Rev Dr Lim Kar Yong will be delivering a public lecture in Kuching.

Title: The Corinth St Paul Saw: Insights from Archaeology
Date: Friday, February 22, 2019
Time: 7.30-9.30pm
Venue: St Thomas' Cathedral, Jalan McDoughall, Kuching

Our latest publication, Sermons on the Psalms, has finally arrived from the publisher. Members of the Centre for Bible Engagement, Rev Dr Lim Kar Yong, Dr Peter Lau, and Dr Elaine Goh, jointed edited this volume as our special publication celebrating the 40th anniversary of the seminary. Seminari Theoloji Malaysia was founded on the Feast of Epiphany, Jan 6, 1979. 
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The idea for this book was birthed when the faculty members contemplated a special publication celebrating the 40th anniversary. It was quickly decided that we should put together our sermons on Psalms preached at the Thursday community chapel based on Lectionary Reading during the First Semester of 2018. 
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Psalms are often neglected in the teaching and preaching of the Malaysian Church. Yet Psalms offer rich reflections on our journey of faith. Drawing from personal experience, the psalmists express a whole range of emotions - from joy to lament, from praise to weeping, and from exultation to sorrow. Because of this, Psalms help us to pray and to relate to God more honestly and intimately. They also express clearly who God is, what he is like, and what he has done.
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May you be encouraged in your journey of faith and moved to praise our great God as you read and reflect on the Psalms, just as we did on first hearing them and putting them into publication. 
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This book will be made available for those will be joining us in our 40th Anniversary Service and Dinner celebration on January 6, 2019. It will be available for sale after that. If you would like to contribute to the ministry of STM and our building extension project, please contact us. 

According to Luke 1:63, Zechariah "asked for a writing tablet and wrote, 'His name is John.'" Ever wondered how a writing tablet in the 1st Century looked like? Ever wondered what sort of writing materials used by the Apostle Paul in composing his letters to the various churches? What would the earliest complete New Testament look like?

At the Centre for Bible Engagement, we have acquired different ancient writing materials and they will be on display in the library soon. You will have the opportunity to visit us and have a guided tour where we will explain how these ancient writing materials developed over time from the wax writing tablets to parchments made from animal skin. You will also have the opportunity to view various types of facsimile of the earliest New Testament manuscripts. 

Even better, we will also provide you with papyrus and reed pens where you would get a first hand experience of what a scribe in ancient days had to endure in copying the manuscripts. With this hands on experience, we hope that you will learn to appreciate how we get our Bible and the process of the formation of the New Testament.

If you would like to visit us, do drop us a note. Our contact details are at the bottom of the page.

​An enthusiastic group of 35 members from Melawati Chinese Methodist Church paid a much-awaited visit to STM where a guided tour to view part of our collection of biblical and archaeology replicas was carried out on 7 April, 2018. Hosted by the Centre for Bible Engagement, the session ran from 9:30am to 12:30pm. Dr Elaine Goh was invited to speak on the connection between some archaeological findings and the Bible, as well as the significance of these findings to the Christian faith.

The Centre for Bible Engagement received the team from World Discovery Travel to the seminary earlier today. World Discovery Travel recently celebrated their 20th anniversary in bringing pilgrims to the Holyland, and as part of their celebration, they have donated a number of interesting replicas and teaching aids for the seminary. We will feature these in our upcoming posts soon.

Today's visit is exceptionally special in many ways. It not only testifies to the long working relationship that we have built over the past decade, it also demonstrates their commitment to theological education. Today, World Discovery Travel presented to the seminary two special gifts: a very beautiful olive wood carving of the Lord's Supper and an icon depicting the Passion of Christ. 

The olive wood carving's attention to detail is truly amazing. It not only depicts the emotions that could be seen from the faces of the disciples of Christ, it also showcases them reclining in having their meal. This is certainly much closer to the culture and customs of its day compared to many paintings depicting the disciples sitting by a table having their meal.

We would like to express our deepest appreciation to World Discovery Travel for the beautiful gifts. What makes this even more memorable is that this is a time gift for us to reflect on Maundy Thursday which falls on tomorrow, March 29, 2018.

Zondervan is currently having its biblical languages sales and a number of Greek and other resources are on sale via Accordance software. Check out what are on sale by clicking on the image below.

For those who are keen on picking up Mounce's and Wallace's grammar, now is a good time to do so as the former is priced at US$22 while the latter at US$21. In addition, both the New Testament Dictionary of Theology and Exegesis and the Old Testament Dictionary of Theology and Exegesis are also on offer. 

Take advantage of the slightly favourable exchange rate at the moment and grab the resources you for your language study. Sale ends on 14 February 2018.
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Over the past week couple of weeks, we have been slowly developing the website for the Centre for Bible Engagement. We will be adding more contents progressively over the next few weeks. Please come back and visit us often. 
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