Winter Living Theology
The Bible: discover the origin and importance of the Bible, understand why there is more than one Gospel and learn how to read the New Testament.
This year’s Winter Living Theology lecture series will take place from July to September in three different formats, viz. 3-day lecture series, 1-day lecture series and a short lecture. The lectures will be delivered by Fr David Neuhaus SJ.
Best-seller of all times: The Bible
Our Bible: where does it come from and why do we need it?
Christians refer to the Bible as the Word of God. However, when they open the Bible, they are often bewildered by this motley collection of texts from different historical periods that are sometimes very difficult to understand. This series of presentations will explain where the Bible came from and why we, as Christians, need it for our understanding of who we are and what we are supposed to do.
3-Day series with 3 lectures per day, 9h30-15h30.
The Gospel: would one book not have been enough?
In the second century, Tatian proposed merging the four Gospel accounts into one harmonized text. The Church rejected this proposal. Would it not have made our lives simpler? This series of presentations will illustrate the richness of having a multiplicity of renditions of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. By engaging in a reading of select texts from the three books of Mark, Matthew and Luke, we will discover how three complementary portraits of Jesus emerge that deepen our understanding of who he is in our lives.
1-Day series with 3 lectures, 9h30-15h30
Learning to read backwards from the beginning
Preparation for how to approach the New Testament
When we open the New Testament, the first text we find is a long genealogy of Jesus of Nazareth (Matthew 1:1-17). A careful reading of this text prepares us for how to approach the New Testament, firmly established on the foundation of the Old Testament. This presentation will focus on the seminal elements in this genealogy that take the reader back to important moments in the history of the people of Israel. These elements shed important light on the identity and mission of Jesus of Nazareth.
Short lecture series, 19h00-20h30
Investment
3-Day series
*R1950, including lunch. Early bird rate R1650 if paid, in full, by 30 June 2023.
Pensioners / Students R1650. Early bird rate R1300 if paid, in full, by 30 June 2023.
*Daily rate R650, including lunch. Early bird rate R500 if paid, in full, by 30 June 2023.
Pensioners / Students R1650. Early bird rate R1300 if paid, in full, by 30 June 2023.
1-Day series
*R650, including lunch. Early bird rate R500 if paid, in full, by 30 June 2023.
Pensioners/Students R500. Early bird rate R400 if paid, in full, by 30 June 2023.
Short lecture
*R200 per person.
*Financial assistance and payment plans are available on application.
WLT Presenter
A Jesuit since 1992 and a priest since 2000, Fr. David, born in South Africa, has lived in Jerusalem for most of his life. He holds a B.A., M.A. and PhD in Political Science from Hebrew University. After entering the Jesuits, he obtained Pontifical Licenses in Theology in Paris and Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. He was a lecturer in Scripture for twenty-two years at the Latin Catholic Patriarchate Seminary and Bethlehem University, as well as other academic institutions in Israel and Palestine. Fr. David served as Episcopal Vicar for Hebrew-speaking Catholics and migrants and asylum seekers in Israel from 2009 until 2017. He has written widely on Scripture, the Israel-Palestine conflict and interreligious dialogue. He has recently returned, for a time, to South Africa to be closer to his elderly mother and rediscover the land of his roots.
