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Check out my "Peace Church Bible Study Home Page" at www.read-the-bible-org. Most of my Biblical Studies and Quaker Studies content is there; this one's just for classes and projects at the Earlham School of Religion and Bethany Theological Seminary (including the Brethren Academy). |
Susan JeffersProjects for the Earlham School of Religion and Bethany Theological SeminaryThis web page was last updated on 10/21/09
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EMail me at jeffesu@earlham.edu
I am teaching a two-semester (1.5 course credit each semester) Greek III course starting late August 2009. This course is structured as a group independent study; we are reading and discussing John's gospel, one chapter at a time, over the course of the two semesters.
I typically teach online seminary level biblical Greek I-II for Bethany in alternate years; the next scheduled Greek I online course will be fall 2010. Whether you're enrolled or not, you're welcome to use the material in the Greek I pre-course assignment to learn to pronounce the Greek alphabet and sound out words and sentences in New Testament Greek. For other online resources for learning the biblical languages, visit http://www.read-the-bible.org/LearnLanguages.html. For online help at any stage of biblical Greek studies, check out the Biblical Greek Mailing List, B-Greek.
I also plan to teach an online Intro to Biblical Languages course (including both Hebrew and Greek) in the summer of 2010, for the Church of the Brethren's Susquehanna Valley Ministry Center (see below).
This course is primarily for students in the TRIM (TRaining In Ministry) program of the Brethren Academy for Ministerial Leadership. There is a session currently in progress (March-May 09) and the next session to start in the summer of 2009. Here is a typical pre-Orientation assignment, in case you'd like to get some idea what the course will be like.Two online resources I expect students in this class to use: my Biblical Studies Glossary and my reference sheet for interpreting the valuable NRSV Text & Translation Notes.
In the 2009-10 academic year, I'm be teaching online courses on the books of Judges and 2 Corinthians. These are continuing education type courses, available to Brethren Academy students and interested others. They are completely online and the cost is nominal. For courses on particular books of the Bible, I generally use volumes of the Believers Church Biblical Commentary Series to complement our primary focus on the biblical text. In each course we also study a little bit of the original language, Hebrew and/or Greek as appropriate.
In June-August 2010 I am scheduled to teach an online Intro to Biblical Languages course (including both Hebrew and Greek).
If you're an Earlham School of Religion alum (which includes folks who took ESR classes but didn't graduate), subscribe to the ESR Alum EMail list.
I continue to explore venues for helping persons with an interest in the Bible get started learning Greek and Hebrew. I generally include a short introduction to the Hebrew language in my OT courses, and the Greek language in my NT courses. I've prepared several workbooks and audio CDs, in an effort to help students learn enough to sound out words and appreciate thoroughly-explained examples. Here's one of my recent efforts -- even if you don't know the Hebrew alef-bet! First open the explanation document in one window, and then play the sound file to hear the verse pronounced. For other online resources for learning the biblical languages, visit http://www.read-the-bible.org/LearnLanguages.html; although I have to confess I've not updated it for quite some time! Oh -- and I've posted the powerpoint slides and additional resources from a presentation Sandra Hack Polaski and I made at the November 2005 Society of Biblical Literature meeting, called "Tips for Teaching Greek Online." Summer 2010 I plan on again teaching an online self-paced introduction to Biblical Languages, which includes both Hebrew and Greek -- check it out! I hope to offer this course again next summer as well. And, in the 2009-10 academic year I am scheduled to teach online biblical Greek I-II for Knox College (part of University of Toronto).
Other Activities
In my spare time, I also write websites for various individuals and groups, and some publications and other materials:
Peace Church Bible Study Home Page - my primary personal site
Automotive Engineering Consultants, Inc. Engineering experts in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Friends Theological College, Kaimosi, Kenya
Quaker Theological Discussion Group Meets once or occasionally twice a year, usually in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Society for Biblical Literature
Friendly Bible Study Online version of Joanne & Larry Spears pamphlet, long popular among Friends. I'm hoping to get permission to post others of my favorite print resources for public use.
Automotive Engineering Links to Resources Vehicle components, regulations and standards, fuel economy, and much more.
Lake Erie Yearly Meeting Bible Study notes June 2002; unfortunately I haven't gotten around to posting the handouts for subsequent years. And I stopped leading the Bible Studies a few years ago.
Workshop materials for the "Vocal Ministry and the Bible" workshop I presented at a Friends conference some years back.
EMail me at jeffesu@earlham.edu