Understanding the Old Testament as Christian Scripture
An International Symposium with a call for papers
17-20 June 2024
Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)
The field of modern biblical studies has given rise to a great deal of insight and a plethora of information about distinct, ancient writings that we traditionally call the Old Testament. Today, expert specialisation in regard to distinct books of the Bible and their composition is prevalent. However, it is also the case that ancient, medieval, and modern Christian theologians have understood the Old Testament to be a united source, consisting of different authors, styles and genres, and composed in different languages, yet all speaking in one symphonic way as the living Word of God.
How today, in a post-historical critical context can a Christian theology, informed by modern Biblical studies, recover a sense of the Old Testament in the Church and for the Church as the living Word of God fulfilled in Christ? How can it do so while acknowledging not only the human authorship of the Bible but also the way Christians engage in the Bible in conversation with the Jewish people, the secular world, and other non-Christian religious traditions? What does it mean to think about Israel, canon, and Christ?
This conference brings together a wide array of experts in biblical, patristic, and contemporary theology to reflect on Scripture as the root and source of Christian theology in an ecumenical context.
This conference is part of the Project for the Theological Reception of Scripture.
Main Session Speakers and Tentative Topics
Dale C. Allison (Princeton Theological Seminary): Jesus and the Jewish Bible
Gary A. Anderson (University of Notre Dame): On the Torah as a Christian Text
Lewis Ayres (Durham University): Towards a Scriptural Canon: On the Necessity of Unveiling
Amaury Begasse de Dhaem, SJ (Pontifical Gregorian University): The Correspondences Between the Two Testaments in Trinitarian, Christocentric and Apocalyptical Theology of History
Markus Bockmuehl (Oxford University): On the Past challenge and Present Task of Recovery of the Old Testament Christian Scripture
Hans Boersma (Nashotah House Theological Seminary): On the Christological Center of the Two Testaments
Serge-Thomas Bonino, OP (Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas): Medieval Reception of the Old Testament as Canonical Scripture
Ignacio Carbajosa (Universidad Eclesiástica San Dámaso, Madrid): Israel, Bride of the Lord; Jesus Christ, Bridegroom of the Church
Sylvain Detoc, OP (l’Institut catholique de Toulouse): Irenaeus on Apostolic Teaching and Canonical Use of the Old Testament
Nathan Eubank (University of Notre Dame): Jesus’s Use of Old Testament Prophecy
Anthony Giambrone, OP (Ecole biblique de Jérusalem): Use of Old Testament Sacrifice and Redemption Texts in Early Christian New Testament Literature
Jennie Grillo (University of Notre Dame): Is Jesus Present in Israel and Her Scriptures?
Angela Kim Harkins (Boston College School of Theology and Ministry): Apocalypticism
Christopher Seitz (Toronto School of Theology – Wycliffe College): Reformed and Modern Catholic Controversies Regarding the Old Testament as Canon
Michael Sherwin, OP (Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas): Tzedakah:Â Right Relationship with God, Prefigured and Fulfilled in the Scriptures
Andrew Summerson (Sheptytsky Institute, University of St. Michael’s College, Toronto): Greek Patristic Reception of the Old Testament as Canonical Scripture
Olivier-Thomas Venard, OP (Ecole biblique de Jérusalem): Reasonableness of Belief in Fulfilled Prophecy Today
Thomas Joseph White, OP (Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas): The Divine Senses of Humanity: Living Prophetic Inspiration and Apostolic Testimony in the Church
Conference Schedule
A tentative schedule of the conference is available here: Understanding the Old Testament as Christian Scripture
Please note that the schedule is subject to change so we encourage you to check back closer to the start of the conference.
Conference Registration
There is no cost to attend. We do, however, ask that you please register in advance by clicking here.
Call for Papers
The call for papers is now closed.
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