Monday Bible study schedule
St. George’s
Monday Bible study will study two
books of the Bible in 2008-2009: Exodus and Acts.
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Exodus takes us even further back into the history of humankind’s
relationship with God. It is a unique book. In it we find a description of the
formation of the people whose story provides the narrative framework of the Old
Testament. Several key events in the life of this people are first mentioned in
this book—the liberation of Israel from Egypt and the gift of the law at Mt.
Sinai. These events shape the identity of God’s people and become signposts for
reflection and renewal in Israel's later history and the early decades of the
Christian church.
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Acts was written
by Luke 2,000 years ago to tell the story of the nature and purpose of the early
Christian church. If we desire to know what the church is for, where
its power and direction come from, and how to be the church today, Acts is the
book to study.
We will begin with Exodus at noon in Room 207 on
Mondays, beginning September 15, 2008. We will use resources produced by
Kerygma. Each resource book costs $23 ($46 for both). If you would like to
participate, but cannot afford the book, scholarships are available. For more
information, and/or to have a book ordered for you, please contact
Suzannah
Rohman. |
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9/15 |
Introduction: The Book of Exodus and Biblical Theology |
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9/22 |
Exodus 1-2: Darkness: Life and Death in Egypt |
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9/29 |
The Burning Bush: God’s Self-Introduction |
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10/6 |
Moses: An Unlikely Leader |
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10/13 |
No class |
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10/20 |
The Plagues: Who Is God—Yahweh or Pharaoh? |
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10/27 |
Deliverance: Passover and the Last Supper |
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11/3 |
Final Victory: The Wonder at the Sea |
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11/10 |
No class |
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11/17 |
Wilderness: A New and Dangerous Life |
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11/24 |
No class |
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12/1 |
No class |
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12/8 |
Covenant: God’s Promise to the People |
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12/15 |
Law: Instruction for Living |
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12/22 |
The Tabernacle: God Chooses to Dwell Among His People |
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12/29 |
No class |
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1/5 |
The Golden Calf: Israel’s
“Fall Story” |
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1/12 |
Forgiveness: Foundation for the Future |
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1/19 |
No class |
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1/26 |
Exodus as a Basis for Theological Reflection |
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2/2 |
Prologue to the Acts of the Apostles |
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2/9 |
Preparing for the Church’s Birth |
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2/16 |
No class |
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2/23 |
The Birth of the Church |
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3/2 |
Challenges from Within and Without |
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3/9 |
The Power of the Gospel |
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3/16 |
Stephen, Front and Center |
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3/23 |
The Gospel Spreads Beyond Jerusalem 3/30 Into All the World |
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3/30 |
Into All the World |
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4/6 |
Antioch and Jerusalem |
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4/13 |
No class |
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4/20 |
Barnabas and Paul |
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4/27 |
On to Macedonia and Philippi |
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5/4 |
Paul Upsets the Empire |
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5/11 |
Riots and Encouragement |
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5/18 |
Story Without End |
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