Candler School of Theology, Room 322, 1531 Dickey Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30322
Saturday, November 10, 2012, 9:30am – 2:30pm
The Christian claim to have “seen salvation” distinguishes it from the other religions of the Book (Judaism and Islam). Based on Luke’s Canticle of Simeon, this claim acknowledges the redefinition of the boundaries between humans and God: God is incarnate in Christ. But how does one retell this “seeing” of “salvation?”
Surprising as it may seem, the four translations of the Bible that have most influenced Western culture and languages—Jerome’s Vulgate, The Erasmus/Luther Bible, the King James Bible, and the Enlightenment (Wertheim and Berleburger) Bible—each offer strikingly different visions of “seeing salvation.”
Some prominent post-Enlightenment thinkers noticed these differences and began to sketch an understanding of the historical reception of Christ. Although largely overlooked, their inquiry rivals, if not surpasses, the so-called “Quest for the Historical Jesus” with which we are more familiar.
In these lectures, we will explore differing biblical images of Christ, as well as their historical representations in art and architecture, that offer different ways of “seeing salvation” and of seeing ourselves as fully human before God.
The program will be led by Dr. David S. Pacini, Professor in the Practice of Historical Theology.
For more information and to register visit: tinyurl.com…
University Event Topic: Alumni, Lectures & Meetings, Religion & Ethics, Seminars & Workshops, Theology
Department/Organization: Candler School of Theology Office of Life Long Learning
Speaker/Presenter: Dr. David Pacini, Professor of Historical Theology, Emory University, Candler School of Theology
Event Open To: All
Building/Room: CST 322
Cost: $35
Registration Link: tinyurl.com…
Contact Name: Rick Kravako
Contact Phone: 404-727-1276
Contact Email: rkravako@emory.edu
Saturday, November 10, 2012, 9:30am – 2:30pm
The Christian claim to have “seen salvation” distinguishes it from the other religions of the Book (Judaism and Islam). Based on Luke’s Canticle of Simeon, this claim acknowledges the redefinition of the boundaries between humans and God: God is incarnate in Christ. But how does one retell this “seeing” of “salvation?”
Surprising as it may seem, the four translations of the Bible that have most influenced Western culture and languages—Jerome’s Vulgate, The Erasmus/Luther Bible, the King James Bible, and the Enlightenment (Wertheim and Berleburger) Bible—each offer strikingly different visions of “seeing salvation.”
Some prominent post-Enlightenment thinkers noticed these differences and began to sketch an understanding of the historical reception of Christ. Although largely overlooked, their inquiry rivals, if not surpasses, the so-called “Quest for the Historical Jesus” with which we are more familiar.
In these lectures, we will explore differing biblical images of Christ, as well as their historical representations in art and architecture, that offer different ways of “seeing salvation” and of seeing ourselves as fully human before God.
The program will be led by Dr. David S. Pacini, Professor in the Practice of Historical Theology.
For more information and to register visit: tinyurl.com…
University Event Topic: Alumni, Lectures & Meetings, Religion & Ethics, Seminars & Workshops, Theology
Department/Organization: Candler School of Theology Office of Life Long Learning
Speaker/Presenter: Dr. David Pacini, Professor of Historical Theology, Emory University, Candler School of Theology
Event Open To: All
Building/Room: CST 322
Cost: $35
Registration Link: tinyurl.com…
Contact Name: Rick Kravako
Contact Phone: 404-727-1276
Contact Email: rkravako@emory.edu