The Speaker’s Lectures in Biblical Studies 2023

The Speaker’s Lectures in Biblical Studies 2023: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Apocalyptic Imagination: Canonical and Extra-Canonical Apocalyptic Traditions in Protest and Resistance Discourse

Dr. Lisa Bowens (Princeton Theological Seminary) 

24 October, 12:00-1:00, Lecture Theatre, HB Allen Centre, Keble College

Lecture 1: “Martin Luther King, Jr as Apocalyptic Seer”: Placing King in Conversation with 1 Enoch, The Martyrdom and Ascension of Isaiah, The Apocalypse of Abraham, and Mosaic Traditions  

26 October, 12:00-1:00, Lecture Theatre, HB Allen Centre, Keble College  

Lecture 2: “Martin Luther King, Jr and the New Jerusalem in Revelation 21” 

27 October, 2:30-4:00, Lecture Theatre, HB Allen Centre, Keble College 

Graduate Seminar: “Martin Luther King, Jr and Elements of Apocalypticism” 

31 October, 12:00-1:00, Lecture Theatre, HB Allen Centre, Keble College  

Lecture 3: “All Things New: The Apocalyptic Project of Revolution in Revelation 21” 

2 November, 12:00-1:00, Pusey Room, Keble College

Lecture 4: “The Knock of Christ in Revelation 3: Divine and Human Agency in Conquering Evil”