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This was the syllabus for the Topical Series portion of the Bible study. We did a series of studies on topics that varied from week to week. The leader and organizer of the study rotated each week.

== Schedule ==
=== February 11 ===
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==== Leader ====
Dave
==== Topic ====
Gender Issues: Galatians 3:28
==== Readings ====
* [http://biblestudy.definingterms.com/Readings/esf.pdf No Male and Female ''Galations 3:28 - Alternative Vision and Pauline Modification'' - Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza]
* [http://biblestudy.definingterms.com/Readings/Heidebrecht_Distinction_and_Function.pdf Distinction and Function in the Church: Reading Galatians 3:28 in Context - Doug Heidebrecht]
* [http://biblestudy.definingterms.com/Readings/jjdavis_gal_3_28.pdf Some Reflections on Galations 3:28, Sexual Roles, and Biblical Hermeneutics - John Jefferson Davis]

=== February 18 ===
----
==== Leader ====
Kristina
==== Topic ====
Humility: Micah 6:6-8, Luke 4:1-13
==== Readings ====
* [http://biblestudy.definingterms.com/Readings/Campese_Walk_Humbly.pdf Walk Humbly with Your God! Notes on a Spirituality for Missionaries with Migrants - Gioacchino Campese]
* [http://biblestudy.definingterms.com/Readings/Nelson_Virtue_of_Humility.pdf The Virtue of Humility in Judaism: A Critique of Rationalist Hermeneutics - Daniel M. Nelson]

=== February 25 ===
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==== No Meeting ====
U of M Spring Break

=== March 3 ===
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==== Leader ====
Jim
==== Topic ====
Talking About Sex
==== Readings ====
* 1 Corinthians 6
* Romans 14
* Why Won't Paul Just Say No? Purity and Sex in 1 Corinthians 6 by Mark Gravrock
* Romans 14:1-15:7--Unity in the Essentials, Opinions in the Non-Essentials, Charity in Everything by Susan Miller
* Can We Talk? Theological Ethics and Sexuality by James F. Keenan, SJ.

=== March 10 ===
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==== Leader ====
Deborah
==== Topic ====
Keeping the Sabbath

==== Readings ====
* Keeping Sabbath, Chapter 6 from "Keeping our Faith" by Dorothy C. Bass
* The Sabbath Opens Creation for Its True Future, Chapter 4 from "Receiving the Day" by Dorothy C. Bass

=== March 17 ===
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==== Leader ====
Olivia
==== Topic ====
Gender and Sexuality
==== Readings ====
* Sexuality and Culture, Chapter 6 from "Sexuality and Holy Longing" by Lisa McMinn
* [optional] Sleeping Alone, Chapter 3 from "Sexuality and Holy Longing" by Lisa McMinn

=== March 24 ===
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==== Leader ====
Lauren
==== Topic ====
Beauty

==== Readings ====
The first "reading" will be a program on NPR's Speaking of Faith. Krista Tippett interviews John O'Donohue, an Irish poet on "The Inner Landscape of Beauty." You can listen to the program by downloading it or streaming it here http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/john_odonahue/index.shtml. If you don't have time to listen to it, you could read the transcript. SOFs websites are pretty awesome, with lots of extra information and pictures.

The second reading is "How Beauty Will Save the World: William Blake's Prophetic Vision" by Susanne Sklar, ''Spiritus'' 7 (2007): 30-39. I'll send it out by email. I found some things difficult to understand in the article, but other things very thought-provoking. I hope it will be worth our time. You might want to google some of the poetry talked about in the article. Blake's poetry is mostly in the public sector.

The Bible Reading is Psalm 27.

=== March 31 ===
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==== Leader ====
Matt
==== Topic ====
Worship
==== Readings ====
* [http://www.reformed.org/documents/wcf_standards/index.html?mainframe=/documents/wcf_standards/p369-direct_pub_worship.html The Publick Worship of God from The Westminster Confession]
* Excerpt from "For the Life of the World" by Alexander Schmemann

=== April 7 ===
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==== Leader ====
Deborah
==== Topic ====
Women in Ministry
==== Readings ====
* [http://biblestudy.definingterms.com/Readings/Debs_autobio_statement.pdf Deborah's autobiographical statement]
* Male and Female: A Test Case for Metaphorical Method, Lecture by Richard B. Hays

