Any good indepth Sunday School materials?

[daveleau]

Are there any really good indepth Sunday School materials? Most of the ones I have found seem to have a bunch of questions that relate to the story but little in the indepth study of Scripture. Have you found any really indepth studies that are good for Sunday School?

Thanks
Dave

 

[Maeyken]

Are you talking about Sunday School for adults or children? If children, what age group?

 

[Crazy Liz]

There are a number of books that are designed for or can be adapted to a study situation. One that I think is really excellent is Invitation to Theology by Michael Jinkins. Check it out and see if it might be the kind of thing you are thinking about.

 

[daveleau]

Adults, late 20's to early 40's. Inspiration Bookstore's catalog didn't help a whole lot. That is what I have done the most research on.

Thanks. I'll check that out, CL.

Dave

 

[aReformedPatriot]

Theres a book that I am studying for class called "A basic guide to interpreting the bible" by Dr. Robert Stien. Its a hermeneutics book that is layman freindly and not to long. I think its a good idea to teach this to a church, it will help them grow. After all, if we as ministers think its important to interpret the bible correctly and grasp hermeneutics, why not teach the sheep to do the same?

Not to mention, though it is a required read for class, I find reading it to be rather enjoyable.

 

[daveleau]

Thank you, TLE. Great idea.

CL, I thought that book sounded familiar. It's on my Amazon wishlist.

 

[aReformedPatriot]

Your welcome.

 

[daveleau]

I used Virkler's book on Hermeneutics in my class and have his takes on VHS. That might be a good thing to teach at our church. I won't show the tapes to the church (boOOOooorrrriiinnnggggg), but I can pick and choose the aspects of his 25 lesson course to teach them.

 

[aReformedPatriot]

I used Virkler's book on Hermeneutics in my class and have his takes on VHS. That might be a good thing to teach at our church. I won't show the tapes to the church (boOOOooorrrriiinnnggggg), but I can pick and choose the aspects of his 25 lesson course to teach them.

Thats also required reading for my class, Infact I have to start reading it monday

 

[daveleau]

Virkler is required reading? Where do you go to school?

It's a very good and easy to understand principles of exegesis. I hope the teacher goes through the examples in the book with you. They are very difficult (some are). Since Virkler was the instructor, it was obviously the textbook we used for the entire class. It and Haddon Robinson's book on biblical preaching, which goes past the process (Virkler concentrates on the process) to applying it to preaching.

 

[daveleau]

Ah, I see in your profile that you are going ot Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Cool! I am going to Liberty Baptist Seminary.

 

[aReformedPatriot]

Ah, I see in your profile that you are going ot Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Cool! I am going to Liberty Baptist Seminary.

I hear good things about that school.

If you want to get technical I attend Southern's Undergrad school called Boyce College, though they are on the same campus. Im thinking about continuing on at southern for an MDIV.

 

[daveleau]

Very cool. I am getting a MAR that will count towards and MDiv, but I can't do that until I am able to attend on campus instead of in correspondence. I wish you all of God's blessings in your persuit of your degrees.

 

[aReformedPatriot]

I reciprocate that sentiment, we could use all the blessings we can get.

 

[Gwenyfur]

We've been using precept studies in our Sunday School class. Kindof neat how they tie together the OT and the NT. Right now we're going through "Living a Life of True Worship". It's taking apart the OT Tabernacle and showing how even the tabernacle itself showed us who Jesus is.Really interesting.

*shrugs* Hope that helped