Join online for the free Leon Morris Lecture in New Testament Studies 2026 with Dr Stephen Carlson.
“I live by the faith of God and Christ”
In Paul’s letters there are debates about whether certain Greek phrases should be translated as “faith in Christ” or “Christ’s faithfulness.” In this presentation, Dr. Stephen Carlson provides a comprehensive analysis of Galatians 2:20 to show how a close reading of the text, including some very interest textual variants, gives us a fresh perspective on Paul’s account of faith and faithfulness in Galatians.
Dr Stephen C. Carlson is Associate Professor in the Biblical and Early Christianity program in the Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry at the Australian Catholic University. He is the author of three books, The Gospel Hoax: Morton Smith’s Invention of Secret Mark (2005), The Text of Galatians and its History (2015), and Papias of Hierapolis, Exposition of Dominical Oracles: The Fragments, Testimonia, and Reception of a Second-Century Commentator (2021). He is also the author of numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, including those on the so-called “inn” in Luke’s infancy account and the donkeys in Matthew’s triumphal entry.
Go to https://www.ridley.edu.au/event/the-leon-morris-lecture-in-new-testament-studies-2026/ to register and for more information.