Name: Reading Pagan Literature: What It Means to Plunder the Egyptians
Start: 2026-08-15T09:35:00-0500
End: 2026-08-15T10:25:00-0500

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Reading Pagan Literature: What It Means to Plunder the Egyptians

Saturday August 15, 2026 9:35am - 10:25am CDT

J-High Room (SE Lobby)

Twice in the book of Exodus, God calls his people to plunder silver and gold as they depart from captivity in Egypt. Reflecting on this fact, the early Christian writer Augustine urges God’s people to plunder truth from pagan literature. Come and learn how Augustine’s reflections can inform a beneficial Christian engagement with pagan books.

Speakers

Wesley Young

Academic Specialist, Second Baptist School University-Model

Mr. Wesley Young is a graduate of the Honors College and School of Christian Thought at Houston Baptist University (now Houston Christian University). Previously, he attended a classical Christian school in Nacogdoches, TX, where he developed a passion for the gospel and its proclamation... Read More →

Saturday August 15, 2026 9:35am - 10:25am CDT
J-High Room (SE Lobby)

5th-12th Grade

Grade Levels 9th-12th, 5th-8th
Subject Literature

2026 SBSUM Parent Kick-Off

Wesley Young

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2026 SBSUM Parent Kick-Off

Wesley Young

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