Biblical Scholar to Speak Feb. 9 at Ohio Wesleyan
Biblical scholar Ryan Stokes will speak Feb. 9 at Ohio Wesleyan. Shown here with fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls, Stokes will discuss ‘The Rise of Satan.’ (Photo courtesy of Ryan Stokes)
DELAWARE, Ohio – Ryan Stokes, Ph.D., assistant professor of Old Testament at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, will discuss “The Rise of Satan” when he speaks at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9 at Ohio Wesleyan University.
Stokes – author of the forthcoming book “The Rise of Satan: Sin, Suffering, and the Superhuman in the Hebrew Scriptures and Early Jewish Literature” – will speak in Benes Room B of Ohio Wesleyan’s Hamilton-Williams Campus Center, 40 Rowland Ave., Delaware. His free, public presentation is sponsored by OWU’s Department of Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance Studies.
Stokes’ research interests include both the Old and New Testaments and additional writings outside the canon of scripture, such as the Dead Sea Scrolls. At Southwestern Seminary, he also serves as director of the Tandy Manuscript Research Center. He joined the school in 2011 after earning his doctorate in Old Testament/Hebrew Bible from Yale University.
Ohio Wesleyan’s Department of Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance Studies helps students to understand western culture through interdisciplinary studies of the history, literature, art, music, science, and religions that form the basis of western civilization. Learn more at https://www.owu.edu/academics/departments-programs/ancient-medieval-and-renaissance-studies-program/.
Founded in 1842, Ohio Wesleyan University is one of the nation’s premier liberal arts universities. Located in Delaware, Ohio, the private university offers 86 undergraduate majors and competes in 23 NCAA Division III varsity sports. Ohio Wesleyan combines a challenging, internationally focused curriculum with off-campus learning and leadership opportunities to connect classroom theory with real-world experience. OWU’s 1,750 students represent 46 U.S. states and territories and 43 countries. Ohio Wesleyan is featured in the book “Colleges That Change Lives,” listed on the latest President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction, and included in the U.S. News & World Report and Princeton Review “best colleges” lists. Learn more at www.owu.edu.