A Two-Part Class
Letters That Changed the World
A journey through the Epistles of the New Testament: why they were written, what they actually say, and why they still speak today. Two one-hour sessions, biblical scholarship held together with warmth, and real hands-on work in both.
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The Two Sessions
Session One is the other half of the conversation: what these letters were, who they were written to, and the real crises they answered. Session Two asks who wrote them, what they discussed, and what the first Christians were already singing.
Session One
The Other Half of the Conversation
What the Epistles were, who they were written to, and the real crises they answered.
- 1The Other Half of the Conversation4m
- 2What We're Actually Reading5m
- 3One Side of the Conversation5m
- 4Written for an Occasion6m
- 5Reconstruct the Conversation12m
- 6Who Held the Pen5m
- 7Letters Meant to Be Heard5m
- 8Lord, and Good News5m
- 9The Shape of a First-Century Letter4m
- 10Epistle Assignment2m
- 11Before We Go3m
Session Two
What the Letters Say, and What They Still Ask
Authors and audiences, the argument running through the letters, and the songs the first Christians sang.
- 1What the Letters Say, and What They Still Ask4m
- 2Two Families of Letters5m
- 3They Sang Their Theology First4m
- 4Philippians 2:6-113m
- 5Write Your Own Epistle12m
- 6Who Did You Write To?6m
- 7One Argument, Three Angles4m
- 8Faith Alone, Apart from the Law5m
- 9Faith That Moves4m
- 10Something Better4m
- 11How a Careful Reader Reads4m
- 12If an apostle were to write an occasional letter to our church community today, what urgent crisis or question do you think they would be addressing?3m
- 13Letters Still Being Read2m
Timings total 116 minutes across both sessions, with room to breathe. Bring paper, pens, and a willingness to read out loud.