CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE ON

How are we to understand the significance of Jerusalem in the light of Christian, Jewish and Muslim thinking ?

Wednesday 3rd - Friday 5th April 1991 All Nations Christian College Ware, Herts, UK

PURPOSE What is the religious and theological significance of Jerusalem today? Contemporary events suggest that in the 90's this will be an increasingly important question, asked by Christians, and Muslims, and answered in conflicting ways with inevitable political consequences. Even Christians with a high regard for scripture find themselves at variance: how are we to interpret the Old Testament in the light of the New? Our aim, whilst looking at Jewish and Muslim attitudes, is to raise awareness of the varied Christian approaches to Jerusalem, both past and present, and to ask of these: which is most true to scripture and best reflects God's will for Jerusalem today?

Sponsored by:

Christian Impact The Deo Gloria Trust The Tyndale Fellowship All Nations Christian College The Church Missionary Society The Church's Ministry among the Jews SPEAKERS

Gordon McConville: lecturer in Old Testament, Wycliffe Hall, Oxford (associated with Tantur, near Bethlehem.)

Tom Wright: lecturer in New Testament and Chaplain of Worcester College, Oxford

John Levy: a leading Zionist spokesman, director of the 'Friends of Israel Trust'

Taysir Kamleh: a Palestinian Muslim, formerly lecturer in English, Reading University

Peter Walker: author of Holy City, Holy Places? and now Curate of Tonbridge Parish Church

John Edwards: Lecturer in History, Birmingham University, and author of The Jews in Christian Europe (1400-1700)

Waiter Riggans: formerly working in Israel, now lecturer in and Hebrew at All Nations Christian College; author of Israel &

Gabi Habib: a Lebanese Christian, now General secretary of the Middle East Council of Churches, based in Cyprus

Claire Amos: Director of the ACTS Centre, Croydon; formerly associated with St George's College, Jerusalem, and now on the committee of 'Living Stones'

Richard Harvey: a Messianic working for CMJ in London

Margaret Brearley: Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for the Study of and Jewish- Christian Relations, Selly Oak, Birmingham

David Stern: a Messianic Jew, elder in a congregation in Jerusalem

Salim Munayer: a Christian Arab, Dean of Bethlehem Bible College

David Goodenough: CMS liaison officer with MECC Cyprus PROGRAMME WEDNESDAY 3rd Arrival & tea 4.30 pm Who are we and what are the issues? Panel of speakers Jerusalem - the questions it poses for modern Christians Waiter Riggans

THURSDAY 4th Jerusalem in the Old Testament Cordon McConville Jerusalem in New Testament Tom Wright

Jerusalem in Judaism John Levy Jerusalem in Islam Taysir Kamleh

Jerusalem in Christian interpretation: early Church and Peter Walker & John Edwards

Jerusalem a living city of faith for the church today Gabi Habib with an introduction by David Goodenough on: Jerusalem: the rise of Christian interest in the modern period

FRIDAY 5th Jerusalem today: 3 approaches to Christian and concern Incarnation & suffering: with Christian Arabs in their 'holy city' ClaireAmos Pilgrimage or ' '? the dilemma of Jerusalem for Jewish believers Richard Harvey Identifying with Israel: a Christian Zionist view Margaret Brearley Jerusalem tomorrow: discerning God's will for Jerusalem David Stern & Salim Munayer Can there be a truly Christian perspective on Jerusalem? How are we to relate Scripture and history Panel of speakers

Tea & depart

Ruth Geisner will lead us each morning in a time of worship and short exposition. COST £55 for the whole conference (£40 for those in full-time training) £15 per day for day attendance only (£20 for the Thursday)

Bed and Breakfast for one night, a further £15

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