Lincoln, IL - Lincoln Christian University welcomes 
							2010 John Templeton Award for Theological Promise 
							recipient Dr. Jeffrey Stackert as part of its 
							Biblical Studies Symposium. Dr. Stackert will be 
							presenting a paper entitled "The Devastation of 
							Darkness: Disability in Exodus 10:21-23, 27 and 
							Intensification in the Plagues." The public is 
							invited to join all students for this lecture 
							scheduled in Restoration Hall room R23 on February 
							29 from noon to 12:50 p.m. 
							Dr. Stackert is the Assistant Professor of Hebrew 
							Bible in the Divinity School at the University of 
							Chicago. He earned his PhD in Near Eastern and 
							Judaic Studies (Ancient Near East and Bible) at 
							Brandeis University. Dr. Stackert won the 2010 John 
							Templeton Award for Theological Promise with his 
							publication, Rewriting the Torah: Literary Revision 
							in Deuteronomy and the Holiness Legislation (Tübingen: 
							Mohr Siebeck, 2007). 
							The Biblical Studies Symposium meets every Wednesday 
							during academic semesters as a way to provide an 
							outlet for the discussion of biblical scholarship at 
							Lincoln Christian University. Presenters typically 
							present a paper on their most recent scholarly work. 
							Symposium presenters are typically LCU faculty, but 
							on occasion may include student work or speakers 
							like Dr. Stackert who come from other colleges and 
							universities.
							[Text from file received from LCU]