Bible Study Center

Bring a Bible to every session

This program is made possible through a generous grant from Donna and Murray Comarow

Bible Study Center, presented by the Foundation for Jewish Studies, jointly with, and at:

The Dennis and Phillip Ratner Museum
10001 Old Georgetown Road
Bethesda, MD
301-0897-1518

Fall 2010
Spring 2011

photoThe Book of Samuel I
With Gideon Amir

 

The Books of Samuel describe the transition from a tribal system to a monarchy. In the Books of Joshua and Judges, the tribal system played a major role; the Book of Samuel shows the different efforts to create a central leadership for the whole of Israel. These efforts start with God’s messenger Samuel, first of the Major Prophets to prophesize inside the Land of Israel. Samuel was at the cusp between two eras, and was instrumental in establishing Israel’s Monarchy with the anointing of the first two kings of Israel: Saul and David.

Session One
Chapters 1-10 Samuel: The Last of the Hebrew Judges and First of the Major Prophets
September 26th – December 12th
Sundays, 10:30 am - noon
Excluding October 10th, (Monday is Columbus Day)
November 28th, (Weekend after Thanksgiving)
(3 week break in December for Christmas & New Year)

$100, $80 for members of the Foundation

Session Two
Chapters 11-20 Saul: The First King of Israel
January 9th – March 22nd
Sundays, 10:30 am - noon
Excluding February 20th – 22nd, President’s Day Weekend
March 20th, Purim

$100, $80 for members of the Foundation

Session Three
Chapters 21-31 David: The Second King of Israel
April 1st – June 26th
Sundays, 10:30 am – noon
Excluding April 17th & 24th, Pesach
May 8th, Mother’s Day
May 29th & 30th, Memorial Day Weekend
June 19th, Father’s Day

$90, $72 for members of the Foundation

For all three sessions $240, $200 for members of the Foundation.

All sessions begin promptly each Sunday at 10:30am and end at noon. Please bring your own Bible.

Inclement Weather Policy: When the Dennis and Philip Ratner Museum is closed or opens late due to weather conditions, Bible Study is cancelled.

Advance Registration Required

Rabbi Joshua O. Haberman and Phillip Ratner, co-directors of the Bible Study Center, issued this statement of purpose:
"We envisage the Bible Study Center as a fellowship of learning welcoming all who look to the Bible for a sense of God's presence and believe that Biblical texts can help us cope with the challenges of human existence. Our chief aim is to connect the Bible with contemporary life."

The Bible Study Center will feature courses on all of the 39 books of the Bible, highlight the impact of the Bible on civilization, arrange Bible-in-Art exhibits and guest lectures by Bible scholars and archaeologists.