"Adversaries and Angels - Matthew's Adult Epiphany"
An Online Course presented by
The E-Learning Task Force
Course Formats:
A Guide to the Course
Getting started (Prayer, About This Course, etc.): Slides 4 - 8
Part 1, The Magi or Wise Men (Matthew 2:1 - 12): Slides 9 - 26
Part 2, The Flight to Egypt and Return (Matthew 2:13 - 23): Slides 27 - 39
Words to Know (a glossary of words in red): Slides 44 - 47 (click on underlined red words to go to “Words to Know”)
About This Course
This course is a gift to you from the First Presbyterian Church in Portland, Oregon.
It was created by our E-Learning Task Force: Eric Danskine (technical support), Mary Duckert (creator of children’s activities), Fran Elton (editor), Steve Maling (writer and chair), and Anne Stewart Miller (pastoral support). Ira Allen, Ken Brown, and Dale Hess also served on the Task Force.
Comments and questions can be e-mailed to Steve Maling at dsmaling@pacifier.com. He’ll respond within 36 hours.
Special thanks are due: Grant Keltner (finding music in the congregation’s electronic archives); Donna Maling (being “first reader”); Erich Merrill (answering copyright questions); Jean Mittelstaedt (uploading the course to the Web site); and adult Sunday School classes at Oak Hills Presbyterian Church in Milwaukie, Oregon, and First Presbyterian Church in Portland, Oregon (taking part in earlier versions of this course).
If you complete this course you will have
1) read chapter two of Matthew and related passages
2) viewed photos of places mentioned in Matthew two
3) seen art on the Internet illustrating the stories
4) heard music inspired by the stories
5) learned the names of people, places, events in the stories
6) found out facts about the background of the Bible
7) practiced skills for reading the Bible
8) tested your comprehension with activities
9) joined in praying with Christians from around the world
10) considered joining the Magi in making a gift to the Child
In short, you will have practised living joyfully in the adult aftermath of Christmas.
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