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Colloquy

B. H. Carroll Theological Seminary at East Texas Baptist University

Frank and Pauline Patterson Lecture Series

Date: November 12-13, 2026 (Thursday-Friday)
Location: First Baptist Arlington | Arlington, Texas
Keynote Speaker: Dr. George Guthrie
Registration Deadline: November 9

Schedule TBD

Dr. George Guthrie
Dr. George Guthrie
Marshall Sheppard Professor of Biblical Studies| Regent College

Dr. George Guthrie’s doctoral research was published as The Structure of Hebrews: A Text-Linguistic Analysis in the series Supplements to Novum Testamentum (Leiden/New York: E.J. Brill, 1994). He has published commentaries on Hebrews (Zondervan, 1998; 2002, 2007), James (Zondervan, 2006), 2 Corinthians (Baker, 2015), Philippians (Zondervan, 2023), and the “Hebrews” section of The Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament (Baker, 2007). He is the author of Reader’s Guide to the Bible (LifeWay, 2011), Reading God’s Story: A Chronological Daily Bible (Broadman & Holman, 2011), Read the Bible for Life: Your Guide to Understanding and Living God’s Word (Broadman & Holman, 2011), and CSB Day-by-Day Chronological Bible (Holman, 2018). He has also worked as a consultant on the ESV, CSV, NLT, and HCSB translations.

Find more information on Dr. Guthrie, here

What is the Frank and Pauline Patterson Lecture Series?

The Frank and Pauline Patterson Lecture Series is a biannual gathering of doctoral students for instruction from noted scholars in the fields of Biblical Studies, Theology, Christian History, Counseling, and other fields. However, the lectures are open to all seminary students, local university faculty and students, and guests from area churches.

Hotel Information

Since Colloquy begins on Monday afternoon, most students (except those in wrap-up seminars Monday morning) will only need a hotel on Monday evening (April 27). If in seminars, you will likely want to check in on April 26. 

ETBU has a special university rate with some of the local hotels in Marshall.  

NOTE: Some hotels offer discounts for ETBU visits. These discounted rates are only accessible by calling the local number and may be based on the hotel's availability. You may also want to check the other hotels, to include:

Drury Plaza Hotel Arlington
Comfort Suites Arlington
Four Points by Shearton
The Arlin by Marriot Bonvoy

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Dr. Gregory Tomlin
Director, PhD Programs
Professor of Church History
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