A Conference With
Douglas Gropp, Ph.D., William Kynes, Ph.D., and Arthur Lindsley, Ph.D.
May 21-22, 2004
at
Columbia Baptist Church
103 W. Columbia Street
Falls Church, Virginia
LECTURES
The long war on God’s word continues unabated. In recent decades there has been a rising tide of attacks on the Bible from sources such as the so-called “Jesus Seminar,” radical feminism, the new Gnosticism, and most recently, The Da Vinci Code.
Has the text of the Old Testament Scriptures been corrupted through the centuries? Do “other gospels” give us a truer picture of Jesus than the New Testament? Did the early church invent an idealized Jesus? These and other important questions will be addressed.
In this conference, three well-qualified scholars offer instruction in a highly accessible manner to help you understand the basis for the reliability of the Bible. Each scholar will speak to his area of expertise, and all three will address questions in the final session.
These lectures will help you:
- Gain greater confidence in the reliability of the Bible.
- Understand the basis for some of the main arguments against the Bible’s reliability, how they are flawed, and how you can answer them.
- Approach the Scriptures with new-found trust, leading to a better understanding of Christ, the Living Word.
Costs:
- All registration is at the door: $40/person. (Cash, Checks, Visa & MasterCard accepted.)
- Audio CDs in a convenient album of the Can You Trust the Bible? series may be ordered following the conference through the website, or by mail, phone, or fax. Visa and MasterCard accepted.
LECTURERS
<Douglas Gropp, Ph.D., is an elder at Fourth Presbyterian Church, Bethesda, Maryland, and a teacher in the Department of Semitic and Egyptian Languages and Literature at the Catholic University of America. His undergraduate studies were taken at Duke University, and theological studies were taken at Westminster Theological Seminary. Doug pursued doctoral studies at Harvard University in Old Testament and Northwest Semitics where he became a member of the international team of editors for the Dead Sea Scrolls. He is author of Volume 28 of the official published series of the Dead Sea Scrolls by Oxford University Press.
William Kynes, Ph.D., is senior pastor of National Evangelical Free Church in Annandale, Virginia, where he has served since 1986. His undergraduate studies were in philosophy at the University of Florida, and he attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, receiving an M.A. in theology. He received an M.Div. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) in Deerfield, Illinois, before returning to England for a Ph.D. in New Testament from Cambridge University. From 1997-1999, he served as an adjunct professor in New Testament for TEDS’s Washington, D.C. extension program. He is author of numerous theological works and reviews.
Arthur Lindsley, Ph.D., is a Senior Fellow with C.S. Lewis Institute where he has served since 1987. Formerly, he was Director of Educational Ministries of the Ligonier Valley Study Center and Staff Specialist with Coalition for Christian Outreach, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He received his B.S. (Chemistry) from Seattle Pacific University, an M.Div. from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, and his Ph.D. (Religious Studies) from University of Pittsburgh. Art’s forthcoming book True Truth: Defending Absolute Truth in a Relativistic World (IVP 2004) will be available in April. He is also co-author with R.C. Sproul and John Gerstner of Classical Apologetics and author of numerous articles.
FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2004
6:30–7:30 PM Registration & Bookstore
7:30–8:30 PM Can the Gospels Be Trusted? (Dr. Lindsley)
8:30–9:00 PM Break
9:00–9:45 PM Why These Four Gospels and No Others? (Dr. Kynes)
SATURDAY, MAY 22, 2004
8:30–9:00 AM Coffee & Bookstore
9:00–10:00 AM The Dead Sea Scrolls: Their Use and Abuse (Dr. Gropp)
10:00–10:30 AM Break
10:30–11:30 AM Q&A with all lecturers
Directions to Columbia Baptist Church
103 W. Columbia Street, Falls Church, Virginia
- From Washington, D.C. and Arlington area: I-66 West to Sycamore Street. Exit right on Sycamore, proceed to 2nd traffic light; turn left on Rt. 29 South (Lee Hwy/Washington Street). Proceed on Rt. 29 South approximately 6 blocks to church on right at W. Columbia Street.
- From points west, take I-66 East (toward Washington). Exit I-66 at Rt. 29 South (Lee Hwy/Washington Street); immediately move to right lane. Turn right onto Rt. 29 South (Lee Hwy/Washington Street) at traffic signal. Proceed approximately 3 blocks to church on right at W. Columbia Street.
- For additional directions and a map, visit the church’s website at www.columbiabaptistchurch.org.
