Wrestling with the Word: Biblical Interpretation through Church History
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G. Sujin Pak
Sujin Pak is a historian of Christianity who’s an expert in the early modern period, the Protestant Reformation, and the history of biblical interpretation. She is currently the Dean of the School of Theology at Boston University. She has taught courses on the history of Christianity, the Protestant reformers, the history of biblical interpretation, and medieval female mystics. Through publications, lectures, and invited presentations, she has made a significant impact on her field. As a professor, Pak encourages her students to master a variety of perspectives as well as the social contexts where those perspectives emerged. She prizes diversity in her teaching, as well as in her scholarship.
Publication(s) for this event
The Reformation of Prophecy: Early Modern Interpretations of the Prophet & Old Testament Prophecy (Oxford Studies in Historical Theology)
by
G. Sujin
Pak
Oxford University Press (June 28, 2018)
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