Rediscovering the Bible - Adult Education Class
Sundays 9am-10am
September - November
Led by Pastor Meghan
Session 13: Encountering Mystery
- The process of discernment, part 2
- What to do when you still disagree
Session 12: Discerning the Spirit
- The role of the Spirit
- Characteristics of an authoritative church
- The early church's process of discernment
Session 11: Reading Apocalypses
- Features of apocalyptic literature
- Approaches to the book of Revelation
- Dealing with violence in the book of Revelation
Session 10: Reading the Epistles
- The relationship between Acts and the epistles
- Reconstructing historical context
- Controversies in the New Testament church
Session 9: Reading the Gospels & Acts
- What makes each Gospel distinct
- Literary context in the Gospels
- How to read parables
Session 8: Reading the Prophets
- The job of the biblical prophets
- What to make of troubling prophetic metaphors
- Prophecy as a spiritual gift today
Session 7: Reading Psalms and Wisdom Literature
- How to read biblical poetry
- Exploring Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs
SESSION 6: Reading the "Texts of Terror"
October 8, 2017
- Dealing with Old Testament violence
- The relationship between testaments
- Reading in light of Jesus
Session 5: Reading Old Testament Law
October 1, 2017
- Purposes of different kinds of laws
- How Jesus understood the law
- The Christian relationship with the Old Testament law
Session 4: Reading Biblical Narratives
September 24, 2017
- New Testament historical overview
- Why so much of the Bible is story
- Tips for reading biblical narrative
Session 3: Overview of Biblical History
September 17, 2017
- Dealing with texts that seem in tension with each other
- Broad view of biblical history
Session 2: Introduction to interpretation
September 10, 2017
- Differences between translations
- Why interpretation is necessary
- Literary and historical context
SESSION 1: BIBLICAL ORIGINS
September 3, 2017
- Why we read the Bible
- The meaning of inspiration
- How the biblical canon was formed