The Canadian Council of Christians and Jews – Alberta Region
Invites Clergy, Lay leaders and the Public to attend their:
Annual Spring Breakfast Dialogue
Understanding Scripture: Jewish and Christian Perspectives
- with a special look at Isaiah 53
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
8:30 to 10:15 a.m.
Calgary Jewish Centre
Kindly Reserve by Tuesday, May 19th
Tickets: $10.00; Students: $5.00 (Breakfast Included)
Presenters:
Rabbi Jordan Ofseyer (Beth Tzedec Congregation) was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1962 and has served as a Rabbi to several congregations in the USA. He has a Bachelor of Sacred Music, a Masters in Hebrew Literature and an Honorary Doctorate from JTS. Rabbi Ofseyer is a lecturer, author and regular panelist on American Religious Town Hall, a nationally televised weekly program on religious and social issues.
Dr. Paul Spilsbury (Ambrose University College) (BTh, MCS, PhD) is Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins, and Dean, Faculty of Theology at Ambrose University College, Calgary. A graduate of Cambridge University, his scholarship (including three books, numerous articles, essays, reviews and academic papers) covers the New Testament and Judaism in the Roman world, and has been funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
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