Rosa Hunt Successful Promotion

This moment of drama in the theatre of the ‘Aula’ at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam marks the successful completion by another IBTSC research student of their PhD studies. Here Rosa Hunt receives her certificate of the award of ‘Doctor’. Rosa’s thesis was entitled: ‘The Self-Enclosing God. John Chrysostom and Ephrem Syrus on divine self-limitation as a gift of love in Genesis 1-3’.

Rosa’s promotion became the stimulus for a day long Biblical Interpretation, Patristics, and Systematic Theology seminar co-sponsored by IBTSC and held at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam. This seminar included a lecture by Professor Frances M. Young a leading scholar in the field of Patristics on the theme of: ‘Scripture in the Economy of Revelation’. This was followed by several scholars from a variety of traditions explaining the way in which their ‘tradition’ interprets the Scripture.

Rosa’s success like that of all IBTSC students should be put in context. Most if not all of our students are part time and pursue their studies while being involved in a wide range of mission, ministry, and educational roles. As well as wife and mother Rosa is the pastor of Salem Baptist Chapel in Wales a bilingual church which is a member of both the Undeb Bedyddwyr Cymru (Cymanfa Dwyrain Morgannwg) and the South Wales Baptist Association.

The staff and other students at IBTSC will miss Rosa’s presence at our annual January gatherings. We wish, however, to congratulate her and her promotor’s and co-promotors: Prof. Dr. I. Noble, Dr. L. Kucová and Prof. Dr. W.T. van Peursen.