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Written By: Alexander Carpenter

October 21, 2021

The Shema
The Shema is the most important prayer in Judaism—a Sabbath School commentary on Deuteronomy 6 for October 23, 2021.
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Written By: Tom Stone

October 13, 2021

In the Shadow of the Pyramids
An excerpt from "In the Shadow of the Pyramids: A Reflective Commentary on the Narrative of Deuteronomy"—Sabbath School commentary for October 16,...
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Written By: Alexander Carpenter

October 06, 2021

Vaccine Mandates & Religious Liberty
In a Sabbath School commentary for October 9, 2021, how a recent panel discussion on vaccine mandates and religious liberty relates to the age-old...
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Written By: Alexander Carpenter

September 29, 2021

Richard Rice, Greg Boyd, John Hick on...
Three resources that explore a cosmic conflict and moral formation approach to theodicy—Sabbath School commentary for October 2, 2021.
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Written By: Alexander Carpenter

September 23, 2021

Harvard's Elisabeth Schüssler...
In this Sabbath School commentary for Sept. 25, 2021: "Read as resistance poetry, the apocalypse challenges the symbolic discourse of the hegemonic...
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Written By: Beverly Beem

September 15, 2021

See Jonah Run: Comic Narrative in the...
In this Sabbath School commentary for Sept. 18, 2021: "The real prophet of the book is not Jonah at all, but the narrator."
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Written By: Alexander Carpenter

September 08, 2021

Reinterpreting a Jewish Holy Day
In this Sabbath School commentary for Sept. 11, 2021, Rabbi Nicole Auerbach speaks on how the sabbatical tradition calls us to experience the earth...
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Written By: Alexander Carpenter

September 01, 2021

Sigve Tonstad on Sabbath and Wholeness
In this Sabbath School commentary for Sept. 4, 2021, Dr. Sigve Tonstad lectures on Sabbath and wholeness, focusing on its theological expression as...
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Written By: Alexander Carpenter

August 25, 2021

Three "Retro" Resources for...
A book, a short Spes Christiana review, and a video presentation make up some alternative resouces for Sabbath School discussions on August 28, 2021...
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Written By: Alexander Carpenter

August 16, 2021

Yale's Nancy Berlinger Presents...
This video Sabbath School commentary for discussion on August 21, 2021, explores difficult but important questions about health, care, and failure.
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