Plenary Sessions 1

Conference Information 2

Overview of Schedule 4

Key to Paper Codes 5

Meeting Schedule 5

ETS Executive Committee Members ( 1999) 28

ETS Presidents 29

ETS National Conferences 30

Index of Study Group Programs and Participants 31

Index of Presenters 3 7 All plenary sessions will be held enary Sessions in the Grand Ballroom.

Walter C. Kaiser Jr., Gorden- () Conwell Theological Seminary, "The Kingdom of God in " Wednesday, 1 :00-2:00 p.m.

Bruce Waltke, Reformed Theological Seminary, "The Kingdom of God in Biblical Theology" Thursday, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Millard Erickson, Truett Seminary- Baylor University, "The Kingdom of God in Systematic Theology" Thursday, 2:30-3:30 p.m.

John MacArthur Jr., Grace Commu------1 nity Church, Sun Valley, California, "The Kingdom of God in the Pastoral Ministry" Thursday, 7:30-B:30 p.m.

Darrell Bock, Dallas Theological Sem- inary, "The Kingdom of God in Theology" lo \ Friday, 8:30-9:30 a.m. )I *Miroslav Volt, Yale Divinity------i , 1 School/Evangelical Theological Faculty, __ ) , Osijek, Croatia, "The Final Reconcilia- // tion: Reflections on the Social Dimen- • sian of the Eschatological Transition" Friday, 9:30-10:30 a.m.

"The Kingdom of God and the Millennium" Thursday, 8:30-9:45 p.m. (Grand Ballroom)

Richard Plerard, Indiana State Vern Poythress, Westminster Theo- University logical Seminary

John Master, Philadelphia College of Robert Saucy, Talbot School of Bible Theology

John Jefferson Davis, Gordan- Robert Clouse, Indiana State Conwell Theological Seminary University

*Invited Guest onference Information

Location and Facilities Name Badges The meeting will be held at: Name tags and purchased banquet ticket(s) will be sent to all early regis- Sheraton Ferncroft Resort trants. This mailing will not be until 50 Ferncroft Road after October 1st. Late registration Danvers, MA 01923 name tags (along with those outside phone: 97B.777.2500 of North America) will be held at the ETS registration table in the Sheraton Located on a 600-acre private estate Ferncroft Resort. Name tags must be 1 7 miles outside the city along worn to secure admittance to any of Boston's North Shore, the Ferncroft the sessions. All presenters must Resort is a fully equipped business cen- register. ter with deluxe guest rooms, indoor pool, steam room, sauna and day spa. Discussion at Sessions The ETS welcomes associate members Rooms and guests from the general Christian The ETS room rate is $11 0 per night public to attend all sessions of the for single to quad occupancy. Call annual meeting. However, in welcom- 1.B00.325.3535 or 1.97B.777.2500. ing guests it is also important that we We have 300 rooms for Tuesday protect the original purpose of the through Thursday. Please mention you ETS as an academic society where are with the Evangelical Theological scholars can come to interact with Society for this rate. other scholars in their fields. Because time for such discussion is necessarily Other Hotels limited, we ask that only full members of the ETS (those with Th. M. or Ph. D. or Other hotels in the Danvers area (ask equivalent degree) and student mem- for special Evangelical Theological bers currenlfy enrolled in a Ph.D. pro- Society rate): gram toke port in the discussions fol- lowing the paper presentations. Holiday Inn (Peabody) 1.B00.465.4329 or 1.97B.535.4600 Timing 125 rooms at $95 per night (5 miles from the Sheraton) Each parallel session lasts 40 minutes. Since one of the primary purposes of Hampton Inn (Peabody) the annual meeting is to give opportu- 1.B00.426.7B66 or 1.97B.536.2020 nity for scholarly interaction, present- 25 rooms at $99 per night, includes ers are asked to complete reading of deluxe continental breakfast their papers in about 25 minutes, or (5 miles from the Sheraton) 30 minutes if absolutely necessary, leaving 10 to 15 minutes for interac- Comfort Inn tion with listeners. 1 .B00.22B.5150 or 1 .97B. 777.1 700 50 rooms at $69.95, includes continental breakfast (3/4 mile from the Sheraton) Tapes of Sessions Job Interview Room Again this year tapes of sessions will be On Wednesday only the Ferncroft West available after each session at the ACTS room, beside the book display area, will tape table. have tables where job seekers may set out resumes, and where schools may Book Shipping advertise available positions. The room will have furniture suitable for relaxing A book shipping service will be avail- and/or interviewing. able in a booth adjacent to the exhibit hall. ETS meeting participants can pur- chase books from all major evangelical publishers at a substantial discount (usually 50%) and have them shipped home immediately for a nominal fee.

