Published: Aug. 19, 2022
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Do you know much about the Bible, but would like to know more? Would you like a practical approach to knowing more about the Bible? Are you independent-minded, and prefer to form your own judgments rather than simply accept the pronouncements of traditional authority, no matter how venerable? Do you have a high tolerance for ambiguity? Do you dislike how some people use or abuse the Bible to advance their own agenda?
The book, A Respondent Spark by Chuck Fager is the answer for you. We will discuss the nine, short chapters one at a time each month on the 3rd Sunday of the month after meeting at noon in-person and online from September through May, with the in-person component held at the Palo Alto meetinghouse. Use the “Meeting for Worship” link on the PAFM home page (pafm.org) to join online. For a richer discussion, participants are encouraged to read the chapters before each discussion, but short summaries/prompts will be sent out before each meeting in case you're unable to do so. If you know of others who would be interested in this, please invite them, too.
All are invited to join the discussion on this current Quaker view of the Bible, a book many of us think we know, but do we really? The Bible may be the one book in our home library that was written thousands of years ago in a culture vastly different from the one in which we live. The discussion is sure to be interesting and may even change your view of the Bible.
from Richmond Odufisan, Palo Alto and San Jose Friends Meetings