Asbury Theological Seminary’s Eta Beta Rho and Gamma Rho Kappa host the 2018 Biblical Languages Colloquium, April 20, with special guest Dr. Kevin J. Youngblood, Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at Harding University. The Colloquium promotes the discussion and consideration of the benefits of biblical languages in the work of scholars and church leaders.

The colloquium fulfills the honor societies’ mission to foster an appreciation for biblical language, literature and culture, as well as insight into the ways a scholar and minister utilizes biblical languages in ministry.

The event is free and open to the public, but primarily targeted to students required to take Greek or Hebrew as part of their course work or community members who use biblical languages as part of their ministries.

Schedule of Events

8-8:30 – Food and fellowship, McKenna Chapel Foyer

8:30-9:30 – Presentation with Dr. Youngblood

9:30-9:45 – Break

9:45-10:30 – Break-out groups

10:30-11:15 – Small panel discussion with Dr. Youngblood, McKenna Chapel

11:15 – Break for lunch

11:30-12:30 – Lunch in Sherman Thomas Student Center, Cordelia A and B (Lunch is not provided in the cafeteria, but attendees receive a discount.)

Youngblood is a graduate of Lipscomb University (B. A. and M. A. R.), Westminster Theological Seminary (M. Div.), and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Ph. D.). He is the author of the Jonah volume in the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary and is a contributor to the T & T Clark Handbook to the Septuagint (Bloomsbury Press), as well as Timeless: A Liturgical Commentary on the Psalms (ACU Press). He is currently working on the Lamentations volume in ZECOT as well as the Lamentations volume in the NETS Commentary on the Septuagint (Scholars Press). Kevin has been involved in pulpit ministry for the past 26 years, serving in churches in Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Arkansas.

For more information regarding the event, contact Benjamin Wiggershaus, Eta Beta Rho Vice President, at benjamin.wiggershaus@asburyseminary.