Could Jesus Read Or Write?

As of this time, the public lecture by Chris Keith planned for tomorrow evening at Butler University is expected to take place as scheduled.

Could Jesus Read or Write? Literacy and the Historical Jesus
A public lecture by Dr. Chris Keith
Assistant Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins
Lincoln Christian University, Lincoln, Illinois

February 3rd, 2011
6pm
Gallahue Hall room 108

Chris Keith (PhD, University of Edinburgh) is Assistant Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins at Lincoln Christian University. His first book, The Pericope Adulterae, the Gospel of John, and the Literacy of Jesus (Brill, 2009) was a winner of the 2010 John Templeton Award for Theological Promise, given by the Forschungszentrum Internationale und Interdisziplinäre Theologie at the University of Heidelberg. His lecture is based on research for his forthcoming book, Jesus’ Literacy: Scribal Culture and the Teacher from Galilee (T&T; Clark, 2011).

A promotional flyer can be found here.