2020 Series: Strange Scriptures
Grappling with the Old Testament in the 21st Century
Week 4 (April)
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(a) No Looking Back - Sodom & Gomorrah
(b) No Laughing Matter - The sacrifice of Isaac
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Week 5 (May)
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(a) Snakes and Ladders - Jacob at Bethel
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(b) No Holds Barred - Jacob wrestles an angel
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Week 6 (June)
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(a) Word on the Street - The doctrine of inspiration and its implications
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(b) The Day the Sun Stood Still - Miracles in the Exodus and Conquest
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Week 7 (July)
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(a) Fit for a King! - Israelite Lingship and God's choice of Saul
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(b) Meaningless, Meaningless - Understanding Ecclesiastes
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Week 8 (September)
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(a) Look Away Now - Moses meeting God
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(b) Prophet at a Loss - Elijah and the still small voice
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Week 9 (October)
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(a) Big Fish - Jonah and the whale
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(b) Behind You! - The story of Job
Week 10 (November)
(a) Is God a Monster? - God and Genocide in the OT
(b) Director of Lightening Bolts - The OT theology of causation and providence
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Week 1 (January)
(a) A Book Full of Stories - The OT in overview
(b) The Story of the Story - the making of the OT
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Week 2 (February)
(a) Would You Adam and Eve it - The creation stories
(b) Forbidden Fruit - The Fall
Week 3 (March)
(a) Who Built the Ark - The Flood
(b) Je ne Comprends pas! - The tower of Babel