Second Annual Council on Dispensational Hermeneutics

Where: Baptist Bible Seminary in Clarks Summit, PA
When: September 23-24, 2009
What: “The Dispensational Understanding of the New Covenant”

About the Council
The 2009 meeting follows the first Council on Dispensational Hermeneutics, held in September 2008 on the Baptist Bible Seminary campus in Clarks Summit, PA.

Organized by Seminary Dean Dr. Mike Stallard, a group of more than 20 top scholars and ministry leaders met for two full days in 2008, discussing strategies and approaches to raise the level of authority and scholarship associated with more traditional forms of dispensational theology.

Materials from the 2008 council meetings, including a statement of conclusions, are included on this page. Equipping modern church leaders with a stronger academic basis for defending dispensationalism and interpreting the Bible accordingly was the focus of the 2008 gathering of scholars from across the country.

The 2009 event is set to be larger. It also coincides with the 16th Barndollar Lectureship Series. The featured speaker this year is Dr. Elliot Johnson of Dallas Theological Seminary. Dr. Johnson is founder of the Asian Theological Seminary and has taught and ministered in a dozen countries.

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2009 Presentation Schedule

Wednesday, September 23
9 a.m.	Chapel/Barndollar Lectureship Series, Dr. Elliot Johnson, Dallas Theological Seminary, “Matthew’s Use of Isaiah 7:14”
10:30 a.m.	Welcome, Baptist Bible College & Seminary President Jim Jeffery Opening and Introduction, Seminary Dean Dr. Mike Stallard Dr. Dave Frederickson, Western Seminary – Sacramento, “How Do You Know that a Passage is a New Covenant Passage?”
1:30 p.m.	Dr. John Master, Philadelphia Biblical University, “An Analytical Summary of Dispensational Views of Jeremiah 31:31-34 in Light of the Passage’s Historical and Exegetical Context”
3:30 p.m.	Dr. Mark Soto, Grace Theological Seminary
7 p.m.	Dr. Roy Beacham, Central Baptist Theological Seminary, “The New Covenant in Light of Ancient Near Eastern Covenants”
Thursday, September 24
9 a.m.	Chapel/Barndollar Lectureship Series, Dr. Elliot Johnson, Dallas Theological Seminary, “Is the New Covenant Established or Inaugurated?”
10:30 a.m.	George Gunn, Shasta Bible College, “An Analytical Summary of Various Views of the New Covenant in Second Corinthians 3:6”
1:30 p.m.	Dr. Rod Decker, Baptist Bible Seminary, “The New Covenant in Hebrews 7-10”
3:30 p.m.	Dr. Dave Frederickson, Western Seminary – Sacramento, “A Positive Use of Speech Act Theory for Dispensationalists”
6 p.m.	Discussion of Book Ideas
7 p.m.	Dr. Christopher Cone, Tyndale Seminary, “The Hermeneutical Ramifications of Applying the New Covenant to the Church”