Chinese Scholar to Lecture at Princeton Seminary on the Bible in China

Princeton, NJ, February 20, 2008–Archie C.C. Lee, professor of biblical studies and Asian hermeneutics in the Department of Cultural and Religious Studies, and dean of the faculty of arts, at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, will deliver Princeton Seminary’s annual Alexander Thompson Lecture on Monday, March 3 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Lounge of the Mackay Campus Center. The title of his lecture is “The Bible in China: Religion of ‘God’s Chinese Son.’” It will be followed by a reception in the Private Dining Room.

Lee specializes in the Hebrew Bible and its socio-political and religio-cultural contexts in Mesopotamia and Ancient Palestine, and has been developing an interest in cross-textural hermeneutics and comparative scriptural studies.    

He teaches courses in religion and culture of Mesopotamia, Genesis in multicultural contexts, and Asian biblical interpretation. Lee is associate editor of Global Bible Commentary (2004), the Cambridge Dictionary of Christianity (forthcoming, 2009), and is the author of several books and numerous articles on biblical interpretation, cross-textual hermeneutics, and the Bible and Chinese classics.

The Reverend Alexander Thompson Memorial Lecture was established to honor Alexander Thompson, a 1909 graduate of the Seminary, with the broad definition of dealing with “some aspect of the Bible.” Past lecturers have included Phyllis Trible, Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, Hans Wilhelm Frei, Elaine Pagels, Hans Dieter Betz,Carol Ann Newsom, Victor Furnish, and many other notable biblical scholars.

The lecture and reception are open to the public and free of charge. For more information or for directions, call the Communications/Publications Office at 609.497.7760 or visit www.ptsem.edu.

Princeton Theological Seminary was founded in 1812 as the first seminary established by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church. It is the largest Presbyterian seminary in the country, with more than 700 students in seven graduate degree programs.