CHARACTER ETHICS AND BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION GROUP
2004 Program -- San Antonio, Texas

First Session (S22-7) - Monday, November 22, 2004
9:00 am-11:30 am, Salon M - Marriott Rivercenter

William P. Brown, Columbia Theological Seminary, Presiding

Theme: Ethics and Exegesis

Elna A. Mouton, University of Stellenbosch The Transformative Potential of Biblical Narrative as Resource for Christian Ethos with Special Reference to Luke 7:36-50 (25 min.)

Allen Verhey, Hope College Scripture as Scripted and Script (25 min.)

Samuel K. Roberts, Union Theological Seminary, Virginia A Word Hidden in the Heart: The Appropriation of Scripture for Christian Virtue Ethics (25 min.)

Stephen E. Fowl, Loyola College, Respondent (25 min.)

Discussion (50 min.)

Second Session (S23-3) - Tuesday, November 23, 2004
9:00 am-11:30 am, Room #212A - San Antonio Convention Center

Mark Douglas, Columbia Theological Seminary, Presiding

Theme: Forgiveness and Reconciliation

Jens Herzer, University of Leipzig "These Things are Excellent and Profitable to Everyone" (Titus 3:8): The Kindness of God as Paradigm for the Ethics of Human Reconciliation in the Pastoral Epistles (25 min.)

Sylvia Keesmaat, Institute for Christian Studies Reconciliation and the Blood of the Cross: Forgiveness and Subversive Politics in Paul (25 min.)

J. Clinton McCann Toward a Non-retaliatory Lifestyle: Are the Psalms a Help or Hindrance? (25 min.)

Jin Seong Woo, Claremont School of Theology, Respondent (25 min.)

Discussion (50 min.)

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