Howard Payne University’s School of Christian Studies will host guest lecturer Kim Williams Bodenhamer, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Religion at Baylor University, next Tuesday, November 18, at 7:30 p.m. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the Richard and Wanda Jackson Conference Room of HPU’s Paul and Jane Meyer Faith and Life Leadership Center.

Bodenhamer’s lecture is titled “The Image of God in the Old Testament.” Originally from Comanche, she graduated from Hardin-Simmons University in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in biblical studies and a minor in biblical languages.

During her time at HSU, she spent a semester studying Greek and the synoptic Gospels at Oxford University. She went on to earn a Master of Theological Studies degree from Duke Divinity School in 2010.

Bodenhamer has worked toward her doctoral degree at Baylor University since 2010 with a focus on Hebrew Bible. She has presented numerous papers at scholarly conferences and is active in Baptist life, including the group Baptist Women in Ministry.

“We’re pleased to welcome Kim Williams Bodenhamer and offer our students and the community the opportunity to hear her views of the way God is presented in the Old Testament,” said Dr. Derek Hatch, assistant professor of Christian studies.