The second presentation in Nate Ramsayer's seven-part course How the Bible Became a Book. In this lecture, Nate will help to trace the lineage of the most authoritative biblical manuscripts that are used to create the modern day translations we’re all familiar with. Feel free to join, even if you weren't present at the first lecture.
What can we learn while looking at Qur’anic texts through a critical lens, as opposed to religious tradition? How similar was its creation to that of the Bible? What kind of manuscript evidence exists for the Qur’ān? Join biblical scholar and archaeologist Nate Ramsayer as we delve into this mystical Islamic text from an academic perspective in the third installment of his four-part lecture series this month. No background in Bible or knowledge of Islam necessary. Feel free to join, even if you missed the previous lecture!
Sponsored by the John and Mary Murphy Foundation.
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Many people are not aware, but tons of biblical stories show up in the Qur’ān, and Jesus is one of the most-mentioned characters. How do these stories from the Christian and Jewish Bibles compare to their Islamic counterparts? Join biblical scholar and archaeologist Nate Ramsayer as we delve into this mystical Islamic text in the second installment of a four-part lecture series this month. No background in Bible or knowledge of Islam necessary. Feel free to join, even if you missed the previous lecture!
Sponsored by the John and Mary Murphy Foundation.
Why are the four Gospels so different from each other in the way they portray Jesus? Are they truly biographical accounts? Were they actually written by his original disciples? If these are eyewitness reports, how does it make sense that the details are vastly dissimilar and even contradictory? Were some of these stories based on a prior Gospel that no longer exists? Come find out! This presentation, led by biblical scholar and archaeologist Nate Ramsayer, will take a deep dive into the Gospel accounts and why they present their contents in such unique ways. This will be the fourth installment
Beginning after the events of 9/11, for years it was hard to turn on the news and not hear the words “Islam” (a religion), “Muslim” (an adherent of the religion Islam), or “Qur’ān” (Islam’s most sacred text). So we’ve all heard of it before, but how many non-Muslim Americans actually know what the Qur’ān is and what it contains? How long is it? Would it surprise you to learn that Jesus is one of the main characters? How similar is this book to the Bible? Join biblical scholar and archaeologist Nate Ramsayer as we delve into this mystical Islamic text through a four-part lecture series this
Lecture with Nate Ramsayer: the first in a seven-part series entitled How the Bible Became a Book. This will be an overview of what the Bible—both Old and New Testaments—contains and what time period it covers, as well as the difference between Jewish and Christian biblical traditions.
In the third presentation of Nate Ramsayer's seven-part course How the Bible Became a Book, Nate will give an overview of some curious narrative characteristics found in the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, as well as take a deep dive into the story of creation.