Bible Study Syllabus (Topical Series)
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
- No Male and Female Galations 3:28 - Alternative Vision and Pauline Modification - Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza
- Distinction and Function in the Church: Reading Galatians 3:28 in Context - Doug Heidebrecht
- 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
- Walk Humbly with Your God! Notes on a Spirituality for Missionaries with Migrants - Gioacchino Campese
- 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
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
Leader
TBD
Topic
TBD
Readings
TBD
April 7
Leader
TBD
Topic
TBD
Readings
TBD
April 14
Leader
Adam
Topic
TBD
Readings
TBD