Events

You’re invited to Regent's 2024 Evening Public Lecture series! Join us in the chapel or tune in online to explore theology, culture, and much more with this year’s summer faculty.

To livestream this and other Evening Public Lectures, visit us at rgnt.net/live.

About the Lecture

Christians commonly acknowledge a conviction that the Bible has authority. Yet when asked to give further explanation of that authority and how it works, they may find themselves at a loss. In fact, there are many different ways to construe the Bible’s authority, and each one is inevitably accompanied by a hermeneutical approach. That is, people will use a methodology that corresponds with where they locate the Bible’s authority. In this talk, John Walton will introduce ten models of biblical authority, address the pros and cons of each, and evaluate their suitability to serve as the basis for a comprehensive hermeneutic.

About the Speaker

John H. Walton is Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Wheaton College and Graduate School. He has written over 30 books, with expertise on the ancient Near East backgrounds of the Old Testament. He was the Old Testament general editor of the Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible and is best known for his Lost World series.

Dr. Walton is teaching Becoming Faithful Readers of the Old Testament from July 22 to 26 as part of Regent’s 2024 Summer Programs.

Onsite and Online

You can attend this lecture in Regent’s chapel, or watch it live online at rgnt.net/live. A video recording will be available for free online for a limited time after the event.