Posted by Mary Wimberley on 2011-01-14

Biblical scholar and author F. Dale Bruner will present this year’s Biblical Studies Lectures at Samford University Feb. 1-3.  “An Introduction to the Gospel of John” is the theme of the series sponsored by Samford’s Beeson Divinity School.

Dr. Bruner’s books include A Theology of the Holy Spirit and a landmark two-volume commentary on the Gospel of Matthew: The Christbook and The Churchbook. A professor at Whitworth College in Spokane, Wash., from 1975 to 1997, Bruner is now affiliated with Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, Calif., where he is writing a commentary on the Gospel of John.

His lecture times and topics at Samford are:  Feb. 1, 11 a.m., “Jesus: The Autobiography of God (John 1:1-18); Feb. 2, 11 a.m., “Jesus’ Samaritan-Woman Sermon (John 4) and 1 p.m., “The Blind Man’s Jesus Sermon (John 9); and Feb. 3, 11 a.m., “Jesus Resurrection-Mission Sermons (John 20).

All lectures will be in A. Gerow Hodges Chapel and are free and open to the public.  A by-reservation luncheon on Wednesday, Feb. 2, is $7.50 per person. For more information on the lectures or to register for the luncheon, call (205) 726-2731.

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford is widely recognized as having one of the most beautiful campuses in America, featuring rolling hills, meticulously maintained grounds and Georgian-Colonial architecture. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second-highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.