, or visit the group’s Web site.