Sabah Thelogical Seminary is hosting a Symposium on Romans: The Relevance of Hermeneia Commentary on Romans for Malaysian Culture and Theology from 14th - 15th April, 2008.Prominent NT scholars, Robert Jewett, Visiting Professor of New Testament, University of Heidelberg and University of Wales Lampeter, and KK Yeo, Harry Kendall Professor of New Testament, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, will be presenting papers with Dr Thu En Yu, Dr Frank Gee, Dr Hii Kong Hock and yours truly as respondents.
The papers to be presented at the Symposium are as follow:
14th April:
1) Romans as a Missionary Letter Aimed at Overcoming Shameful Status by Robert Jewett
2) Romans in Beijing: Cultural Boasting and Mutual Honoring by KK Yeo
15th April:
1) The Agape Meal: A Sacramental Model for Ministry Drawn from Romans 13:8 by Robert Jewett
2) A Confucian Reading of Fulfillment of the Law in Love: Paul's Way of Renren in Romans 13 by KK Yeo.
This Symposium promises to be a very engaging and stimulating time together. The primary focus is to examine the relevance of Robert Jewett's recent massive commentary on Romans for the Malaysian culture and theology. I will be responding to Jewett's paper on "The Agape Meal: A Sacremental Model for Ministry Drawn from Romans 13:8."
I look forward to this Symposium at the Land Below the Wind and to meeting Bob again. We had breakfast together in Lampeter a day after my viva last year. It was an unforgettable time!
2 comments:
Will there be any publication from the proceedings of this symposium?
JW,
There are similar symposiums responding to Jewett's commentary held in other parts of Asia too. I was informed that KK Yeo plans to compile all the responses into an edited volume to be published by Fortress. But not too sure when this will be....
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