Sunday School lesson archives
This week we summed up the previous weeks’ (and months’) lessons about Athens, the Areopagus, Aeschylus’ play “The Oresteia,” Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, and Zeno. We also discussed Paul’s broad education in Tarsus and Jerusalem, and how his travels informed his discussion in Athens. We had a great discussion about everything from classical Greek philosophy,…
This week we put on our thinking caps and dove into classical Greek drama and philosophy. We discussed the final play from the Oresteia by Aeschylus: Eumenides. The play explores the mythological founding of the Aeropagus council by Athena, the patron goddess of Athens, as well as instituting the worship of new goddesses: the Eumenides…
This week, we discussed Paul’s time in Beroea (modern day Veria), Macedonia, Greece. We observed how this particular location was double the distance of his previous two trips and well off the Egnatian Way. Was he trying to lose his pursuers? Maybe. But he found a community that not only welcomed him, they were open…
This week we tracked Paul, Silas, and Timothy as they traveled from Philippi to Thessalonica. We went on a brief rabbit trail to explore the Kasta Tomb in Amphipolis—the largest tomb discovered in Greece (to date). Be sure to check out the websites in the “Additional Resources” section below. Since Luke (surprisingly) doesn’t specifically record…
In this lesson, guest teacher Craig Bondy continues his overview of the book of Galatians. Arguably the earliest of Paul’s writings, this letter is filled with familiar themes including freedom in Christ and the fruits of the Spirit. >> Click to read this week’s passages in KJV, CSB, ESV, NIV: Galatians 1 << Galatians ~ Overview Pt….
In this lesson, guest teacher Craig Bondy introduces us to the book of Galatians. Arguably the earliest of Paul’s writings, this letter is filled with familiar themes including freedom in Christ and the fruits of the Spirit. >> Click to read this week’s passages in KJV, CSB, ESV, NIV: Galatians 1 << Galatians ~ Overview Pt. 1…