The Speaker’s Lectures in Biblical Studies 2023

The Speaker’s Lectures in Biblical Studies

Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Apocalyptic Imagination:
Canonical and Extra-Canonical Apocalyptic Traditions in Protest and Resistance Discourse

Dr. Lisa Bowens
Princeton Theological Seminary

24 October, 12:00-1:00, Lecture Theatre, HB Allen Centre, Keble College
Lecture 1: “Martin Luther King, Jr as Apocalyptic Seer”: Placing King in Conversation with 1 Enoch, The Martyrdom and Ascension of Isaiah, The Apocalypse of Abraham, and Mosaic Traditions

26 October, 12:00-1:00, Lecture Theatre, HB Allen Centre, Keble College
Lecture 2: “Martin Luther King, Jr and the New Jerusalem in Revelation 21”

27 October, 2:30-4:00, Lecture Theatre, HB Allen Centre, Keble College
Graduate Seminar: “Martin Luther King, Jr and Elements of Apocalypticism”

31 October, 12:00-1:00, Lecture Theatre, HB Allen Centre, Keble College
Lecture 3: “All Things New: The Apocalyptic Project of Revolution in Revelation 21”

2 November, 12:00-1:00, Pusey Room, Keble College
Lecture 4: “The Knock of Christ in Revelation 3: Divine and Human Agency in Conquering Evil”
Type: Seminar Series
Timing: 24th October - 2nd November
Web Address: https://theology.web.ox.ac.uk/event/speakers-lectures-biblical-studies-2023
Organising department: Faculty of Theology and Religion

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