Every Sunday, 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Feb 1, 8, 16, 22
Teacher - Sam Adams
Topic - Bible Passages that Challenge Us
Description - This series will consider Bible passages that challenge us: because the figure in question (including God!) acts recklessly or unfairly, or the message is one that we do not like. The Bible often asks of its audience things they/we do not want to do! We will spend time in the book of Genesis, the prophetic books, and the Gospels. The focus will be passages that we love to hate, but they are still part of Scripture.
March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Topic - Gospel Portraits of Jesus
Description - The New Testament Gospels present four different portraits of the mission and message of Jesus. This five-part class taught by Dr. John Carroll (Professor of New Testament at Union Presbyterian Seminary) will provide a tour of the Gospel Portrait Gallery to explore some of the most fascinating features of each narrative of Jesus’s ministry. The concluding class will highlight the Gospel stories of the events that brought Jesus to the cross.
- March 8: Mystery Messiah: The Portrait of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark
- March 15: Master Teacher: The Portrait of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew
- March 22: Savior for All: The Portrait of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke
- March 29: The Human Face of God: The Portrait of Jesus in the Gospel of John
April 5 (Easter), 12, 19
Teacher - Jacquelyn Lapsley
Topic - “Following God in Troubled Times: Lessons from the Book of Exodus”
Description - "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” What does it mean to be the people of God in troubling and troubled times? Is the law a burden or a curse? What is the meaning of freedom? What does it mean to be the people of God amidst so much brokenness? The Book of Exodus offers rich insight into these questions as it tells the turbulent story of how God calls the people into a covenant community amidst fear and uncertainty.
April 26, May 3, 10, 17
Teacher - Christine Luckritz Marquis
Topic -"Early Christian Bodies"
Description - Christianity emerged in a complex world. Early Christians adopted and adapted ideas about individual and communal bodies from their Graeco-Roman neighbors. Across this study, we will explore how early Christians adopted the philosophical-medical views of the body. In turn, we will study how these notions of the bodies shaped social-cultural expectations around sex, sexuality, and gender for early Christian communities.