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Joint Theological Ethics and New Testament Research Seminar Autumn Term 2026 

Sermon on the Mount and Contemporary Ethical Reasoning 

Time and venue: 3-5 PM, Mondays, Humanity Manse Seminar Room  

This term’s seminar texts are Jonathan T. Pennington’s The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing (Baker 2017) and Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Discipleship (either DBWE 4 [ISBN 0800683242] or Victoria J. Barnett ed. Reader’s Version: 9781506402703). Both main texts should be purchased or downloaded from the library. Please read the scheduled readings before each week’s seminar, which will be introduced by one of the seminar participants. 

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28 S±ð±è³Ù., Introductory discussion of the aim of this seminar. Discussion of Pennington ch. 2 and Bonhoeffer pp. 56-76 in the DBWE 4 volume (the “Simple Obedience” chapter and the definition of “blessedness” on the last pages of the previous chapter). 

5 Oct., Pennington ch. 6 

12 Oct., Pennington ch. 7 

19 Oct., Bonhoeffer on Mt. 5, (pp. 100-145 in the DBWE 4 volume) 

26 Oct., Pennington ch. 8 

2 Nov., Pennington ch. 9 

9 N´Ç±¹., Bonhoeffer on Mt. 6, (pp. 146-148 in the DBWE 4 volume) 

16 N´Ç±¹., Pennington ch. 10 

23 N´Ç±¹., Pennington ch. 11 

30 Nov., Bonhoeffer on Mt. 7 (pp 160-182 in the DBWE 4 volume)  

7 Dec., Concluding discussion: What have we learned? 

Seminar Chairs: Brian Brock and Jamie Davies 

Contact to attend: Brian Brock, b.brock@abdn.ac.uk 

PT Seminar Fall 2025

There are a range of lectures and readings groups - open to all - this semester.

Please see here the Programme for the Classical Association of Scotland: Aberdeen and North of Scotland Centre: .

Further to this Programme of events, Sam Newington (Dr) will be hosting fortnightly reading groups in Greek and Latin. For the Greek reading group, we will be exploring Homer's Iliad 22 and for the Latin Virgil's Aeneid 6. If you are interested in joining please contact Dr Newington: s.newington@abdn.ac.uk.