=== April 14 ===
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==== Leader ====
Adam
==== Topic ====
Transgender and Transexuality
==== Readings ====
* [http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2008/february/25.54.html The Transgender Moment by John W. Kennedy]
* Transgendered Body Theology, Chapter 8 from "Trans-gendered" by Justin Tanis

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	The first "reading" will be a program on NPR's Speaking of Faith. Krista Tippett interviews John O'Donohue, an Irish poet on "The Inner Landscape of Beauty." You can listen to the program by downloading it or streaming it here http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/john_odonahue/index.shtml. If you don't have time to listen to it, you could read the transcript. SOFs websites are pretty awesome, with lots of extra information and pictures.		The first "reading" will be a program on NPR's Speaking of Faith. Krista Tippett interviews John O'Donohue, an Irish poet on "The Inner Landscape of Beauty." You can listen to the program by downloading it or streaming it here http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/john_odonahue/index.shtml. If you don't have time to listen to it, you could read the transcript. SOFs websites are pretty awesome, with lots of extra information and pictures.

	The second reading is ~~TBA~~.		The second reading is "How Beauty Will Save the World: William Blake's Prophetic Vision" by Susanne Sklar, ''Spiritus'' 7 (2007): 30-39. I'll send it out by email. I found some things difficult to understand in the article, but other things very thought-provoking. I hope it will be worth our time. You might want to google some of the poetry talked about in the article. Blake's poetry is mostly in the public sector.

	The Bible Reading is Psalm 27.		The Bible Reading is Psalm 27.

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			The Bible Reading is Psalm 27.

	=== March 31 ===		=== March 31 ===

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	~~TBD~~		Keeping the Sabbath

	==== Readings ====		==== Readings ====
	TBD		TBD

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	==== Readings ====		==== Readings ====
	~~TBD~~		The first "reading" will be a program on NPR's Speaking of Faith. Krista Tippett interviews John O'Donohue, an Irish poet on "The Inner Landscape of Beauty." You can listen to the program by downloading it or streaming it here http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/john_odonahue/index.shtml. If you don't have time to listen to it, you could read the transcript. SOFs websites are pretty awesome, with lots of extra information and pictures.

			The second reading is TBA.

	=== March 31 ===		=== March 31 ===

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This is the syllabus for the Bible study. We are currently doing a series of studies on topics that vary from week to week. The leader and organizer of the study rotates each week.

== Schedule ==
=== February 11 ===
----
==== Leader ====
Dave
==== Topic ====
Gender Issues: Galatians 3:28
==== Readings ====
* [http://biblestudy.definingterms.com/Readings/esf.pdf No Male and Female ''Galations 3:28 - Alternative Vision and Pauline Modification'' - Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza]
* [http://biblestudy.definingterms.com/Readings/Heidebrecht_Distinction_and_Function.pdf Distinction and Function in the Church: Reading Galatians 3:28 in Context - Doug Heidebrecht]
* [http://biblestudy.definingterms.com/Readings/jjdavis_gal_3_28.pdf Some Reflections on Galations 3:28, Sexual Roles, and Biblical Hermeneutics - John Jefferson Davis]

=== February 18 ===
----
==== Leader ====
Kristina
==== Topic ====
Humility: Micah 6:6-8, Luke 4:1-13
==== Readings ====
* [http://biblestudy.definingterms.com/Readings/Campese_Walk_Humbly.pdf Walk Humbly with Your God! Notes on a Spirituality for Missionaries with Migrants - Gioacchino Campese]
* [http://biblestudy.definingterms.com/Readings/Nelson_Virtue_of_Humility.pdf The Virtue of Humility in Judaism: A Critique of Rationalist Hermeneutics - Daniel M. Nelson]

=== February 25 ===
----
==== No Meeting ====
U of M Spring Break

=== March 3 ===
----
==== Leader ====
Jim
==== Topic ====
TBD
==== Readings ====
TBD

=== March 10 ===
----
==== Leader ====
Deborah
==== Topic ====
TBD
==== Readings ====
TBD

=== March 17 ===
----
==== Leader ====
Olivia
==== Topic ====
TBD
==== Readings ====
TBD

=== March 24 ===
----
==== Leader ====
Lauren
==== Topic ====
Beauty

==== Readings ====
TBD

=== March 31 ===
----
==== Leader ====
TBD
==== Topic ====
TBD
==== Readings ====
TBD

=== April 7 ===
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==== Leader ====
TBD
==== Topic ====
TBD
==== Readings ====
TBD

=== April 14 ===
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==== Leader ====
Adam
==== Topic ====
TBD
==== Readings ====
TBD

68.42.64.241 at 13:47, 30 December 2007

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This is the syllabus for the Bible study. We are currently studying the book of Acts and using [[Luke Timothy Johnson|Luke Timothy Johnson's]] commentary from the Sacra Pagina series entitled ''[[The Acts of the Apostles]]''. The weekly reading schedule will be filled out below as we go through the study.

