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Gignilliat to headline Spring Bible Conference on Ecclesiastes

Mark Gignilliat
Mark Gignilliat

JACKSON, Tenn.Feb. 23, 2023 — Mark Gignilliat, professor of divinity at Beeson Divinity School, will be the plenary speaker at Union鈥檚 2023 Spring Bible Conference March 17-18.

The conference is entitled 鈥淭he Smoke of our Existence: Ecclesiastes for Christians鈥 and will be held in Union鈥檚 Carl Grant Events Center.

Gignilliat has taught Hebrew, Old Testament exegesis and Old Testament theology at Beeson Divinity School for the past two decades. He most recently published 鈥淩eading Scripture Canonically: Theological Instincts for Old Testament Interpretation鈥 and a commentary on the book of Micah.

The conference is sponsored by Union鈥檚 R.C. Ryan Center for Biblical Studies and is aimed at helping people understand and apply the Bible. In addition to Gignilliat, four other Union faculty members will lead breakout sessions 鈥 Brad Green, Mark Catlin, Matthew Albanese and Hal Poe.

The conference cost is $40 per person before March 6, when the cost will increase to $60. The price includes the sessions, two meals and a continental breakfast. More information and online registration are available at .


Media contact: Tim Ellsworth, news@uu.edu, 731-661-5215