Date: 29th June-2nd July 2010
The Annual Australasian Christian Conference (AACC) exists to stimulate research and publication by evangelical christian academics. The AACC has two Tracks. Track 1 provides biblical and theological scholars with an opportunity to present research in the areas of biblical studies, systematic theology, ethics and church history. Track 2 provides a forum for academics working in the Humanities, Sciences and Engineering to explore issues at the intersection of Christianity and their specific discipline. To facilitate interaction with academics outside our geographical region the AACC has invited two scholars of international standing to deliver the plenary addresses in 2010.
Robert P. Gordon
Robert P. Gordon is Regius Professor of Hebrew at Cambridge University and a Fellow of St Catharine's College. Robert studied Hebrew and Aramaic in Cambridge (BA, PhD) before going to Glasgow to his first job in Hebrew and Old Testament. Since 1979 he has worked in Cambridge, first in the Divinity Faculty (79-95) and then the Faculty of Oriental Studies (subsequently renamed to Asian and Middle Eastern Studies) (1995-present). His interests include the ancient versions of the OT, near eastern context of the OT, Amos (ICC). Monographs include The Targum to the Twelve Prophets (1994), The Old Testament Peshitta: Chronicles (1998), Holy Land, Holy City (2004), and commentaries on 1-2 Samuel (1986) and Hebrews (2000, 2008). Even without his Irish accent Robert would remain an entertaining and thought-provoking speaker. Robert grew up in Northern Ireland. His wife Ruth comes from the same part of the United Kingdom. Their three grown up children were all born in exile.
Robert will present papers on the following topics:
1. The Royal Man(date) in Genesis 1:26-28
2. The Elephant in the Study: Barr, Moberly and Truth-Telling in Genesis 2-3
3. The Problem of Cain: What is Genesis 4 about?
Markus Bockmuehl
Markus Bockmuehl is Professor of Biblical and Early Christian Studies and a Fellow of Keble College, University of Oxford. He began his university study in Vancouver at the University of British Columbia (BA Classical Studies) and Regent College (MCS, MDiv), and received his PhD from Cambridge. After returning home to teach briefly at Regent and UBC in the late 1980s, he held posts at Cambridge and St Andrews before moving to Oxford in 2007. Among his books are The Epistle to the Philippians (1998), Jewish Law in Gentile Churches (2000), and Seeing the Word: Refocusing New Testament Study (2006); recent edited volumes include Redemption and Resistance (2007), Scripture’s Doctrine and Theology’s Bible (2008) and Paradise in Antiquity (2010). Markus and his wife Celia have five children.
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