The Kirby Laing Centre's

Scripture and Doctrine Seminar

Scroll down to see the programme for SADS at SBL / IBR in November 2023.

Historically doctrine has developed as the church needed to give an account of what it believed and to protect itself from heresy. SADS explores the move from Scripture to the formulation of doctrine, and how doctrine and tradition illuminate our reading of the Bible.

SADS focuses on the intersection of Scripture and Doctrine. Historically doctrine has developed as the church needed to give an account of what it believed and to protect itself from heresy. SADS explores the move from Scripture to the formulation of doctrine, and how doctrine and tradition illuminate our reading of the Bible. Insofar as doctrine captures the message of the Bible it also provides an indispensable lens through which to read Scripture and informs our faithful witness to Christ in His world.

The Committee

Geoffrey Fulkerson (Dordt University; chair), Luke Stamps (Oklahoma Baptist University), Steve Harris (Elim Church, Saskatoon, SK), and Benjamin Quinn (SEBTS).

For more information, contact Geoffrey Fulkerson.

SADS: Scripture and Doctrine Seminar at SBL / IBR in November 2023.

Seminar Description

17 November 2023 | 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM | Room: Salon K – Marriott Rivercenter

Figural Christology and the Doctrine of the Atonement

Various motifs in the New Testament theology of atonement are often figural in character. They interpret the death of Christ through the lens of one or more figures in Israel’s Scriptures (e.g., Abraham’s sacrifice of his beloved son, the Passover lamb, the Yom Kippur sacrifices, and the Suffering Servant). This seminar explores the relationship between Scripture and doctrine by revisiting and developing a number of these figural atonement motifs both exegetically and theologically. For more information, contact Geoffrey Fulkerson (geoffrey.h.fulkerson@gmail.com).

Seminar Programme

Geoffrey Fulkerson, Dordt College, Welcome (5 min)

Opening Liturgy

Susan Bubbers, The Center for Anglican Theology, Presiding (5 min)

1. R. W. L. Moberly, University of Durham: Genesis 22 and the Father’s Giving of the Beloved Son as a Sacrifice via Romans 8:32 (25 min).

2. Madison N. Pierce, Western Theological Seminary: Christ as Both Priest and Sacrifice via Leviticus and Hebrews (25 min)

Break (10 min)

3. Katherine Sonderegger, Virginia Theological Seminary: The Suffering Servant of Isaiah 53 and Chalcedonian Christology (25 min)

4. Adam Johnson, Biola University, Respondent (10 min)

5. Christopher Seitz, Toronto School of Theology, Wycliffe College, Respondent (10 min)

Discussion (30 min)

Closing Liturgy