Norwegian Summer Academy for Biblical Studies
International Meeting 2015
Ansgar University College, Kristiansand, Norway
Main Theme:
Interreligious Relations: Biblical Perspectives
10-11 August 2015
The conference is sponsored by Sparebanken Sør
Program
Monday, 10 August
08.45 Opening
Welcome to Ansgar University College and the conference
09.00-09.30
Stein Reinertsen, Bishop of Agder and Telemark (?)
09.30-10.15
Prof. Dr. (em.) Erhard Gerstenberger
Marburg University
Plurality of Theologies in Bible and Church Life
10.15-11.00
Prof. Dr. Hans J Lundager Jensen
Århus University
Foreign Religions, Alternative Religions?
The Hebrew Bible: ‘Monotheism’, Idols and Cognitive Care
11.00-11.15 Break
11.15-12.00
Rev. Dr. Robin Routledge
Mattersey Hall College
Creation and Covenant: God’s Direct Relationship with the Non-Israelite Nations in the
Old Testament
12.00-12.45
Rev. Dr. David Firth
St John’s College, Nottingham
Inclusion and Exclusion in the Book of Joshua
12.45-13.00 Liturgical Prayer
13.00-14.30 Lunch and Break
14.30-15.15
Prof. dr. Hallvard Hagelia
Ansgar University College, Kristiansand
Sacred Land and Worship
15.15-16.00
Prof. Dr. Craig Evans
Acadia Divinity College, Nova Scotia:
Jesus in Islamic and Rabbinic Tratitions
16.00-16.15 Break
16.15-17.00
Dr. Hilde Brekke Møller
Norwegian School of Theology, Oslo
Interreligious Relations: The Case of Jesus and Hanina Ben Dosa
17.00-17.45
Prof. Dr. Armin Baum
FTH Giessen/ETF Leuven
Acts of God in History According to Pagan, Jewish, and Christian Historiography
Tuesday 11. August
09.00-09.45
Prof. Dr. Joze Krasovec
University of Ljubljana
The Word in Dialogue and Interreligious Relations
09.45-10.30
Prof. Dr. (em.) Cornelis Van Dam
Canadian Reformed Theological Seminary
Inter-Religious Relations and the Challenge of Multiculturalism:
Some Biblical Principles
10.30-10.45 Break
10.45-11.30
Prof. Dr. Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer
University of Aberdeen
Jonah and the Foreigners
Interreligious Relations in the Reception History of the Book of Jonah
11.30-12.15
Prof. Dr. Markus Zehnder
Ansgar University College, Kristiansand / ETF Leuven / Basel University
Depictions of Interreligious Relations in the Future as Found in the Latter Prophets
12.15-12.30 Liturgical Prayer
12.30-14.15 Lunch and Break
14.15-15.00
Prof. Dr. Christoph Stenschke
Interreligious Encounter in the Book of Acts and their Significance for Interreligious
Relations Today
15.00-15.45
Prof. Dr. Tor Vegge
Agder University, Kristiansand
Interreligious Relations as Witnessed by the New Testament Letter to the Ephesians
15.45-16.00 Break
16.00-16.45
Prof. Dr. Eckhard Schnabel
Christians, Jews, and Pagans in the Book of Revelation:
Persecution, Perseverance, and Purity in the Shadow of the Last Judgment
17.00-17.45 Plenary Session and Conclusion
Registration: Ansgar Sommerhotel & Konferansesenter
Fredrik Fransonsvei 4, N-4635 Kristiansand
Telephone: +47 38 10 64 00, or: +47 40 02 16 21
E-mail: [email protected]
Registration fee: EUR 50
Account 3000.07.35651
IBAN-number: NO37, combined with account number: NO37 3000 07 35651
BIC/SWIFT-address: PLUSNO22
Room and breakfest: NOK 700 per day (double room), ca. EUR 80, GBP 60, USD 90;
NOK 500 per day (single room), ca. EUR 60, GBP 40, USD 60.
Deadline for registration: 1 July 2015
Questions to the conference, contact:
Professor Dr. Markus Zehnder ([email protected]), or:
Professor Dr. Hallvard Hagelia ([email protected])