Retired Pastors and Missionaries Picnic
Date |
Saturday, July 18, 2015
Noon - 2 p.m. |
Featuring | David Howard, Professor of Old Testament at Bethel Seminary, St. Paul |
Location |
Seminary Campus Center - View maps and directions
Bethel University
3900 Bethel Dr
St Paul
MN
55112
|
Instructions for Guests | Please note that the County Road E bridge over Snelling is under construction. View maps and directions for current detour information to get to Bethel University and follow signs to the Seminary. Park in the Seminary Commuter Lot or the Faculty Lot. Enter the side or main entrance and go to the Seminary Campus Center. |
Cost | There is no charge. Please bring a dish to share. |
Registration | Register today! The last day to register is Monday, July 13. Register |
Sponsors | The Retired Pastors and Missionaries Picnic is sponsored by the Office of Church Relations. |
Event Description
Join us for a time of food and fellowship as we hear from guest speaker David Howard, Professor of Old Testament, Hebrew, and Hermeneutics at Bethel Seminary. Please bring a dish to share for the potluck-style picnic. We'll supply the beverages, plates, and utensils.
About our Presenter:
Dr. David Howard is Professor of Old Testament at Bethel Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. He grew up in Costa Rica and Colombia, son of missionary parents, and he has also taught at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
He has many publications, including numerous journal articles, book chapters, encyclopedia essays, and book reviews. He is the author or editor of seven books, including two on the Psalms, The Structure of Psalms 93-100 (1997) and (ed.) The Psalms: Language for all Seasons of the Soul (2013), and several on Old Testament narrative texts: An Introduction to the Old Testament Historical Books (1993), Joshua (New American Commentary; 1998), and (ed.) Giving the Sense: Understanding and Using Old Testament Historical Texts (2003). He also wrote the notes on the book of Psalms in the new NIV Zondervan Study Bible, scheduled for release in August 2015.
He is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society, the Institute for Biblical Research, and the Society of Biblical Literature. He served as Book Review Editor for the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, and was elected to the ETS Executive Committee in 2000-2007, serving as president of the Society in 2003. Since 1998, he has traveled once or twice a year to Oradea, Romania, where he teaches at the Emanuel University of Oradea. He also has taught in recent years in several countries in Southeast Asia. He and his wife Jan have two married daughters and two grandchildren.
Questions?
Contact the Office of Church Relations at 651.638.6301 or church-relations@bethel.edu.