Heaven is Not Our Eternal Home: What Is?
CLOSED COURSE
Oct 30 & Nov 20
Heaven Is Not Our Eternal Home: What Is? is an ONGROUND ONLY MINI course held at the Messianic Studies Institute (4950 Morse Road, Columbus, Ohio 43230) from 7:00–9:30pm TWO WEDNESDAYS: Oct 30 & Nov 20.
Course
Description:
The dominant belief that 'heaven' is our eternal home, or the ultimate hope held out in the Good News (Gospel), is simply mistaken. Biblical scholar N. T. Wright was so concerned about this mistaken belief that he devoted an entire book to the topic in 2008 entitled Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church. Come be surprised by what the Scriptures actually teach about our eternal home and ultimate hope. As Wright explains in his book, correcting this misunderstanding will lead to changes in thought, prayer, liturgy, hymnody, homily, calendrical observance, practice, and mission to the world!
Course:
Oct 30 & Nov 20
Your Instructor
Henri’s primary interests include the Biblical languages (specializing in Biblical Greek); the reciprocal relationship between the Tanakh and the New Covenant Scriptures; the study of the New Covenant Scriptures from the 'Within Judaism Perspective'; the Way of the LORD as a Biblical worldview and way of life; the origin, meaning, and instantiation of ekklēsia; the Jewish-Graeco-Roman milieu of the New Covenant Scriptures; 2nd Temple Jewish Literature, especially the 'Pseudepigrapha'; the full Good News; the kingship/kingdom of God; the letters of Paul; ancient rhetoric; hermeneutics; paradigms; and conceptual metaphor. He is a member of the SBL and the SPOSTST, and has served as an Adjunct Instructor of Biblical Greek and/or NT at the seminaries of Ashland and Capital University. Henri currently serves as the Academic Dean and Executive Director of MSI, as well as the Education Coordinator of Beth Messiah Congregation.