Guidebook for Bible study: Bible is Source of Confusion for Many Christians

(PRWEB) November 7, 2007 -- When it comes to Bible study (www.woodlakebooks.com/product_detail.taf?site_uid1=14958&hallway_uid1=14961&catalog_uid1=1797&u_currency_id=127), matters of biblical interpretation and relevance are often among the most divisive and confused issues among Christians today. In an effort to tackle these fields of study head-on, author Tim Scorer, with Marcus Borg has introduced a new program of adult Christian education entitled, ?Experiencing the Bible Again for the First Time.? It is the first in the new series, ?Experience! Faith Formation Curriculum for Adults.?

The program is based on Borg?s bestselling book: ?Reading the Bible Again for the First Time: Taking the Bible Seriously, but not Literally.? In his book, Borg said people need a new approach to Christian education and Bible study (www.woodlakebooks.com/product_detail.taf?site_uid1=14958&hallway_uid1=14961&catalog_uid1=1797&u_currency_id=127).

Borg calls this new method ?adult theological re-education.? He talks about ?Experiencing the Bible Again for the First Time? in this video.

As Marcus Borg explains, "Christian theological re-education needs to be about the big topics: God, Jesus, the Bible, faith, and practice. Common understandings of all of these have become problematic for many thoughtful Christians."

The Theological Statement for the Experience! Faith Formation Curriculum for Adults Series says of this process, ?When we call people together in small groups to participate in the experiential learning processes of this curriculum, we are in effect inviting them to come into the kind of learning community that Jesus gathered around him.?

Marcus Borg is a leading voice of the emerging Christianity. Tim Scorer is a gifted experiential educator and Christian curriculum designer for Christian education. Together they help people to understand, make sense of, and find meaning in the stories and teachings of the Bible.

See the Introduction and Sample Session 1 along with excerpts by Marcus Borg and Tim Scorer explaining the importance of Bible study for congregations large and small by clicking here (www.woodlakebooks.com/client42/pdf/etb-intro-and-session1.pdf).

Each Bible study kit contains a Leader?s Guide, the original Borg text, plus 12 Participant Handbooks, 10 posters, and a DVD featuring new video clips of Marcus Borg. Extra 6-packs of Participant Handbooks are available for larger groups. Intended for group use in 10 sessions, the price for the complete Christian education package is $175.

Published by CopperHouse, an imprint of Wood Lake Publishing.

The CopperHouse imprint supports the groundswell of interest in a ?new? Christianity. This is spirituality deeply rooted in tradition yet fully open to the winds of spirit in our time.

For additional information on the ?Experiencing the Bible Again? Bible study (www.woodlakebooks.com/product_detail.taf?site_uid1=14958&hallway_uid1=14961&catalog_uid1=1797&u_currency_id=127) program, contact Darcy Drobena, 1 (800) 299-2926.

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