Event Information
Description
Professor Michael Gorman of St. Mary’s Seminary & University in Baltimore, and a member of Community United Methodist Church in Crofton, will be offering a free course called “Understanding the New Testament” on Monday evenings this fall. Several area churches will be participating. The class will meet at First Baptist Church of Crofton, 1690 Crofton Parkway, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. September 17 to November 12, 2018. The class will be a combination of presentation and discussion. It will focus on the historical context of the New Testament and on the unique message about Jesus and discipleship found in each New Testament writing.
There is an optional text to purchase: Mark Alan Powell, Introducing the New Testament: A Historical, Literary, and Theological Survey, 2nd edition.
FAQs
Do I have to register for all dates?
No! Just register for September 17. We assume you will come back!
How can I contact the instructor with any questions?
Email: mgorman@stmarys.edu
How do I obtain the optional text?
Please purchase it online.
Is there any reading to do before the first class?
Nothing required of course, but parts of chapters 1-2, 3, and 5 will be relevant to the first class.
Organizer Prof. Michael Gorman
Organizer of Understanding the New Testament class
Michael J. Gorman holds the Raymond E. Brown Chair in Biblical Studies and Theology at St. Mary’s Seminary & University in Baltimore, Maryland. He has taught at St. Mary’s since 1991, serving from 1995 to 2012 as the Dean of St. Mary’s Ecumenical Institute. He has also been a visiting professor at Duke Divinity School and at two African institutions.
Mike is the author of a dozen books and numerous articles in New Testament studies, biblical interpretation, and Christian ethics. Among his books are Apostle of the Crucified Lord (2nd ed. 2017); Cruciformity: Paul’s Narrative Spirituality of the Cross; Reading Paul; Becoming the Gospel: Paul, Participation and Mission; Inhabiting the Cruciform God: Kenosis, Justification, and Theosis in Paul’s Narrative Soteriology; Reading Revelation Responsibly; Scripture and its Interpretation: A Global, Ecumenical Introduction to the Bible (ed.); and Abide and Go: Missional Theosis in the Gospel of John.
Mike is a member of the Society for New Testament Studies and the Society of Biblical Literature. In 2005 he received the Fortress Press award for outstanding graduate theological teaching, and in 2015-16 he was a Henry Luce Fellow in theological scholarship. A United Methodist layperson, he is a frequent lecturer in churches and institutions of higher education of many traditions in the U.S. and abroad.
