Old Testament professor to give lecture
WAYNESBURG – Dr. Jerome F.D. Creach, a professor of Old Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, will be the speaker at Waynesburg University’s b.f. maiz Lecture at 7 p.m. Sept. 22 in Alumni Hall.
Admission is free and the public is invited.
The topic of the lecture is “Asking God for Vengeance: The Role of Imprecation in Christian Prayer.”
Creach is the author of five books, including “Violence in Scripture,” “The Destiny of the Righteous in the Psalms” and “Joshua in the Interpretation Commentary Series.”
The lecturer holds a doctorate from Union Presbyterian Seminary. His interests include the appropriation of the Bible in the life of the church and the community, with specific emphasis on the Psalms and the Prophets.
The b.f. maiz Center, named after the late poet b.f. maiz, exists to continue and to amplify his lifelong concerns with poetry, peace and poetic justice. This speaker is invited to campus as part of the b.f. maiz Center’s activities.