Explore the Bible through the Yale Bible Study program featuring current and former Yale Divinity School faculty.
Episodes
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
The Gospel of John: An Online Bible Study with Dr. Harold Attridge, Session 1, September 21, 2001.
The Gospel of John tells a distinctive story of Jesus. Its poetic prologue sets the stage with allusions to God's act of creation and to the revelation of the Law to Moses. The evangelist claims that the Word of God, enfleshed in Jesus, is part of the first action and offers something that the Torah could not do. It defines that gift as "birth" from God available to all who believe. The story unfolds as a series of dramatic encounters that challenge readers to reflect on their own life giving encounters with Jesus. Richly suggestive images embellish the story which delights in irony, all of which aims to train readers to "see" the truth to which Jesus witnesses. The course will explore the Gospel's narrative strategy, probe the larger theological issues that it raises, and reflect on the process of the Gospel’s development and its engagement with the intellectual and cultural context of its first century audience.
Monday Aug 16, 2021
Monday Aug 16, 2021
Paul's Letter to the Philippians with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 4, August 4, 2021.
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Paul's Letter to the Philippians with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 3, July 28, 2021.
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Paul's Letter to the Philippians with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 2, July 21, 2021.
Thursday Jul 15, 2021
Thursday Jul 15, 2021
Paul's Letter to the Philippians with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 1, July 14, 2021.
The addressees are being persecuted by their neighbors in ways that threaten their tight-knit fellowship. The author is incarcerated in a dark Roman prison, surrounded by suffering and death. And yet the Letter to the Philippians is laced through with joy, and one of its most famous verses exhorts the reader to “rejoice in the Lord always!” Its pages offer both profound early Christian theology and timeless practical encouragement. This friendly letter from the apostle Paul to a Christian community he clearly holds dear is worth reading for a whole lot of reasons, friends! So join Dr. Allen Hilton this summer for four Wednesday evening sessions on Paul’s Epistle to the Philippians.
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
The Book of Genesis: An Online Bible Study with Dr. Joel S. Baden, Session 8, March 8, 2021.
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
The Book of Genesis: An Online Bible Study with Dr. Joel S. Baden, Session 7, March 1, 2021.
Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
The Book of Genesis: An Online Bible Study with Dr. Joel S. Baden, Session 6, February 22, 2021.
Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
The Book of Genesis: An Online Bible Study with Dr. Joel S. Baden, Session 5, February 15, 2021.
Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
The Book of Genesis: An Online Bible Study with Dr. Joel S. Baden, Session 4, February 8, 2021.