Janzen Lectureship 2026

Theme: “Reading the Bible Jesus Read”

Schedule

• Date: Thursday, March 19, 2026
• Location: BC Lounge (click to see map)
• Morning Seminar Schedule (Ticketed event - registration required):
  • 9:30 a.m. Coffee and refreshments
  • 10:00 a.m. Welcome
  • 10:15 a.m. Session 1: What Is “the Bible Jesus Read,” and Why It Matters
  • 11:00 a.m. Break & refreshments
  • 11:15 a.m. Session 2: Reading Hosea 6:6 “with” Jesus (Matthew 9 & 12)
  • 12:00 p.m. Lunch
  • 12:30 p.m. Final thoughts and Q&A
• Evening Lecture Schedule (Free event - no registration required):
  • 6:00 p.m. Refreshments
  • 7:00 p.m. Lecture: Faith, Love and Hope (1 Thessalonians 1:3): Insights from the Bible Jesus Read
• Cost: Free - Optional donations may be made when registering for tickets to support the Janzen Lectureship and/or help cover lunch costs.

About the Janzen Lectureship

The Edmund Janzen Lectureship in Biblical Studies promotes careful scholarship in biblical interpretation as well as the witness of the Christian church. The lectures are intended for university faculty and students, pastors and lay leaders. Lectures occur in spring alternating annually between scholars of the Old and New Testaments. The lectureship is possible through an endowment established in 2005 to honor the 35 years Edmund Janzen served Fresno Pacific University as president and faculty member. These lectures reflect the value of biblical study for the mission of the church Edmund Janzen taught his students.

About Bible and Ministry Programs at FPU

The Bible and ministry programs in FPU's School of Arts and Sciences prepares students for a life of mission in service to God and the needs of the world through majors and minors in Biblical and Theological Studies, in Christian Ministry and Leadership, as well as through general education courses required for all undergraduate students such as Jesus and the Christian Community, biblical literature and biblical perspective courses.