NEW TESTAMENT BIBLE STUDY, THURSDAYS 5:30 - 6:30 PM
What can the New Testaments teach us about who we once were? What does our faith find in new scholarly understandings of these texts? Find out in this course that sheds new light on the Christian Bibles. Drawing on modern biblical scholarship, recent archaeological discoveries, and careful literary analysis this course will trace the history of the New Testament and the early Christian community in The New Testament. Taught by expert religious scholar and Professor Bart D. Ehrman, these 24 lectures provide us with a carefully reasoned understanding of the New Testament. We will study the entire canon—from the Gospel of Mark to the Book of Revelation—from a respectful and scholarly perspective. At the end of this illuminating course, we will strengthen our appreciation of what the Bible says and its enormous impact on both Western civilization and the daily lives of so many people.
This course will be offered on Thursdays from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. We will view the 30-minute lecture on DVD, then have time for our discussion. Our study of the New Testament will start on September 16 and continue through March 24, 2011.
SUNDAYS, 9:30 - 10:15 AM
Please join the Rev. Gary Meade for an ongoing Bible Study. Each Sunday, after an opening time for prayer, the class will read and discuss the Gospel lesson appointed for the day.
No preparation is required, though persons may wish to read the lesson beforehand. All of the week’s lessons may be found online at www.io.com/~kellywp. Saint Mary’s is immensely grateful to the Rev. Bob Rose who has done a masterful job of leading Sunday morning Bible Study for so long but who is now pursuing other opportunities in ministry in his work at a funeral home.
All adults are encouraged to join us for these meaningful explorations of Scripture. The class meets in the parish office reception room each Sunday at 9:30 am and concludes by 10:15, making this convenient for those attending either Sunday service.
WEDNESDAY EVENINGS, 5:30 - 7:00 PM
Book Club meets on Wednesday evenings. Each week we gather for dinner (prepared by a volunteer) and to discuss one short story with Christian themes. Book Club is taking a summer break and will return on September 15.