== Schedule ==
=== August 30 ===
----
==== Topic ====
Chillaxin'
==== Event ====
Grilling at Dave's house

=== Monday September 10 ===
----
==== Topic ====
History and Christianity
==== Readings ====
* [http://biblestudy.definingterms.com/Readings/the-new-testament-and-the-people-of-god-chapter-4.pdf The New Testament and the People Of God - N.T. Wright]
** Read sections 1, 2, 3, 5ii, 5iii
** Right click on the document to rotate it so that you can read it (for windows users).

=== September 17 ===
----
==== Topic ====
Acts Chapter 1
==== Readings ====
* The Book of Acts, Chapter 1
* [http://biblestudy.definingterms.com/Readings/The_Acts_of_the_Apostles_Chapters_1-3.pdf The Acts of the Apostles Chapters 1 and 2 (pages 23-40)]
* [http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf111.vi.i.html St. John Chrysostom's first Homily on Acts]

=== September 24 ===
----
==== Topic ====
Acts Chapters 2 & 3
==== Readings ====
* The Book of Acts, Chapters 2 & 3
* [http://biblestudy.definingterms.com/Readings/The_Acts_of_the_Apostles_Chapters_1-3.pdf The Acts of the Apostles Chapters 3-6 (pages 41-75), Interpretation sections only]
* [http://biblestudy.definingterms.com/Readings/Williams_The_Event_of_the_Holy_Spirit.pdf J. Rodman Williams - Chapter 2: The Event of the Holy Spirit]
** [http://www.regent.edu/acad/schdiv/williams/pent2.html Original source]

=== October 1 ===
----
==== Topic ====
Acts Chapters 4 & 5
==== Readings ====
* The Book of Acts, Chapters 4 & 5
* Relevant parts of The Acts of the Apostles
* [http://www.ccel.org/ccel/white/acts.x.html Ellen White - A Warning Against Hypocrisy]

=== October 8 ===
----
==== Topic ====
Acts Chapters 6 & 7
==== Readings ====
* The Book of Acts, Chapters 6 & 7
* Relevant parts of The Acts of the Apostles
* Moessner - 'The Christ must suffer': new light on the Jesus-Peter, Stephen, Paul parallels in Luke-Acts

=== October 15 ===
----
==== No Bible Study ====
We're taking a break because of fall break and the camping trip.

=== October 22 ===
----
==== Topic ====
Acts Chapters 8 & 9
==== Readings ====
* The Book of Acts, Chapters 8 & 9
* Relevant parts of The Acts of the Apostles
* [http://biblestudy.definingterms.com/Readings/Callahan_Claritas_Scripturae.pdf James Patrick Callahan - Claritas Scripturae: The Role of Perspicuity In Protestant Hermeneutics]
** [http://www.biblicalstudies.org.uk/article_perspicuity.html Original text (with footnotes)]

=== October 29 ===
----
==== Topic ====
Acts Chapters 10 & 11
==== Readings ====
* The Book of Acts, Chapters 10 & 11
* Relevant parts of The Acts of the Apostles
* [http://biblestudy.definingterms.com/Readings/cornelius.pdf David Matson and Warren Brown - Tuning the Faith: The Cornelius Story in Resonance Perspective]

=== November 5 ===
----
==== Topic ====
Acts Chapters 12 & 13
==== Readings ====
* The Book of Acts, Chapters 12 & 13
* Relevant parts of The Acts of the Apostles
* [http://biblestudy.definingterms.com/Readings/meeks_making_up_history.pdf Wayne Meeks - Assisting the Word by Making (Up) History: Luke's Project and Ours]

=== November 12 ===
----
==== Topic ====
Acts Chapters 14 & 15
==== Readings ====
* The Book of Acts, Chapters 14 & 15
* Relevant parts of The Acts of the Apostles
* [http://biblestudy.definingterms.com/Readings/martyrdom_of_polycarp.pdf The Martyrdom of Saint Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna]
** [http://www.ccel.org/ccel/richardson/fathers.vii.i.html Original source at CCEL]

