Conference at Exeter

The British New Testament Conference was held at the St Lukes Campus of the University of Exeter (pictured above). It was a very good conference, with a large attendance, and John’s paper on Acts 18 was very well received. In an email of thanks, one of the organizers described John’s paper as “detailed, focussed and fascinating” and John enjoyed the discussion afterwards very much, finding it helpful and stimulating. Elizabeth attended the seminar dealing with the social background of the New Testament, as several papers on magic in the first century were being presented. Both of us also caught up with friends we had met in 1997 when we lived here. We also managed to find time to explore the Exeter Cathedral, which was very interesting and which had the smallest chapel we had ever seen. Two people and the priest would fit there, but this would be its capacity. We snapped the outside of the cathedral (below).