Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Fwd: 2008 Jerusalem Conference July 17-20

Rabbi Jerry announced the Jerusalem conference, which takes place in Little Rock Arkansas, during the classes.  This conference takes place every year.  If you are taking classes for credit, you will receive some credits for attending.
 
If you have taken any classes at the Jewish Roots Institute of Kansas City, then you are familiar with Ron Moseley, Roy Blizzard, and maybe Paul Maier who will be speaking at the conference.
 
Here are the dates and the speakers for the conference.  See the information below.
 
2008 Jerusalem Conference 
Training Biblical Teachers with Middle Eastern Resources 
Dates: July 17-20, 2008 
At the AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED BIBLICAL STUDIES, Sherwood, Arkansas 
 
Topics to be announced soon. Please check the website: http://www.aihls.org/conferences.htm 

Speakers this year include: 

RON MOSELEY, Ph.D., D.Phil., D.Litt.

Dr. Ron Moseley has studied for the last twenty years at several major universities including Princeton, the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and the Jerusalem University in Jerusalem and researched with some of the most prominent scholars in Hebrew culture. He has a Bachelor's of Religious Education and Master's of Biblical Foundations in Middle Eastern degrees from Luther Rice College, a Master's degree in Jewish Studies, a Ph.D. degree from Louisiana Baptist University, and a D.Phil. from Oxford Graduate School, the American Center for Religion and Society Studies, where he graduated with honors for his statistical analysis of society and religion. Dr. Moseley is a Fellow and Scholar in the Oxford Society of Scholars and Reads academic papers regularly at Oxford University. In 2006 Dr. Moseley received a D.Litt. from Oxford Graduate School for his on-going research and writing.

ROY BLIZZARD, Ph.D.

Dr. Blizzard is president of Yavo, Inc. and Biblescholars.org, a nonprofit organization dedicated to Biblical research and education. Dr. Blizzard attended Oklahoma Military Academy and has a B.A. from Phillips University in Enid, Oklahoma. He has a M.A. from Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico, M.A. from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Ph.D. in Hebrew Studies from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Blizzard has served as an instructor in Hebrew, biblical history, and biblical archaeology at the University of Texas at Austin. He has also served as an adjunct professor for Union Graduate School of the Union for Experimental Colleges and Universities in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Blizzard continues serving on various graduate student committees at the University of Texas for students working on their doctoral degrees. Dr. Blizzard is the founder of Biblical Research Foundation.

PAUL L. MAIER Ph.D.

Dr. Paul L. Maier is The Russell H. Seibert Professor of Ancient History at Western Michigan University and a much-published author of both scholarly and popular works. His novels include two historical documentaries, Pontius Pilate and The Flames of Rome, as well as a theological thriller that became a national bestseller in religious fiction, A Skeleton in God's Closet. A sequel, More Than a Skeleton, appeared last fall. His non-fiction works include In the Fullness of Time, a book that correlates evidence from the ancient world impinging on Jesus and early Christianity; Josephus: The Essential Works, a new translation/commentary on writings of the first-century Jewish historian; and Eusebius - The Church History, a similar book on the first Christian historian. Several million Maier books are now printed in a dozen languages, as well as over 250 scholarly articles in professional journals. Dr. Maier lectures widely, appears frequently in national radio, television, and newspaper interviews, and has received numerous awards. He has also penned four children's books and produced three four-hour video series dealing with Jesus, St. Paul, and the early church. Dr. Maier earned his bachelor's degree from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, his master's degree from Harvard University, his doctoral from the University of Basel in Switzerland.

JIMMILEA BERRYHILL, D.Phil.

Dr. Jimmilea Berryhill received a Bachelor of Arts from International Seminary and a Master of Arts in Ancient Middle Eastern history from South Central Graduate School and she has studied at the Jerusalem University College in Israel. Dr. Berryhill graduated from Oxford Graduate School in 2003 with a Doctor of Philosophy and has been inducted in the Oxford Society of Scholars as a Fellow and a Scholar.