The St. James’ Reads Fall 2022 Session challenges us to dive into scriptures of the Old Testament.
This fall, the Sunday Morning Forum group will be doing a mad dash through the Old Testament, with the aid of Ellen Davis’s book Opening Israel’s Scriptures and Judy Fentress-Williams’ book Holy Imagination.
We will start with an introduction to this Introduction to the Old Testament course on August 14, and each successive class will focus on giving you tools for opening a different book of the Bible. The reading guide can be found here.
August 14, 2022
Today is an intro to this Introduction to the Old Testament class. Read Ellen Davis’s INTRODUCTION (Opening Israel’s Scriptures). As you read Davis’s introduction, do not miss the last page or so, or you will miss the heart of it!
What does Critical Interpretation of scripture have to do with the notion of doing justice? Rev. Eileen will draw together insights from Ellen Davis and Judy Fentress-Williams.
August 21, 2022
Opening Genesis
Read Chapter 1 of Opening Israel’s Scriptures. Davis offers us three short essays. As you read them, pay attention to the strategies Davis uses to “do justice” to the interpretation of the text.
August 28, 2022
Opening Exodus
Read Chapter 2 of Opening Israel’s Scriptures.
September 4, 2022
Opening Leviticus
Read Chapter 3 of Opening Israel’s Scriptures.
September 11, 2022
Opening Numbers
Read Chapter 4 of Opening Israel’s Scriptures.
September 18, 2022
Opening Deuteronomy
Read Chapter 5 of Opening Israel’s Scriptures.
September 25, 2022
Opening Joshua
Read Chapter 6 of Opening Israel’s Scriptures.
October 2, 2022
Opening Judges and Ruth
Read Chapters 7 & 8 of Opening Israel’s Scriptures.
October 9, 2022
Opening 1-2 Samuel and 1 Kings
Read the first two essays in Chapter 9 of Opening Israel’s Scriptures.
October 16, 2022
Opening 1-2 Samuel and 1 Kings.
Read the remaining essays in Chapter 9 of Opening Israel’s Scriptures.
October 23, 2022
Opening the Minor Prophets
Read Chapter 10 of Opening Israel’s Scriptures.
October 30, 2022
Opening Isaiah
Read Chapter 11 of Opening Israel’s Scriptures.
November 6, 2022
Opening Jeremiah and Lamentations
Read Chapter 12 of Opening Israel’s Scriptures.
November 13, 2022 – Jazz at St. James’ – NO FORUM
November 20, 2022
Opening Ezekiel
Read Chapter 13 of Opening Israel’s Scriptures.
November 27, 2022
Opening Psalms
Read Chapter 14 of Opening Israel’s Scriptures.
December 4, 2022
Opening Proverbs and Ecclesiastes
Read Chapter 15 of Opening Israel’s Scriptures.
December 11, 2022
Opening Job and Song of Songs
Read Chapter 16 of Opening Israel’s Scriptures.
December 18, 2022
Opening Ezra-Nehemiah and 1-2 Chronicles
Read Chapter 18 of Opening Israel’s Scriptures.