Evers Bible Class - A Gentle Ramble through the Bible

Genesis 23 thru 28   Miracles, Backstabbing, and Love at First Sight:   We're to the fun part now. We'll be covering Genesis  Chapters 23-28 this week. We get introduced to a whole new set of characters  this week. Genesis starts to read like a novel at this  point. No more stacks of etiologies or crazy chiasms.  And the story speeds up considerably. These new  characters are something else!   A free Study Guide is available. A video version of the class is available on YouTube.  

Genesis 20 thru 22   Chiasms and Child Sacrifice:   Genesis just doesn't quit with the tough topics .  In this  class we'll add to your tools for dealing with perplexing  passages.  We run into another wife-sister story, almost  identical to the first one. Say, what? Sarah is, like,  90 years old at this point! Never fear, I'll show you how  understanding the ancient literary device of chiasms  reveals that this weird story makes perfect sense.    Once we've got this chiasm under our belt we'll move on  to where God tells Abraham to sacrifice Isaac as a  burnt offering. Another totally perplexing passage, but  you've got this! We'll use tools we already have in our  backpack to figure this one out.     A free Study Guide is available. A video version of the class is available on YouTube.   

Genesis 18 thru 19   Sodom and Gomorrah:   Christianity has long associated Sodom and Gomorrah  with homosexuality. This is even where our word  "sodomy" comes from. It's a tough and controversial  subject, but it's in the Bible for a reason. We are  going to face it honestly and with careful scholarship.  Do not be afraid. God is with us. God is still  compassionate. God is still holy. A free Study Guide is available. A video version of the class is available on YouTube.

Genesis 15 thru 17   A Promise, a Slave, and a Wedding:   God shows up again (twice) and Abram and Sarai get into another big mess. But God takes their shenanigans in stride, and it all comes right in the end. We see God as King but also as a loving bridegroom, with a very surprising twist at the end of the ceremony. A free Study Guide is available. A video version of the class is available on YouTube.

Genesis 12 thru 14   A Saga of Epic Proportions   Visions, Harems, War and Kidnapping...and that's just this week!  The Hebrew Bible is not for sissies. This week starts a grand story, and Pastor Gayle will probably tell it in a way you've never heard it before. Then you'll get a chance to dig into the story yourself.  A free Study Guide is available. A video version of the class is available on YouTube.