Announcing the theme for Bible Week 2016
We’re delighted to announce that the theme for this year’s Bible Week with Revd Dr Iain Provan is, The Big Picture: Reading the Bible for All That’s There.
Iain, who has been the Marshall Sheppard Professor of Biblical Studies at Regent College, Vancouver, since 1997, will give a talk on each of the 4 nights under the following titles:
- Tuesday 30 August – In the Beginning and Now: God Creates
(Psalm 104:24–35) - Wednesday 31 August – Of Covenants and Promises: God Commits
(2 Samuel 7:4–16) - Thursday 1 September – Of Evil and Suffering: God Saves
(Psalm 73:1–14) - Friday 2 September 2 – A Holy People: God Calls
(Isaiah 42:1–9)
Born and educated in the UK, Dr Provan retains strong family, academic, and church connections with his homeland. He received his MA at Glasgow University in Mediaeval History and Archaeology, his BA from London Bible College in Theology, and his PhD from Cambridge, where his thesis focused on the books of Kings, and was subsequently published as Hezekiah and the Books of Kings. His academic teaching career took him to King’s College London, the University of Wales, and the University of Edinburgh, where he was a senior lecturer in Hebrew and Old Testament Studies. Dr. Provan has written numerous essays and articles, and several books.
Please join us in Willowfield Church, Belfast, from 30 August – 2 September each night at 7.45 pm.