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About the Lecture

Recognizing the Gospels as ancient historical biographies significantly resets how we assess their truth claims. Contextualizing their portrayal of Jesus’ astonishing authority against first century Jewish and Greco-Roman horizons, renders the Gospels virtually impossible to explain unless Jesus did in fact act in ways very much like what the Gospels describe.

Where: Regent College Chapel
When: Nov 14, 2022 from 7–9 pm
Livestream: Join online at rgnt.net/live

About the Speaker

Dr. Rikk Watts is the Research Professor of New Testament at Regent College, where he served as the Professor of New Testament from 1996–2016. Rikk's areas of interest include the Gospel of Mark, the Book of Isaiah, the Old Testament in the New Testament, hermeneutics/biblical theology, the Gospel of John, and the life of Jesus. Rikk has served as an instructor at Gordon-Conwell (Boston), Wycliffe Hall (Oxford), Latrobe University (Melbourne), and the Bible College of Victoria (Melbourne). Most recently, he served as the Dean of Theology at Alphacrucis College. Rikk Watts is married to Katie, a primary teacher, and they have two adult children, Steven and Rebecca.

JOIN IN PERSON OR ONLINE

Join Rikk on campus in the Regent College chapel or tune in live online at rgnt.net/live. The livestream will be available at the time of the event.