Howard Payne University’s School of Christian Studies is partnering with the Christian Heritage Foundation of Cleburne to present “The Tanakh,” a program and display of the scrolls of the Hebrew Bible. There are two opportunities to attend the program – 6 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 3. The program, which is free and open to the public, will take place in the Richard and Wanda Jackson Conference Room of HPU’s Paul and Jane Meyer Faith and Life Leadership Center.
The discussion, led by Charles Garrett, executive director of the Ancient Hebrew Scroll Project, is part of HPU’s Lectures in Christian Scriptures series.
The display contains 16 scrolls which Jewish people refer to as the Hebrew Scriptures (Tanakh) and which Christians call the 39 books of the Old Testament. The Tanakh is an acronym which stands for Torah (instruction), Neviim (prophets) and Ketuvim (writings). The scrolls are from Poland, Iraq, Morocco, Russia and other countries around the globe. Each is more than 250 years old, with the exception of six scrolls commissioned by the Christian Heritage Foundation when a worldwide search failed to discover those needed to complete the set.
“Those interested in the study of the Bible might find this program to be very informative and of great significance,” said Dr. Donnie Auvenshine, dean of HPU’s School of Christian Studies. “HPU is proud to host this display and we look forward to welcoming members of the community.”
