Adult Education – Lent

The time of the Babylonian Exile is one of the most influential eras in Christian history… yet no Christians were involved! How can this be? When Judah was conquered by Babylon and the wealthy and educated were taken away into Babylon, the vacuum of exile led to an explosion of new creation. A huge portion of the Hebrew scriptures come from this time—Jewish history was reexamined, prophets had visions galore, and new stories took place that shaped the future of the faith. What happened during the exile shaped the way Christians have looked at history, Israel/Judah, and Jesus himself.

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Often we sing a hymn and don’t really focus on the text. In this class, we will consider the hymns as poetry. We will also examine the theology of our hymns and discuss changes to the words. In a final session, we will look at the rich treasury that is our hymnal.