ST. URIEL'S LENTEN AND EASTER
STUDY SERIES

PRESENTS

A Teaching by Bishop NT Wright on:

JESUS RESURRECTION:
THEN AND NOW

For our Lenten Study we will be using the DVD teaching series on the resurrection of Jesus by the Right Reverend N.T. Wright.  N.T.Wright is the Anglican Bishop of Durham and the former Canon Theologian of Westminster Abbey in London.

Dr. Wright is a New Testament scholar of enormous reputation - he is considered by many to be the leading Jesus-scholar in the England and is widely recognized authority on the life and letters of Paul - the author of more than 20 books, and a much sought-after speaker and lecturer. 

Bishop Wright taught New Testament studies for 20 years at Oxford, Cambridge and McGill Universities and was dean of Lichfield Cathedral in Staffordshire, England, from 1994 to 1999.  Dr. Wright has recently published a multi-volume work on Christian Origins and the Question of  God and is writing a commentary on the book of Romans for The New Interpreters Bible.


Tuesday, February 12 -
Lesson 1:  The Historical Jesus
Who was Jesus? What was his message?  Why was he put to death?  What are scholars today  saying about Jesus?
       
Tuesday, February 19 -
Lesson 2:  Jesus: The Resurrected Messiah
Most messianic movements ended with the death of their founder. Why did the Jesus movement survive – not only survive, but flourish?  What did Jesus’ followers mean when they said that Jesus was “raised from the dead”?
        
Tuesday, February 26 -
Lesson 3: The Jewish Understanding of Resurrection
What did first-century Jews believe about resurrection?  What caused Jesus’ (Jewish) followers to come to a different understanding of “resurrection”?

Tuesday, March 4 -
Lesson 4:  The Gospel Writers’ Understanding of Jesus’ Resurrection
Are the Gospels’ witness to Jesus’ resurrection credible?  Are they in conflict with each other?
       
Tuesday, March 11 -
Lesson 5: Paul’s Understanding of Jesus’ Resurrection
For Paul, Jesus’ resurrection was the first fruits of the new creation – and all who are “in Christ” will be raised like him, though their resurrection bodies will be different than their earthly bodies.  What does Paul say about our to–be– resurrected bodies?
        
Tuesday, March 25 -
Lesson 6:  Jesus’ Resurrection Today
It is hard to account for the rise in Christianity if Jesus was not raised from the dead. What about today?  How are we to understand Jesus’ resurrection?

Past Lenten Programs:

2007: A Life Worth Living - A nine-week Bible Study Based on St. Paul's Letter to the Philippians

2006: 40 Days of Purpose based on
the best seliing book, The Purpose Driven Life

 2005: The Eucharist in the Light of
the Jewish Temple Worship