41st Annual Thursday Evening Bible Class - Fall 2011

Dates: Sept. 15 through Nov. 3

Time: 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Instructor: Professor David B. Kennedy, Associate Professor of Old Testament, Grand Rapids Theological Seminary

Where: Grand Rapids Theological Seminary in the Pirsig-DeBryun Chapel

Topic: "Training in Righteousness"

September 15: A Structure for Old Testament Ethics - What is the Old Testament all about? Does it have anything to do with Christians today?
Week 1 Powerpoint
Week 1 Handout

September 22: The Ten Commandments (Old Testament and New Testament) - Any value for us today?
Week 2 Lecture  
Week 2 Powerpoint
Week 2 Handout A
Week 2 Handout B

September 29: Old Testament Law and Ethics) - How can we love God and love our neighbors? 
Week 3 Lecture  
Week 3 Powerpoint
Week 3 Handout

October 6: Ethics for Nations - Can war be "just?" Ethical emphases in the prophets: How do we apply scripture? 
Week 4 Lecture
Week 4 Powerpoint
Week 4 Handout

October 13: God's Judgment - What about the Canaanites? Is God just? 
Week 5 Lecture
Week 5 Powerpoint
Week 5 Handout

October 20: Individual Ethics: Wisdom Literature - Was Job really righteous?
Week 6 Lecture
Week 6 Powerpoint
Week 6 Handout

October 27: Ethics and God's Creation - How do we relate to the world and society?
Week 7 Lecture
Week 7 Powerpoint
Week 7 Handout

November 3: Applying Old Testament Ethics - Is the Old Testament still valid for Christians today? 
Week 8 Lecture
Week 8 Powerpoint
Week 8 Handout

Free to the public. No registration is required. For more information, please call Diana O'Connor at 616.222.1422 (ext. 1278)