=== November 19 ===
----
==== Topic ====
Acts Chapters 16 & 17
==== Readings ====
* The Book of Acts, Chapters 16 & 17
* Relevant parts of The Acts of the Apostles
* [http://biblestudy.definingterms.com/Readings/Calvin_Acts_Volume_II.pdf John Calvin - Commentary on Acts - Read the pages numbered 56-65 (pages 62-71 of the PDF)]

=== November 26 ===
----
==== Topic ====
Acts Chapters 18 & 19
==== Readings ====
* The Book of Acts, Chapters 18 & 19
* Relevant parts of The Acts of the Apostles
* [http://biblestudy.definingterms.com/Readings/Cavanaugh_When_Enough_Is_Enough.pdf William T. Cavenaugh - When Enough is Enough]
** [http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=magazine.article&issue=soj0505&article=050510 Original source at Sojourners]

=== December 3 ===
----
==== Topic ====
Acts Chapters 20 & 21
==== Readings ====
* The Book of Acts, Chapters 20 & 21
* Relevant parts of The Acts of the Apostles
* "Pentecostal Missiology in Ecumenical Perspective: Contributions, Challenges, Controversies" by Veli-Matti Karkkainen

=== December 10 ===
----
==== Topic ====
Acts Chapters 22 & 23
==== Readings ====
* The Book of Acts, Chapters 22 & 23
* Relevant parts of The Acts of the Apostles

=== December 17 ===
----
==== Topic ====
Acts Chapters 24 & 25
==== Readings ====
* The Book of Acts, Chapters 24 & 25
* Relevant parts of The Acts of the Apostles
* [http://biblestudy.definingterms.com/Readings/Whitford_Two_Kingdoms.pdf David M Whitford - Cura Religionis or Two Kingdoms: The Late Luther on Religion and the State in the Lectures on Genesis 1]
** [http://www.servetus.org/en/news-events/articulos/ensayo240206.htm Original Source]

=== January 7 ===
----
==== Topic ====
Acts Chapters 26, 27 & 28
==== Readings ====
* The Book of Acts, Chapters 26, 27 &28
* Relevant parts of The Acts of the Apostles
* [http://www.sbl-site.org/publications/article.aspx?articleId=695 Micah Kiel - Did Paul Get Whacked? - The endings of the Sopranos and the Acts of the Apostles]

141.211.63.195 at 15:39, 4 December 2007

2007-12-04T15:39:19Z

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This is the syllabus for the Bible study. We are currently studying the book of Acts and using [[Luke Timothy Johnson|Luke Timothy Johnson's]] commentary from the Sacra Pagina series entitled ''[[The Acts of the Apostles]]''. The weekly reading schedule will be filled out below as we go through the study.

== Schedule ==
=== August 30 ===
----
==== Topic ====
Chillaxin'
==== Event ====
Grilling at Dave's house

=== Monday September 10 ===
----
==== Topic ====
History and Christianity
==== Readings ====
* [http://biblestudy.definingterms.com/Readings/the-new-testament-and-the-people-of-god-chapter-4.pdf The New Testament and the People Of God - N.T. Wright]
** Read sections 1, 2, 3, 5ii, 5iii
** Right click on the document to rotate it so that you can read it (for windows users).

=== September 17 ===
----
==== Topic ====
Acts Chapter 1
==== Readings ====
* The Book of Acts, Chapter 1
* [http://biblestudy.definingterms.com/Readings/The_Acts_of_the_Apostles_Chapters_1-3.pdf The Acts of the Apostles Chapters 1 and 2 (pages 23-40)]
* [http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf111.vi.i.html St. John Chrysostom's first Homily on Acts]

=== September 24 ===
----
==== Topic ====
Acts Chapters 2 & 3
==== Readings ====
* The Book of Acts, Chapters 2 & 3
* [http://biblestudy.definingterms.com/Readings/The_Acts_of_the_Apostles_Chapters_1-3.pdf The Acts of the Apostles Chapters 3-6 (pages 41-75), Interpretation sections only]
* [http://biblestudy.definingterms.com/Readings/Williams_The_Event_of_the_Holy_Spirit.pdf J. Rodman Williams - Chapter 2: The Event of the Holy Spirit]
** [http://www.regent.edu/acad/schdiv/williams/pent2.html Original source]

