Misused Terms of the Bible: Salvation, Righteousness, and Beyond Part 1
CLOSED COURSE
Apr 8, 15, 22, 29 & May 13, 20
Misused Terms of the Bible: Salvation, Righteousness, and Beyond is an ONGROUND ONLY Term 4 Session 1 (7:00–8:15pm) course held at the Messianic Studies Institute (4950 Morse Road, Columbus, Ohio 43230) starting 4/08/2019.
Course Description:
There is no time like the present to clear up the confusion once and for all about misused terms of the Bible. Are you ready to see that being "saved" does not mean to get right with God and go to heaven? Did you know that the "righteous" and the "wicked" are not who we have come to think they are, for these Hebrew terms have no English counterparts for a cultural reality foreign to the West. Are you sure you know what someone does when they "worship" in the Bible? And, what did God do when "the LORD visited Sarah" in Gen 21:1? Come learn the truth about misused terms of the Bible!
Prerequisite:
None
Required Textbook:
None
Course Dates:
Apr 8, 15, 22, 29 & May 13, 20
Your Instructor
Dr. Meier began teaching at the Ohio State University in 1986 in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, and is the author of The Messenger in the Ancient Semitic World (1988), Speaking of Speaking: Marking Direct Discourse in Biblical Hebrew (1992), and Themes and Transformations in Old Testament Prophecy (2009). He also serves as Adjunct Professor of History, where he teaches the History of Ancient Israel. Among his many honors, he has been a guest at the Rockefeller Study and Conference Center in Bellagio (Italy), has been the Edwards Lecturer in Philosophy and Religion, and was recognized as the Bronfmann Distinguished Visiting Professor of Jewish Studies (College of William and Mary). Dr. Meier has received the Ohio State University Alumni Distinguished Teaching Award, as well as the Rodica C. Botoman Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching and Mentoring. He is presently engaged in research in the Deuteronomistic History and prophecy in ancient Israel.