Bible Study Timeline

(Re)searching the Bible - Timeline of Study Topics

5771 (2010-2011)

Unit I (October-December) - Genesis: Foundation, Spiritual History, and the Beginning of Everything
Unit II (January-March) - The Book of Samuel: History, Kingdom, and Peoplehood
Unit III (April-June) - Poetry of the Bible: Song of the Sea (Exodus), Psalms, Song of Songs
Unit IV (July-September) - Jeremiah: Prophecy, National History

5772 (2011-2012)

Unit I (October-December) - Exodus: Nationhood, Law
Unit II (January-March) - Leviticus: Priesthood, Ritual, Cult
Unit III (April-June) - The Book of Kings: Kingship, Kingdom, National Turmoil
Unit IV (July-September) - Isaiah: Universal Thinking, The End of Days, The Lord's House

(Re)searching the Bible is an open, pluralistic and non-doctrinaire discussion of the essence of the Hebrew Bible, as interpreted through the ages and in our own times. Individual study groups throughout Wisconsin will study a curriculum of reading the Bible, which will generate discussion, provoke thought, and allow participants to consider the Bible from many, sometimes conflicting, points of view.

The project will unfold over the course of two years in distinct units. In each unit, a single book of the Bible will be the primary focus, with other books included as optional enrichment.

Also included will be lectures by world-renowned scholars, a study Shabbaton, and a study trip to Israel.

For more information, please contact WSJL Executive Director Kathy Jendusa.

This project was conceived by the Wisconsin Society for Jewish Learning, and is being planned in cooperation with the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center
and the Coalition for Jewish Learning, the education program of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation. Partial funding is from the Nathan and Pearl Berkowitz Memorial Fund, the Leslie S. Bern Memorial Fund, and the M. Michael and Sylvia Weber Scholarship Fund.