The Scripture and Hermeneutics Seminar held the second event in its 2026 series on Joshua and Judges. This event considered questions of intertextuality / reception history via presentations from Grant LeMarquand and Don Springer. Click to watch the video, or scroll for presenter bios.
“Jesus and Canaanites in Matthew’s Gospel”
Grant LeMarquand (ThD, Wycliffe College / University of Toronto) is Emeritus Professor of Biblical Studies at Trinity Anglican Seminary (Ambridge, PA) and retired Anglican Bishop of the Horn of Africa. He is the author of numerous studies on the intersection of the Bible and Africa and the Bible and mission and is a member of the Scripture and Hermeneutics Seminar steering committee.
“Violence in the Bible: The Second-Century Response”
Don Springer (PhD, McMaster Divinity College) is Lecturer in Theology and Patristics at McMaster Divinity College. Don specializes in the study of early Christian spirituality and Irenaeus of Lyons.
Watch the video from the first event:
