Anyone interested in a bible study group? I'm interested in reading

[xultar]

the bible with a group of people and discussing it from an open minded perspective.
I wanna analyse, apply to current events, science etc. I really wanna get into it.
I want to learn an investigate and ask questions. Questions that I think would be too
tough for a local church bible study group to hear. Any one have any place I can go
on the web for bible study lesson plans? Any one interested?

[Rabrrrrrr]

1. I think that could be quite cool!

We could probably even do it here on DU.

[RevCheesehead]

2. Only if someone else leads it.

I'm tired. Very, very tired. :hi:

[xultar]

4. Me too but I'll give it a try.

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. That sounds cool. Here is a list of resources

places to get lessons from, study bibles, and commentary on the Bible.

http://www.hostdiva.com/liberalchristians/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=107&Itemid=31&limit=1&limitstart=2

http://www.hostdiva.com/liberalchristians/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=97&Itemid=35

[Kat45]

5. I'm interested.

I go to Bible study at my church, a UCC church, and it is a good group, tolerant of different views. The problem is, I'd prefer to have a group with a more intellectual bent. My minister is just about the only one in our group with whom I can have that level of discussion. The kinds of thoughts and questions that I come up with don't occur to anyone else in the group.

[realisticphish]

6. that sounds interesting

we could just have a weekly bible study thread, that we all post into.

of course, someone ELSE needs to lead it :)

[shrike]

7. That'd be neat

After all, us Catholics don't read the bible; therefore I'd be seeing the error of my wayrs.

[flamingyouth]

8. I'm interested.

:)

[Lydia Leftcoast]

9. I'm about to start EFM at my church

For those of you unfamiliar with Episcopal acronyms :-) EFM is "Education for Ministry," a four-year, once-a-week course in Bible, church history, and theology that comes highly recoommended by everyone I know who has taken it. I considered starting it in Portland, but I knew I was probably going to leave town, so I refrained. Now I'm going to start it on January 8.

[RevCheesehead]

10. Careful now, Lydia...

you do that, you might end up bein' called, or somethin.' :hi:

[Lydia Leftcoast]

11. Oh no, I'm a preacher's kid, so I've seen the job from the inside

I know where my strengths and limitations are. Any parish that had me leading it would soon fall apart. :-)

[RevCheesehead]

12. There are many forms of ministry.

I could easily envision you as a deacon. O8)

[Lydia Leftcoast]

13. Yeah, but as a deacon I wouldn't be able to choose my own parish or

sing in the choir. The bishop would assign me to a parish, where I would work and not get paid. :-(

[supernova]

14. I would probably be interested

:thumbsup:

I haven't seen a bible study from a liberal bent since, Bill Moyers' Conversation on Genesis and Frontline: From Jesus to Christ. I loved, Loved, LOVED both of those shows.