Eternity NOW
Becoming the New Jerusalem in our Community

Join the Wahl Centre at Taylor Seminary for the 2020 Wahl Lectures featuring Dr. Ralph Korner, Academic Dean and Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at Taylor Seminary.

Event Details

Wednesday, January 15, 2020
10:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

In-Person Attendee Cost - $25 CAD

• Register by January 13, 2020; lunch on your own.
  
  

Online Attendee Cost - $20 CAD

• Ideal for those at a distance, participation will take place through Zoom web conferencing. Register by January 13, 2020. The link to access the workshop will be e-mailed a few days before the start of the event.
  

To learn more, contact the Wahl Centre by calling 1-780-431-5200 or e-mailing info@taylor-edu.ca.

Schedule

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Imminence: Is Eternity Now?

12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch

1:30 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Immanence: Is the Church Already the New Jerusalem?

3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Presence: Where is the New Jerusalem in our Community?
Session includes guest speakers Karen Wilk of Forge Canada and Howard Lawrence of Abundant Communities Edmonton.

About Dr. Korner

Since 2014 Dr. Ralph Korner has been Academic Dean and Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at Taylor Seminary in Edmonton, AB. His published work on Revelation includes: (1) a forthcoming volume on reading Revelation through the eyes of an ancient Jewish reader; (2) an article (2000) and webinar for the Israel Study Centre (2019; Tel Aviv) on Revelation's repetitive structure; and (3) an essay on the New Jerusalem as anti-Roman rhetoric.

Dr. Korner holds a Ph.D. in early Christianity and ancient Judaism from McMaster University and a Master of Arts in Biblical Studies from Trinity Western University in Langley, BC.

He previously pastored two North American Baptist churches in Edmonton and served at Taylor University College as a campus pastor, a New Testament instructor, and Associate Director in the area of student development.