Join with us each week on Sunday nights as we gather on Patrick Wilson's FaceBook page for a time of Bible study, reflection, and discussion. The Bible study will be topically based on a book that suppliment our study. Reading the book is encouraged but not required for participation in the study.
This month, our study will be based on Amy-Jill Levine's book: Light of the World: A Beginner's Guide to Advent. We will look at the gospel passages about Jesus coming to earth through the eyes of this Jewish, biblical scholar. Here is a brief summary of the book:
In Light of the World: A Beginner’s Guide to Advent, author, professor, and biblical scholar Amy-Jill Levine explores the biblical texts surrounding the story of the birth of Jesus. Join her as she traces the Christmas narrative through the stories of Zechariah and Elizabeth, Mary, the journey to Bethlehem, and the visit from the Magi. These stories open conversations around connections of the Gospel stories to the Old Testament, the role of women in first-century Jewish culture, the importance of Mary’s visitation and the revolutionary implications of Mary’s Magnificat, the census and the stable, and the star of Bethlehem and the flight to Egypt.