“Wisdom is a tree of life to all who hold fast to her, and all who hold fast to her are happy.” Proverbs 3:18 May 18 2011: We met for our last session before the summer break. We took a quick “stroll” through the book of Acts. We noted the following: 1. Acts covers a [...]
“Wisdom is a tree of life to those who hold fast to her, and all who hold fast to her are happy.” Proverbs 3:18 On April 6 we met for a look at the gospel of John. We quickly reviewed some significant learnings about the other gospels. Mark is the shortest, the oldest (written around 70 [...]
“Wisdom is a tree of life to all who hold fast to her, and all who hold fast to her are happy.” Proverbs 3:18 March 16, 2011: We had a pop quiz! Especially for the benefit of our confirmands, we thought it would be a good idea to see where we stand. The quiz follows. [...]
“Wisdom is a tree of life to all who hold fast to her, and all who hold fast to her are happy.” Proverbs 3:18 March 2, 2011: We continued our look at the gospels and moved into Luke. Although Matthew and Luke shared source materials, there are 10 parables unique to Luke. These are: the [...]
“Wisdom is a tree of life to all who hold fast to her, and all who hold fast to her are happy.” Proverbs 3:18 On Wednesday February 16th we continued our look at the gospels. We moved into Matthew to study this evangelist’s unique take on the Kingdom of God, as primarily expressed in the [...]
On Wednesday February 9th we re-convened after a long break. We have moved into the New Testament and will be focused on the gospels for the next few sessions. We reviewed the age of the various gospels and generally fixed the following dates: Mark-c.70, Matthew and Luke-c.80-90, and John-c.100. Of course, the letters of Paul were [...]
January 19 2011: We concluded our flying trip through Genesis and Exodus with a seder-style observance. We learned that the seder represents a feast of freedom in which the Jewish people celebrate leaving the bondage of Egypt, and look towards the time when no people anywhere are enslaved. This helped us pull together our studies [...]
“Wisdom is a tree of life to those who hold fast to her, and all who hold fast to her are happy.” Proverbs 3:18 December 1, 2010: We continued our march through the first 11 chapters of Genesis. We reminded ourselves that the history recorded in Genesis is not like the history in our textbooks. [...]
“Wisdom is a tree of life to those who hold fast to her, and all who hold fast to her are happy.” Proverbs 3:18 November 17, 2010: For this session we focused on Chapter 3 of Genesis. We examined the role of the serpent, the relationship of Adam and Eve, and the role of the [...]
Wisdom is a tree of life to those who hold fast to her, and all who hold fast to her are happy. Proverbs 3:18 Nov. 10, 2010: Our topic was creation, or, primeval history as depicted in Genesis 1 and 2. We tried to understand the difference between the history we study in school and what [...]