Please consider joining us for a short four week study – we will be preparing for Christmas together by using an Advent study guide prepared by New Testament scholar  Dr. Amy-Jill Levine.In Light of the World: A Beginner’s Guide to Advent, Jewish biblical scholar Levine explores the biblical texts surrounding the story of the birth of Jesus. She shows how the Gospel narratives connect to the Old Testament; highlights the role of women in first-century Jewish culture; and emphasizes the importance of Mary’s visitation, the census, the stable, the star of Bethlehem, and the flight to Egypt.
The study group will be on Tuesday mornings at 10:15 on Materials include a video which we will watch together, and a participant’s book which you will want to purchase. You can order it on Kindle or in paperback. Some of you have experienced Levine’s work before but if you have not, you can get a feel for her style and the study material by watching the video for the first session, available here: Everyone is welcome! |