Future Meetings Next year's meeting will take place November 15-1 7 at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. The theme for the meeting will be "Israel-Past, Present, and Future."

Future meetings are tentatively planned as follows:

Year Place General Theme

2001 Denver Defining Evangelicalism's Boundaries 2002 Toronto Evangelical Christianity and Other Religions \2s

TS Executive Committee Members (1999)

Wayne A. Grudem George W. Knight Ill ETS President ETS President, 199 5 Evangelical Divinity School Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary john H. Sailhamer ETS President-Elect and Program Program Chairman, 1999 Chairman john H. Sailhamer, Southeastern Baptist Theological Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Seminary

Darrell Bock phone: 919.556.3101 ETS Vice President e-mail: )[email protected] Dallas Theological Seminary Contact Dr. Sail hamer only for ques- )ames A. Borland tions regarding your paper presenta- ETS Secretary-Treasurer tion. Do not contact him for informa- Liberty University tion about meeting registration, fees, ETS membership, name tags, etc., all Andreas Kostenberger of which are handled by Dr. )ames Editor, JETS Borland, ETS Secretary-Treasurer, Southeastern Baptist Theological 804.237.5309. For room reservations, Seminary call the Sheraton reservation number: 800.325.3535 in the USA and Canada Norman l. Geisler or contact the Sheraton Ferncroft ETS President, 1 998 Resort, 50 Ferncroft Road, Danvers, Southern Evangelical Seminary MA 01923; 978.777.2500; http://www.sheraton.com. Moises Silva ETS President, 1997 Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

Robert C. Newman ETS President, 1996 Biblical Theological Seminary verview of Schedule

Wednesday, November 17 1:30-2:30 p.m. Plenary session 2: : "The 8:00-8:40 a.m. Kingdom of God in Biblical Theology" Parallel session 1 2:30-3:30 p.m. 8:50-9:30 a.m. Plenary session 3 Parallel session 2 Millard Erickson: "The Kingdom of God in 9:40-10:20 a.m. Systematic Theology" Parallel session 3 3:40-4:20 p.m 10:30-11:10a.m. Parallel session 15 Parallel session 4 4:30-5:10 p.m. 11 :10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Parallel session 16 Lunch 5:20-6:00 p.m. 12·.30-1·.00 p.m. Parallel session 1 7 Business meeting 6:00-7:30 p.m. 1:00-2:00 p.m. Dinner Plenary session 1: Walter C. Kaiser Jr.: 7:30-8:30 p.m. "The Kingdom of God in Old Testament Plenary session 4: John MacArthur Jr.: Theology" "The Kingdom of God in the Pastoral 2:10-2:50 p.m. Ministry" Parallel session 5 8:30-9:45 p.m. 3:00-3-.40 p.m. Panel: "The Kingdom of God and the Parallel session 6 Millennium" (Richard Pierard, 3:50-4:30 p.m. John Master, John Jefferson Davis, Vern Parallel session 7 Poythress, Robert Saucy, Robert Clouse) 4:40-5:20 p.m. Parallel session 8 Friday, November 19 5:30-6:10 p.m. Parallel session 9 7:45-8:30 a.m. 7:00-8:10 p.m. Business meeting Banquet 8:30-9:30 a.m. 8:10-9:10 p.m. Plenary session 5 Presidential address: : Darrell Bock: "The Kingdom of God in "Do We Act like We Really Believe That New Testament Theology" 'The Bible Alone, and the Bible in Its 9:30-10:30 a.m. Entirety, Is the Word of God Written'?" Plenary session 6 9:20-10:30 p.m. Miroslav Volt: "The Final Reconciliation: Fireside chat w·lth plenary speakers Reflections on the Social Dimension of the Eschatological Transition" Thursday, November 18 10:50-11:30 a.m. Parallel session 18 8:00-8:40 a.m. 11 :40 a.m.-1 2:20 p.m. Parallel session 10 Parallel session 19 8:50-9:30 a.m. 12:20-1:30p.m. Parallel session 11 Lunch 9:40-10:20 a.m. 1:30-2:10 p.m. Parallel session 12 Parallel session 20 10:30-11:10a.m. 2:20-3:00 p.m. Parallel session 1 3 Parallel session 21 11:20 a.m.-12:00 p.m. 3:10-3:50 p.m. Parallel session 14 Parallel session 22 12:00-1:30 p.m. 4:00-4:40 p.m. Lunch Parallel session 23