FredPutnam.org -

YHWH is a Farmer; People are Plants

fredputnam — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 04:02:44 -0700

This is an unformatted MSWord version of a second paper, developing the idea that complexes of related biblical metaphors can be used as theologies. A pdf version will soon be available (posted 2.June.2010).

Preaching Engagements (confirmed)

fredputnam — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:13:49 -0800

Start: 2010-02-28 11:00

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Preaching:

I will be preaching at Christ the King Presbyterian Church (Conshohocken, PA) one Sunday per month, February through May 2010.

Hope you can join us!

The New School of Theology: A Proposal

fredputnam — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:06:46 -0800

Can theological education be improved? If so, how? This paper sets forth a unique program of theological education and preparation for both ministry and a life of study and reflection.

From Darkness into Gloom: A True Story

fredputnam — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:35:36 -0800

A brief paper on my changing understanding of what it means to learn, and thus to teach, delivered as an address to the first Annual Alpha Chi Epsilon Gala (September 2009) at Philadelphia Biblical University.

The Battle O'er

fredputnam — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:30:31 -0700

One-man Show (not mine)

fredputnam — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:48:18 -0800

Start: 2009-03-02 19:00

End: 2009-03-02 21:30

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The Great Divorce

Sermon at Christ the King Presbyterian Church (Conshohocken, PA)

fredputnam — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:44:44 -0800

Start: 2009-03-01 18:00

End: 2009-03-01 19:15

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The Windmills of Creation

"Life is a Day"

fredputnam — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:42:12 -0800

Start: 2009-03-01 11:00

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"Elders in the Church"

fredputnam — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:02:23 -0800

Start: 2009-03-01 09:45

End: 2009-03-01 10:35

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Greetings and Welcome to Fred Putnam.org!

fredputnam — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 08:24:50 -0800

Greetings!

Welcome to my website, and thanks for visiting. I hope that what you find here proves helpful or [at least] interesting.

I am a member of the faculty of the School of Bible & Ministry at Philadelphia Biblical University (PBU), in Langhorne, Pennsylvania (www.pbu.edu).

I have taught Biblical Hebrew, Old Testament interpretation, Bible translation, linguistics, and various other subjects at the graduate (since 1984), and undergraduate (since 2007) levels; homeschool courses in Hebrew, Greek, Shakespeare, philosophy, poetry, and English literature to high school students; and various courses, workshops, and seminars in reading and understanding the Bible for collegians in the USA and at Institutul Teologica Timotheus (Bucharest, Romania).

This website, which is intended as a resource for my students, includes papers that I have read at various conferences, as well as "personal articles" (studies made out of my own interest without regard for publication), fiction and poetry (for fun), and papers written to encourage and foster conversation.