15th Hamilton Easter Convention

10th-11th April, 2009

Theme:
How Well Do You Know Jesus?

Insight from His Emotions in the Gospels


Speaker: Dr. Steve Voorwinde

A New Testament scholar, currently New Testament
lecturer at the Reformed Theological College in Geelong,Victoria.

Venue:
Hamilton Reformed Church
9 Aberdeen Drive, Dinsdale Hamilton - Map

Conference Inquiries:
Pieter van der Wel
Ph. 07-853 3144
Conference inquiries email

Meeting Times:
3.00pm & 7.00 pm - Good Friday
10.30am , 1.00pm & 3.00 pm - Easter Saturday

Online Registration Form

There is no fee for attendance at the conference, but could you please register if you are
coming so we know how many people to expect, esp. for catering purposes

A bookstall will operate on Friday and Saturday

A crèche will be available for the afternoon sessions.

The Conference addresses will be:
Good Friday  Easter Saturday 
3.00 pm - Does God Have Real Feelings?
(Divine Emotions in the Old Testament)
 10.30am - The Man of Sorrows
(Jesus' Emotions in Mark)
7.00 pm - The Compassionate King
(Jesus' Emotions in Matthew)
 1.00 pm - The Sympathetic Saviour
(Jesus' Emotions in Luke)
   3.00 pm - The Loving Lord
(Jesus' Emotions in John)

The Hamilton Easter Convention is sponsored by:

Hamilton Reformed ChurchHukanui Reformed ChurchTrinity Reformed Baptist Church
Aberdeen DriveRototuna Road Cnr Miro and Matai Streets
Enquiries: 854 0210Enquiries: 854 3462 or 853 7470Enquiries: 843 7554


Dr. Stephen Voorwinde (b. 1947) is Lecturer in Greek and New Testament at the Reformed Theological College in Geelong, Victoria. Dr. Voorwinde and his wife Nancy live in Geelong. They have two adult children. In his spare time Dr. Voorwinde enjoys travel, reading, bushwalking and body-surfing.

Dr. Voorwinde pastored churches in the U.S.A. and Australia before joining the faculty at the RTC in 1985. His areas of expertise include the New Testament, Koine Greek and Hermeneutics. He is a member of the Australian College of Theology and the Society for the Study of Early Christianity.

Dr. Voorwinde's doctoral dissertation on the emotions of Jesus in John's Gospel was published in 2005 under the title, Jesus' Emotions in the Fourth Gospel: Human or Divine? He also has written Wisdom for Today's Issues: A Topical Arrangement of the Proverbs (1996) as well as articles for The Banner of Truth, Reformed Theological Review, Vox Reformata and the Westminster Theological Journal. He is contributing chapters to Content and Setting of the Gospel Tradition and Perspectives on Eternal Security.

Dr. Voorwinde is a regular speaker in academic and church settings around Australia.