Wednesday, March 19, 2008

BIBLE PARK USA has set up an advisory board of prominent biblical scholars:
Bible Park names scholarly advisor council

A national Advisory Council (AAC) of academic theologians with specialties in history and archaeology has been established to provide a key oversight role for the Bible Park USA.

Ten individuals---all Ph.D.s with broad expertise and specialized knowledge---with varying backgrounds, education and experience will provide “dynamic, broad leadership, guidance and direction as well-loved and well-known Biblical tenets are brought to life in a new way for the education and enjoyment of our Park visitors,” said Armon Bar-Tur, Managing Director of SafeHarbor Holding, Inc., and developer of the Bible Park USA.

Bar-Tur said the Council was formed after consulting with local, regional and national experts in the theological field, including World Outreach Church Senior Pastor Allen Jackson, First United Methodist Church Pastor Michael O’Bannon and North Boulevard Church of Christ Preaching Minister John Risse. The AAC has been working with Park designers and held a two-day meeting this fall in Nashville to review preliminary plans for the Park and provide input and counsel.

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