Adult Education

Bible 101: Reintroducing the Book You Figure You Ought to Know (but don't)

Led by The Reverend Dr. Kent Organ
January 5 - May 11, 7:00p-8:00p

1. How the Bible was put Together
2. Starting with the Torah; Genesis' Pre-History (Genesis 1-11)
3. God Starts Over: A Particular People (Genesis 12 - Exodus 1:8)
4. Moses and Exodus: the Hub of Israel's Faith (Exodus 1-19)
5. The Covenant in the Wilderness: God's Steadfast Love
6. The Rule of Law: Israel's Covenant Responsibilities
7. The Conquest of Canaan: Struggles for Identity (Joshua)
8. No King but YHWH: Tribal Confederacy (leadership in crisis) (Judges)
9. To Be Like the Nations: Samuel, Saul, David, Solomon (I and II Samuel; I Kings 1-11)
10. The Divided Kingdom: The "Deuteronomic" Theory of History (I Kings-II Chronicles)
11. Prophecy: The Prophetic Imagination (Walter Brueggemann) (Jeremiah)
12. Majors and Minors: Particular Prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah; Ezekiel; Amos, Micah)
13. Fall of Israel & Judah; Exile "by the rivers of Babylon" (Psalm 137; Ezekiel, 2nd Isaiah)
14. The Heart of God (Isaiah 52-53; Hosea)
15. Wisdom (the Writings): The Bible's Counter-Testimony (Proverbs; Ecclesiastes; Job)
16. Israel's Return and Restoration (Ezra; Nehemiah)
17. Voices of Protest and Apocalypse (Ruth, Jonah; Esther; Daniel)
18. Old Testament Final; The Unfulfilled Drama
19. The New Covenant: The Apostolic Preaching
20. Mark's Jesus: The Lion's Roar (Mark) (This session and the next three are based on Richard Burridge's Four Gospels, One Jesus)
    Note: Due to technical difficulties, this week's episode ends at approximately the 14 minute mark.
21. Matthew's Jesus: The Teacher of Israel (Matthew) (This session is based on Richard Burridge's Four Gospels, One Jesus)
22. Luke's Jesus: The Bearer of Burdens (Luke)
23. John's Jesus: The High-Flying Eagle (John)
24. What Crucified Jesus? The Resurrection (all four Gospels)
25. The Story Continues: Ascension, Pentecost, Saul/Paul (Acts 1-9)
26. The Christian Movement Extends: Jewish Sect or Universal Religion? (Acts 10-28)
27. Letters to Young Churches: Advice, Counsel, Admonition (I & II Corinthians, etc.)
28. The Mess We're In, "'Righteousification' by Faithing" Parth 1 (Romans, 1, 2, 5; Galatians 2, 3)
29. The Mess We're In, "'Righteousification' by Faithing", Part 2 (Romans 6, 7, 15)
30. Organizing for the Long Haul; the Cosmic Christ (I & II Timothy, Titus, Colossians)
31. Other New Testament Writings (Ephesians, Hebrews, James)
32. Epistles - Hebrews, James, I & II Peter, I, II, III John, Jude
33. Persecution and the Apocalypse (II Thessalonians, Revelation)
34. Summarizing a Year with The Book

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