Beyond Old and New Perspectives Programme

Beyond Old and New Perspectives on Paul:

A two-day conference critically engaging with Douglas Campbell’s proposals in
The Deliverance of God: An Apocalyptic Rereading of Justification in Paul

Friday 16^th December: The Problem
(venue: conference room, KCL)
10:00-10:10am: Opening and welcome, Richard Burridge, KCL
10:10am-12:00 midday: Presuppositional issues, chair Eddie Adams, KCL

∞ Opening remarks on the recent debate: Chris Tilling, St Mellitus (15 minutes)

∞ The presuppositional theological issues: Alan J. Torrance, St Andrews (25 minutes)

∞ The view from the Reformation: Graham Tomlin, St Mellitus (25 minutes)

∞ Panel discussion, followed by plenary discussion (45 minutes)

12:00 midday-1:00pm: Lunch (catered)

1:00-3:00pm: Arian versus Athanasian readings of Paul, chair Eddie Adams

∞ The capture of Paul’s Gospel by Arianism: Douglas Campbell, Duke (25)

∞ Campbell’s Apocalyptic Gospel and Pauline Athanasianism: Chris Tilling (35)

∞ Panel discussion, followed by plenary discussion (60 minutes)

3:00-3:45pm: Afternoon tea (catered)

3:45-5:30pm: Towards the elimination of the Arian reading, chair Alan J. Torrance

∞ Connecting the dots: one problem, one text, and the way forward: Douglas Campbell (35)

∞ Response: David Hilborn, St Mellitus (20)

∞ Panel discussion, followed by plenary discussion (50 minutes)

5:30pm- : Wine reception (sponsored by Eerdmans, and Duke Divinity School)
 
Saturday 17^th December: A Solution

(venue: the Chapel, KCL)

10:00-10:05am: Welcome, Richard Burridge, KCL
10:05-12:00 midday: The interpretation of Romans 1-3, chair Chris Tilling

∞ Rereading Romans 1-3: Douglas Campbell (40 minutes)

∞ Response: Robin Griffith-Jones, KCL (15 minutes)

∞ Panel discussion, followed by plenary discussion (60 minutes)

12:00midday-1:00pm: Lunch (catered)

1:00pm-3:00pm: The Interpretation of Paul’s dikaio- language: chair Eddie Adams

∞ Rereading Paul’s terminology: Douglas Campbell (45)

∞ Response: Scott Hafemann, St Andrews (15)

∞ Panel discussion, followed by plenary discussion (60 minutes)

3:00-3:45pm: Afternoon tea (catered)

3:45-4:45pm: The interpretation of Paul’s faith language: chair, Eddie Adams

∞ Campbell’s proposals concerning “faith” in Deliverance: Chris Tilling (25)

∞ Response: Douglas Campbell (5)

∞ Panel discussion, followed by plenary discussion (30)

4:45-5:45pm: Conference plenary: Where do we go from here?: chair, Jeremy Begbie, Duke (60 minutes)

Conference Details

Beyond Old and New Perspectives on Paul

A two-day conference critically engaging with Douglas Campbell’s proposals in

The Deliverance of God:
An Apocalyptic Rereading of Justification in Paul

Venue: King’s College London

Dates: Friday 16^th and Saturday 17^th December 2011

(Daily schedule runs 10 am-5:45 pm)

Major papers by Alan Torrance (St Andrews University), Chris Tilling (St Mellitus College), David Hilborn (St Mellitus College) and Douglas Campbell (Duke University, North Carolina)

Respondents to include Graham Tomlin and Robin Griffith-Jones

Participants in plenary to include Richard Bauckham; Jeremy Begbie, and Richard Burridge
(All sessions will include full plenary discussion)

Further details available from: Eddie Adams (e.adams [at] kcl.ac.uk); and Chris Tilling (chris.tilling [at] stmellitus.org)