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Have you ever tried to read the Bible and given up? Or read a passage and had no idea what you were reading? Have you ever felt confused? Helpless? Dumb?
This series is for anyone who wants to take the Bible seriously. We’re going to give you a set of tools that will help ease some of the difficulties modern people have with reading and interpreting the Bible.
Here’s how it works:
Through both Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings, we hope to give you the tools to appreciate your Bible as the extraordinary gift that it is. Both series are open to the public, so bring a friend.
This series is for anyone who wants to take the Bible seriously. We’re going to give you a set of tools that will help ease some of the difficulties modern people have with reading and interpreting the Bible.
Here’s how it works:
- On Sunday mornings, we’ll get an overview of the big picture of the Bible. What are the different sections? When were they written? Who put it together, and which parts are the most important?
- On Wednesday evenings, we’ll get the tools to go in-depth into a small passage of scripture. How do we learn about the author? How do we check the translation? How do we find other relevant passages of scripture? How do we find useful historical background? How do we sift through the enormous quantity of information about any given passage?
Through both Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings, we hope to give you the tools to appreciate your Bible as the extraordinary gift that it is. Both series are open to the public, so bring a friend.
Sessions:
August 30: Manuscripts & Translations - Rev. Meredith Mills
Who wrote the Bible? How? When? And how did we get the version we have today? In this opening class, Pastor Meredith will walk us through a brief history of where the Bible comes from and why it matters.
Who wrote the Bible? How? When? And how did we get the version we have today? In this opening class, Pastor Meredith will walk us through a brief history of where the Bible comes from and why it matters.
September 6: Historical
Why is there so much weird stuff in the Bible? How do we learn what it would have meant in its original context? In this class, visiting professor Dr. Tim Brookins will teach us about the world of the Bible, and how to explore the historical context of any given passage.
Why is there so much weird stuff in the Bible? How do we learn what it would have meant in its original context? In this class, visiting professor Dr. Tim Brookins will teach us about the world of the Bible, and how to explore the historical context of any given passage.
September 13: Things to Notice - Keywords/Phrases
How do we read a passage? How do we really dig deep into what it says? In this class, Kaisi Cunningham will walk us through the process of analyzing the keywords and language of a particular passage.
How do we read a passage? How do we really dig deep into what it says? In this class, Kaisi Cunningham will walk us through the process of analyzing the keywords and language of a particular passage.
September 20: Languages & Search Engines
How can we read the Bible if we don’t speak Greek and Hebrew? In this class, Richard Olds will walk us through some basics of biblical language, and introduce us to tools that will help amateurs navigate the much contested world of biblical translation.
September 27: Geographical
Why does it matter where it happened? In this class, visiting professor Dr. Jack Beck will introduce us to the necessity of geography in Biblical interpretation, and teach us the tools we need to place any given passage on a map.
October 4: Connecting the Dots & Sharing
So what have we learned? What can we do now? In this final class, we will connect the dots of everything we have learned in previous classes and apply our new tools to a Bible passage.