This past Thursday and Friday, Woody completed teaching New Testament Introduction to students at the Reformed Presbyterian Church’s seminary, Kobe Theological Hall. Teaching 8 hours over the two evenings, he covered issues including the authorship, date and authenticity, along with selected exegetical issues, for the Letters of John, Jude and Revelation. Good discussion developed in each class and the students showed excellent comprehension of the importance of the issues. In the last hour, Woody gave an overview of the implications of his dissertation's thesis for the development of the New Testament canon.
During the day, in addition to spending time with some of the Reformed Presbyterians, Laurie and Woody visited Japanese friends from our old neighborhood the Kozonos, fellow American missionaries the Wards, and a beloved retired Japanese pastor and his wife, the Suzukis. We were so thankful to discuss an important, current theological issue with Rikuto (our son Paul's friend) Kozono who is considering the ministry in the future. We praise God for the Wards' perseverance in bringing the gospel to those around them. Likewise, we thank God for Pastor Suzuki, who has published twenty books, including many of his own works on topics such as the Westminster Standards and including translations of authors such as Jay Adams and George Knight. What a joy it was to encourage them and to be encouraged by them!