=== October 1 ===
----
==== Topic ====
Acts Chapters 4 & 5
==== Readings ====
* The Book of Acts, Chapters 4 & 5
* Relevant parts of The Acts of the Apostles
* [http://www.ccel.org/ccel/white/acts.x.html Ellen White - A Warning Against Hypocrisy]

=== October 8 ===
----
==== Topic ====
Acts Chapters 6 & 7
==== Readings ====
* The Book of Acts, Chapters 6 & 7
* Relevant parts of The Acts of the Apostles
* Moessner - 'The Christ must suffer': new light on the Jesus-Peter, Stephen, Paul parallels in Luke-Acts

=== October 15 ===
----
==== No Bible Study ====
We're taking a break because of fall break and the camping trip.

=== October 22 ===
----
==== Topic ====
Acts Chapters 8 & 9
==== Readings ====
* The Book of Acts, Chapters 8 & 9
* Relevant parts of The Acts of the Apostles
* [http://biblestudy.definingterms.com/Readings/Callahan_Claritas_Scripturae.pdf James Patrick Callahan - Claritas Scripturae: The Role of Perspicuity In Protestant Hermeneutics]
** [http://www.biblicalstudies.org.uk/article_perspicuity.html Original text (with footnotes)]

=== October 29 ===
----
==== Topic ====
Acts Chapters 10 & 11
==== Readings ====
* The Book of Acts, Chapters 10 & 11
* Relevant parts of The Acts of the Apostles
* [http://biblestudy.definingterms.com/Readings/cornelius.pdf David Matson and Warren Brown - Tuning the Faith: The Cornelius Story in Resonance Perspective]

=== November 5 ===
----
==== Topic ====
Acts Chapters 12 & 13
==== Readings ====
* The Book of Acts, Chapters 12 & 13
* Relevant parts of The Acts of the Apostles
* [http://biblestudy.definingterms.com/Readings/meeks_making_up_history.pdf Wayne Meeks - Assisting the Word by Making (Up) History: Luke's Project and Ours]

=== November 12 ===
----
==== Topic ====
Acts Chapters 14 & 15
==== Readings ====
* The Book of Acts, Chapters 14 & 15
* Relevant parts of The Acts of the Apostles
* [http://biblestudy.definingterms.com/Readings/martyrdom_of_polycarp.pdf The Martyrdom of Saint Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna]
** [http://www.ccel.org/ccel/richardson/fathers.vii.i.html Original source at CCEL]

=== November 19 ===
----
==== Topic ====
Acts Chapters 16 & 17
==== Readings ====
* The Book of Acts, Chapters 16 & 17
* Relevant parts of The Acts of the Apostles
* [http://biblestudy.definingterms.com/Readings/Calvin_Acts_Volume_II.pdf John Calvin - Commentary on Acts - Read the pages numbered 56-65 (pages 62-71 of the PDF)]

=== November 26 ===
----
==== Topic ====
Acts Chapters 18 & 19
==== Readings ====
* The Book of Acts, Chapters 18 & 19
* Relevant parts of The Acts of the Apostles
* [http://biblestudy.definingterms.com/Readings/Cavanaugh_When_Enough_Is_Enough.pdf William T. Cavenaugh - When Enough is Enough]
** [http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=magazine.article&issue=soj0505&article=050510 Original source at Sojourners]

=== December 3 ===
----
==== Topic ====
Acts Chapters 20 & 21
==== Readings ====
* The Book of Acts, Chapters 20 & 21
* Relevant parts of The Acts of the Apostles
* "Pentecostal MIssiology in Ecumenical Perspective: Contributions, Challenges, Controversies" by Veli-Matti Karkkainen

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	This is the syllabus for the Bible study. We are currently studying the book of Acts and using [[Luke Timothy Johnson\|Luke Timothy Johnson's]] commentary from the Sacra Pagina series entitled ''[[The Acts of the Apostles]]''. The weekly reading schedule will be filled out below as we go through the study.		This is the syllabus for the Bible study. We are currently studying the book of Acts and using [[Luke Timothy Johnson\|Luke Timothy Johnson's]] commentary from the Sacra Pagina series entitled ''[[The Acts of the Apostles]]''. The weekly reading schedule will be filled out below as we go through the study.

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