Nathan Eubank, Church Fathers versus Modern Commentators on the Works of Mercy in the New Testament, PUSEY HOUSE RECOLLECTIONS LECTURES
Wednesday 29 November, 8th Week
Church Fathers versus Modern Commentators on the Works of Mercy in the New Testament
Nathan Eubank Associate Professor in New Testament Studies and Laing Fellow in Theology and Religion, Keble College Oxford
In late antiquity Jews and Christians alike found many proofs in the Scriptures that almsgiving was a strict sine qua non for those hoping to know God and enter into eternal life. According to most scholars who focus on the New Testament, however, the canonical collection of twenty-seven books grants far less theological importance to works of mercy than did other ancient Jews or Christians. Eubank explores some of the characteristic differences between ancient and modern biblical interpretation in order to query common assumptions of the latter.
Date:
29 November 2017, 15:30 (Wednesday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2017)
Venue:
Pusey House
Venue Details:
Ursell Room
Speaker:
Nathan Eubank
Organising department:
Faculty of Theology and Religion
Part of:
PUSEY HOUSE RECOLLECTIONS LECTURES MICHAELMAS 2017
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editors:
Alison Broadby,
Richard Parfitt
