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Prepare to Teach Horizon Bible Study Hearing God’s Call in Jonah and Ruth “The Book of Jonah is not just a fish story, nor is the Book of Ruth simply a Cinderella tale,” says Carol Bechtel, Old Testament scholar at Western Theological Seminary in At first glance, Jonah and Ruth might seem to be an “odd couple,” Bechtel says. “After all, their main characters couldn’t be more different. But these books have more in common than meets the eye. With their shared fascination with foreigners and their openness to God’s love of foreigners, these stories speak to our own age, with its fear of foreigners. They offer us an opportunity to examine our fears together and broaden our minds a bit.
“Both bear witness to a God whose love will not let us go. And both call us to a deeper commitment of faith—a faith in which we serve God by loving others above and beyond the call of duty.”
The Center for Lifelong Learning will offer a study of this course four times this summer—a weekday course and two weekend courses on the seminary campus, and a weekday course at Roswell Presbyterian Church, in
Participants will explore the biblical texts, make personal connections with the themes, and receive practical ideas for teaching this series.
For dates, leaders, program fees, and how to register, see the Lifelong Learning calendar.
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