It's All About The Bible

In our Tuesday Morning Bible Study today we will read and talk about Second Thessalonians. The group is in control of their own destiny and this is what they chose. Our focus for the Fall Season has been the letters of Paul -- that is, those letters that are short enough for two sessions -- to be read in one session and discussed at least a bit; then to finish the discussion the next session if need be. Among the undisputed Pauline letters, that limited us to First Thessalonians, Philippians, Galatians and Philemon. Well, actually, Philemon is not entirely undisputed; but the opposing rationale, while interesting and intriguing, is somewhat off the wall, though not to say lunatic fringe scholarship. We also have taken on the three disputed letters Ephesians, Colossians, and today Second Thessalonians. 

What we are doing, as well as the joy of reading this wonderful correspondence and discussing the situation going on in the first century, is looking at the eschatology and Christology of each letter to try and understand Saint Paul and also to see why some scholars say three of the letters were not from Paul’s mind and time. It’s great fun, and nobody has to agree with the scholars!

In Sunday School these days we have been focusing on the Old Testament reading series for each Sunday, most recently Moses, Joshua and the judges. Next Sunday we will finish up Judges and then take on something strange for Advent.

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