The Sabbath and Sunday in Scripture & History

You'll Never Think About the Sabbath the Same Way!

In this expert guided class by an Adventist biblical studies professor, re-discover the seventh-day Sabbath and its complicated history in Ancient Israel and challenging future in Christianity. Learn what role the first day of the week, Sunday, has played in Scripture and what spiritual value it holds according to Ellen White.

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Course curriculum

    1. 1. Introduction

    2. 2. Movie Clip - The Ten Commandments (1956)

    3. 3. Various Biblical Sources for Hollywood Adaptations

    4. 4. Movie Clip - Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)

    5. 5. Popular Discussions of the Sabbath

    6. 6. Bible Project Clip - "The Sabbath"

    7. 7. The Sabbath is Part of a Larger Set of Laws

    8. 8. Bible Project Clip - "We Studied the Laws in the Bible"

    9. 9. The Law is Lacking

    10. 10. Counting the Commandments

    11. 11. YouTube Clip - "Catholic Church changes God's Commandments!"

    12. 12. Did the Catholic Church Change the Commandments?

    13. 13. The Sabbath's Forgotten Pre-History

    14. 14. Exodus 34: The Same Ten Commands?

    15. 15. The Evolution of the Sabbath Command

    16. Q&A: Does Scholarship Increase Our Appreciation for the Sabbath?

    17. 16. Is the Sabbath A Memorial?

    18. 17. What is the Purpose of the Sabbath?

    19. Q&A: Origins of Sabbath "Worship"?

    20. Q&A: How Do We Understand "Worship"?

    21. 18. The Paradox of the Sabbath

    22. 19. The Sabbath is More than A Day

    23. Q&A: Do Adventists Get the Sabbath Wrong?

    24. Q&A: What About Biblical Literalism?

    25. Q&A: Does the 2nd Commandment Ban Artwork?

    26. Q&A: Expanding the Sabbath?

    1. Korpman, Holy Transgression: Breaking the Sabbath in Order to Keep It

    2. Class 2 Recording - European Session

    3. Class 2 Recording - US / Australia Session

    1. Justo Gonzalez, Brief History of Sunday excerpt

    2. Class 3 Recording - European Session

    3. Class 3 Recording - US / Australian Session

    1. Korpman, "Expanding the Sabbath" (Pre-Publication Version of Forthcoming Spectrum Article)

    2. Class 4 Recording - US/Australian Session

About this course

  • $24.99
  • 34 lessons
  • 12 hours of video content

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Discover why scholars suggest that there are three different versions of the Sabbath commandment
  • Explore the role that the Sabbath held in Jesus' teachings
  • Learn the forgotten value that Sunday has held for Christians both in Scripture and in Adventist history

Instructor

Matthew Korpman

Matthew J. Korpman is an adjunct professor of Biblical Studies and Theology at La Sierra University. He is completing his PhD in New Testament studies and is a graduate of Yale University's Divinity School. He has published dozens of peer-reviewed articles in the world's top academic journals, edited articles for Oxford, and published the bestselling book "Saying No to God: A Radical Approach to Reading the Bible Faithfully" (Quoir, 2019).

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