A Conference With Renowned Scholar John Dominic Crossan - 'What the Gospels Really Teach about the Birth and Death of Jesus.'

Friday 16th September –
Sunday 18th September 2011

John Dominic Crossan was born in Ireland and received a Doctorate of Divinity from Maynooth College in 1959. He was a member of the Servites from 1950 to 1969 and an ordained Roman Catholic priest from 1957 to 1969. He joined DePaul University, Chicago, in 1969 and is now a Professor Emeritus in its Department of Religious Studies. He was Co-chair of the Jesus Seminar from 1985 to 1996. In the last forty years he has written 25 books on the historical Jesus, earliest Christianity and the historical Paul. He has lectured to lay and scholarly audiences world-wide. He is one of the foremost biblical scholars in the world today and has been elected President of the Society of Biblical Literature for 2011-2012.

The Programme

Friday 16 September
7.30 pm Lecture given by Dominic Crossan who will introduce his audience to the ways in which he approaches Biblical texts, looking in particular at the birth narratives. Refreshments will be served after the talk so that informal discussion can continue over tea and coffee.

Saturday 17 September
10.00 am – 4.00 pm In his first lecture, Dominic Crossan will explore the Christmas stories of Matthew and Luke. In the second lecture he examines the execution of Jesus as recorded by Mark and in the third lecture the resurrection of Jesus in Mark’s gospel will be explored. There will be opportunities to discuss questions raised by Dominic Crossan and he will answer questions put to him by the audience.

Sunday 18 September
10.30am An act of worship when Dominic Crossan will preach on the Lord’s Prayer (his latest book is on the same subject), followed by an opportunity to talk informally with him.

You are encouraged to be present for the whole weekend but if you can only come on the Saturday, the content of Saturday’s lectures is not dependent on the Friday night lecture and notes will be available. Preparatory reading of The First Christmas and The Last Week, both written jointly by Dominic Crossan and Marcus Borg is recommended but not essential.

Booking Information

Fees:
Friday 16 September: £8 or £7 (with discount*(see bottom))

Saturday 17 September: £22 or £18 (with discount*)

Sunday 18 September: no charge & no booking necessary

The fees include all drinks and biscuits; please bring your own packed lunch on Saturday (there are sandwich shops within 10 minutes walk of the church). Leeds can offer a range of hotel/B & B accommodation.

How to Book:
Bookings can be made through the PCNBritain website: www.pcnbritain.org.uk or by contacting Adrian Alker at the Ripon Leeds Diocesan Office tel 0113 2000 559

Venue

St Andrew’s United Reformed Church,
Shaftesbury Avenue,
Roundhay,
Leeds
LS8 1DS

*Discount is available to members of PCNBritain (if you are not already a member, join now at www.pcnbritain.org.uk) and to those who have been members of St Marks CRC since 1 January 2011.