Jesus seminar begins April 13-14


The Jesus Seminar on the Road: Women and the Birth of Christianity, begins with a lecture by Shelle Matthews, associate professor of religion at Furman University, Greenville, S.C., at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 13, at the Memorial Union. Matthews will address "Mary Magdalene: The Woman Who Knew Too Much."

The Saturday, April 14, workshop from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the Tabula Coffee House, 3012 University Ave., will feature Stephan Patterson, professor of New Testament at Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis, addressing "The Problem with Paul."

Matthews will address "Dueling Pauline Legacies," and Patterson will discuss "The Gospel of Mary Magdalene" in the Saturday workshop from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at the Tabula Coffee House.

Registration for the seminar is $60, with an additional family member for $40. Single sessions are Friday evening lecture, $15; Saturday morning workshop, $25; and Saturday afternoon workshop, $25.

For more information, contact the First Presbyterian Church at 775-5545. The event is co-sponsored by the philosophy and religion colloquium. -- Philosophy and Religion.