Crash Course Symposium: The Apostle Paul
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Register for our 3-day Crash Course Symposium!
3 Seminar Lectures by His Grace Bishop Themistocles of Nicopolis (Patriarchate of Alexandria)
(Sierra Leone Orthodox Mission; Former Lecturer of St Andrew’s Theological College)
Date & Time:
4th-6th September 2024
7:00-9:00pm over 3 consecutive evenings
Venue:
Hermes Lounge next to Kogarah Greek Orthodox Church
16-20 Belgrave Street KOGARAH
Registration (FREE) is essential via TryBooking for organisational and catering purposes.
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This symposium attempts to do the impossible - presenting the Apostle Paul in three seminar lectures. Towards that goal the lectures will attempt to encapsulate the essential elements of the person, the work, his milieux, and his central theological message.
Wednesday 4th September 2024
Seminar 1
The Abiding Significance of the Apostle Paul
Why study St. Paul? His impact upon Church and Western civilisation is unique. This lecture will analyse his vital significance on early Church and European history. The status of St. Paul in the Orthodox Church, the Holy Fathers and Byzantium. And as the catalyst of Martin Luther's Protestant Reformation.
Preparatory Reading: The Acts of the Apostles (New Testament)
Thursday 5th September 2024
Seminar 2
The Apostle Paul and his Greco-Roman Milieux
The Apostle Paul did not operate in a cultural and religious vacuum. He worked for the most part in a pagan post-Hellenistic, Greco-Roman world. While his essential theological message was drawn through divine revelation and his Hebraic background, nevertheless while he reacted to the pagan religious mind, at the same time Greco-Roman philosophy (esp. Stoic and Cynic), and rhetoric also influenced his literary methodology.
Suggested Reading: S. K. Showers, Letter Writing in Greco-Roman Antiquity
Friday 6th September 2024
Seminar 3
Saint Paul and the Mystery of the Cross
The essential theological message of the Apostle Paul centres, and is grounded on, the redemptive power of the Cross. This lecture will analyse the Apostle Paul's explanation of the unique impact, abiding effect and significance of the Crucified Christ.
Preparatory Reading: The Letter to the Galatians (New Testament)
For more information, or for help with registration, contact the College Registrar Fr Anastasios Kalogerakis via registrar@sagotc.edu.au or (02) 9549 3100 during weekday office hours.
Parking Information
Ample free street parking nearby. Wilson Parking (TAFE St George) behind the church may be open for free. Point Parking (8 Derby Street) Carpark open weeknights until midnight (entry after 7:00pm = free)
Location
The Hermes Lounge
20 Belgrave St, Kogarah NSW 2217