Christ Church, Georgetown Scripture Seminar, 2026-2027
Sunday mornings at 10:15, Memorial Room
How do the pieces of the Bible fit together into a single narrative? How do I read and make sense of its various parts? Despite a theological commitment to the Bible as the central document of our living faith and the primary source of God’s revelation, many find it difficult to read and even harder to understand. In order to receive and apply Scripture’s message, we need an interpretive framework and a basic familiarity with how the parts work together to create a whole.
The newly inaugurated Christ Church Scripture Seminar facilitates robust discussion, critical thought, personal insight, and grounded knowledge of the text of Holy Scripture. Led by the clergy of Christ Church and a team of visiting Biblical scholars, this season’s Scripture Seminar will offer a book-by-book overview of the entire Bible, immersing participants in its history, literary structures, narrative arc, and theological themes. Optional assigned readings and a course notebook allow participants to anticipate and more fully participate in each week’s discussion. Whether dipping a tentative toe or diving fully in, regular participants in this weekly series will steadily build a framework in which they can make sense of the various Biblical texts encountered in the liturgy and meaningfully engage with the Bible on their own.
The Scripture Seminar convenes in the Memorial Room (on the third floor of the Parish Hall) from 10:15 to 11:00 on the following Sunday mornings:
Oct. 4: (Ernest Clark)
Introduction and Overview: What is the Bible? What is its story?
Oct. 11: (Tiffany Clark)
Genesis 1-11: Creation and De-creation: Story cycles, symbolism, and repeating patterns
Oct. 18: (Ernest Clark)
Genesis 12-50: Covenant promises to chosen people
Nov. 1: (Tiffany Clark)
Exodus: Liberation, Wilderness, and Divine Revelation
Nov. 8: (Stephen Cook)
Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy: Liturgy, Lifestyle, and Land for the People of God
Nov. 15: (Tremper Longman)
Joshua, Judges and Ruth: Leadership, Nobility, and Mob Ethics
Nov. 29: (Tremper Longman)
1 and 2 Samuel, 1 Kings: Kings Divine and Human
Dec. 6: (Tremper Longman)
2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles, Jonah, Nahum: Diverse Perspectives, Diverging Kingdoms
Dec. 13: (Stephen Cook)
Isaiah, Amos, Hosea, Micah, Zephaniah, Habakkuk: Prophets as Covenant Lawyers
Dec. 20: (Stephen Cook)
Jeremiah, Daniel, Obadiah, Ezekiel, Joel: Prophets as Friends of God in Exile
Jan. 10: (Stephen Cook)
Ezra, Nehemiah, Haggai, Zechariah, Esther, Malachi: Returning and Watching for God
Jan. 17: (Tremper Longman)
Lamentations and Psalms: Worship for all seasons
Jan. 31: (Tremper Longman)
Proverbs, Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, Job: Wisdom for all seasons
Feb. 14: (Katherine Grieb)
Matthew and James: The Wisdom of the Kingdom
Feb. 21: (Katherine Grieb)
Mark and 1 Peter: Following Jesus
Mar. 7: (Associate Priest)
Luke and Acts: The Son, the Spirit, and the Way
Mar. 14: (Presian Burroughs)
Romans and Galatians: Faith, Fruitfulness, and God’s One People
Apr. 4: (Associate Priest)
2 Corinthians, Philippians, Hebrews: Suffering and Fulfillment
Apr. 11: (Tim Cole)
Ephesians, Colossians, and Philemon: The Cosmos and the Individual
Apr. 18: (Associate Priest)
1 Corinthians, 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus: Right Relationships and an Ordered Church
May 2: (Jennifer McNeel)
1 and 2 Thessalonians, Jude, 2 Peter: Standing at the edge of the age
May 9: (Jennifer McNeel)
John, 1, 2, and 3 John: Seeing God, Becoming like God
May 16: (Jennifer McNeel)
Revelation: Eden, Empire, Church, and the Age to Come