Echoes of Scripture in the New Testament

The Candler Foundry in partnership with Northside UMC

Course Information

Course Dates: March 6, 13, 20, 27; April 3, 10 (6 sessions)

Course Time: Sundays 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM ET (in-person)

Course Description

From the Gospels to the letters of Paul, almost every page of the New Testament is packed with references to the Old Testament. Whether in the form of direct quotations or more indirect allusions, the writers of the New Testament tell the story of Jesus and the early church by re-using ideas and images that come from Genesis through Malachi.

Which books and texts are most often cited, and why? Did New Testament writers believe that the Old Testament predicted Jesus? What perspectives or methods guided how the New Testament writers interpreted the Old Testament? What can we today learn from how the New Testament writers reimagined their sacred Scriptures in light of pressing questions facing the early church?

Join us as we explore these and other questions related to the re-use of the Old Testament in the writings of the New Testament.

For more information, please email our Coordinator of Courses in the Community Damellys Sacriste at candlerfoundry@emory.edu.

Pitts Theology Library Digital Resource Access

All registered participants in the Courses in the Community program have access to select Pitts Theology Library resources. These resources can be used to research topics, authors, or areas of interest from class discussions. Please email Cristha Edwards, Coordinator of Digital Initiatives at candlerfoundry@emory.edu if you have any questions or concerns.

All course access for registered participants will begin on Wednesday, March 9, 2022.

Username: the email address you used to register for this course.

Password: echoes0930222

Meet the Instructor: Dr. Ryan Bonfiglio

The Candler Foundry, Director

Dr. Ryan Bonfiglio joined the Candler faculty in 2018. He previously taught at Columbia Theological Seminary and served as the John H. Stembler Scholar in Residence at the First Presbyterian Church (USA) of Atlanta. He is also the director of the TheoEd Talks speaker series and chair of the Metaphor Theory and Hebrew Bible Program Unit at the Society of Biblical Literature. His research and teaching interests include ancient Near Eastern iconography, Israelite religion, biblical metaphors, the Pentateuch, and various topics in Old Testament theology.

If you have any questions about the course, please feel free to reach out to Ryan at Ryan.P.Bonfiglio@emory.edu.