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”

Tuesday 24 October 2023 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)

Thursday 26 October 2023 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)

Tuesday 31 October 2023 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Thursday 2 November 2023 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)

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