Beginning in the New Year, our Solid Grounds Bible Study will be reading 1&2 Peter and Jude. These are three letters that are a part of scripture known as The Catholic Letters--seven books of the New Testament not attributed to the Apostle Paul.
A common thread among the three letters is that they were written to both encourage and admonish, to point out the joy and suffering of being a follower of Christ, and to remind all Christians we are called to live a life that is distinctly different, distinctly unique—one centered on faith, hope, and charity.
Our 10 week study of 1&2 Peter and Jude will run from January 19-March30* . (*We have one week off. See the entire class schedule in the column on the right or the calendar below.) Meetings will be held weekly at St. Patrick Catholic Church at 9:00am. To register for the class, fill out the Registration Form and drop it off at the church office or information desk. The registration fee for this class is dependent on the number of textbooks each participant will need for the class. Those who participated in our fall study of the Letter of James have already purchased the complete commentary used for this study and will only require the study guide, while new registrants will be required to pay the higher fee for both texts. The registration fee for those who will need both textbooks is $33, and the fee for those who only need to purchase the study guide for 1&2 Peter and Jude is $14. Prepayment of the class fee to cover the cost of the textbooks needed must be made with registration. The registration deadline is January 13. Information is also available at the Solid Grounds page on St. Patrick's website.
In
addition to the textbooks covered by the class fee, we strongly
recommend that each participant purchase a copy of the Ignatius Catholic
Study
Bible. This is the translation that we use in our study, because in
addition to the words of scripture, it also has notes and commentary
that truly enrich the meaning of God's Word for Bible students of all
ages! The Ignatius
Catholic Study Bible is available at several price points and is
published as the complete New Testament as well
as its individual books. Bring proof of registration to St. Patrick
Book & Gift, and you'll receive 15% off the regular retail price
of
the Ignatius Bible used in our study. You may also wish to purchase a
journal or notebook to record the answers to the questions posed in our
lessons or record any additional notes or questions you may wish to have
addressed during our meetings.
The books used in our study are The Early Christian Letters and 1&2 Peter and Jude: A Bible Study Guide
both by acclaimed New Testament scholar, N.T Wright. Dr. Wright is
often hailed as a modern-day C.S. Lewis due to his ability to write
about deeply theological and philosophical topics and make them easily
accessible to everyone. His appeal? Wright is a storyteller and
teacher at heart.The Early Christian Letters is the main commentary text for this study. If you participated in our fall study of James, the fee for the class has been adjusted downward to reflect the cost of the purchase of the workbook, 1&2 Peter and Jude: A Bible Study Guide. The study guide divides the letter into nine weekly lessons providing questions for discussion and prayer to reflect upon the scripture passage covered.
Please join us in the New Year for our study of 1&2 Peter and Jude.
Register, and we will see you on January 19. Our first meeting will
give us an opportunity to get to know one another and learn more about
our plans for the coming weeks. We have made it a tradition of reading a
book over our breaks and discussing that book at the first
meeting of a new session. Read a book of your own choice, and at our
first meeting we will each take a few moments to share our
impressions of the book with the rest of the group. If you have
registered late and do not have
time to read a book prior to the January 19 meeting, please consider
sharing one of your favorite books about our faith. The idea is that we
get a chance to learn more about the faith, and we get to go home from
our first meeting with a list of great book suggestions to keep us
reading for the weeks and months ahead!See you on January 19!
