Adult Education
On Wednesday nights at 7:00 and Sunday mornings at 8:45am, join us in the lounge for our Weekly Adult Education classes. Multiple topics are covered throughout the year using videos and books . Our current series of study is:
The Adult Education group will be going to college this fall! We will be studying the New Testament in a class presented by Dr. Bart D. Ehrman from the University of North Carolina. This is his introductory class in the New Testament, so do not feel it is beyond anyone’s comprehension. As he notes, he starts his classes with a pop quiz of 11 questions (sadly that is not included in the class materials!), and he offers a free dinner at a local Tex-Mex restaurant to any student who gets 9 out of 11 correct. In 11 years of teaching 350 students per semester, he has awarded only 1 dinner. He is used to working with beginners!
He will approach the text, as one would expect from a course at a public university, from a historical perspective rather than a faith perspective. How did the New Testament come to be these particular 27 books? What is the historical context of each and what can we infer about the author’s message looking at the text over against that context? He notes that this book (the New Testament) is arguably the most influential book in Western Civilization, and at the same time, one of the least read! The format is a video lecture of about 30 minutes leaving time for discussion (which is always the best part with this group!) Come join us. We meet in person on Sunday mornings at 8:45am in the Lounge, or by Zoom on Wednesday nights at 7:00 pm (the Zoom link is on the church calendar on the website). Any questions, please contact Mark Hackler at hackler@optonline.net or 732-918-0344. This series should run through the Fall and into the New Year.
He will approach the text, as one would expect from a course at a public university, from a historical perspective rather than a faith perspective. How did the New Testament come to be these particular 27 books? What is the historical context of each and what can we infer about the author’s message looking at the text over against that context? He notes that this book (the New Testament) is arguably the most influential book in Western Civilization, and at the same time, one of the least read! The format is a video lecture of about 30 minutes leaving time for discussion (which is always the best part with this group!) Come join us. We meet in person on Sunday mornings at 8:45am in the Lounge, or by Zoom on Wednesday nights at 7:00 pm (the Zoom link is on the church calendar on the website). Any questions, please contact Mark Hackler at hackler@optonline.net or 732-918-0344. This series should run through the Fall and into the New Year.