St.John's-St.Margaret's Church

Why Israel - And Why Does It Matter?

Dates:         Sept 17 & 18

Duration:    7:30 - 9:30 pm (2 hrs)

Venue:        Bethel Auditorium

Instructor:   Dr David Miller

 

For enquiries and registration:  Please send email to Poh Geok at ce@sjsm.org.sg

 

About the course:

 The Bible reveals the character of God--who he is and how he works. Central to that revelation is God's relationship with Israel, which is often misunderstood and mischaracterized. The two-night seminar will focus on how to read the scripture as one story in light of God's relationship with Israel, gaining deeper insight into who God is and how works throughout the ages and in our own lives.

 

About the Instructor:

Dr David Miller holds a doctorate in biblical literature and a licensed Israeli guide since 1986. He is a biblical seminar teacher, former university lecturer and former missionary to Kenya and South Sudan. Since January 2019, he and his wife have been based in Bangkok to develop a leadership training program for the diocese of Singapore, particularly in our mission deaneries.

Old Testament Survey

 

Dates:         17, 24, 31 Aug; 7, 14 Sept

Duration:    2:00 - 4:00 pm (2 hrs)

Venue:        Room C205

Instructor:   Dr Mary Tay

 

For enquiries and registration:  Please send email to Poh Geok at ce@sjsm.org.sg

 

Course requirement: Participants are required to read the entire Old Testament at least once before class.

 

About the Course:

This course will provide a brief overview of all the Old Testament books. It will begin by covering five foundational questions about the Old Testament. Then there will be a quick overview in the following order: the Pentateuch (Genesis-Deuteronomy), and the Historical books (Joshua-Esther), the Poetical books (Job-Song of Songs), the Major Prophets (Isaiah-Daniel) and the the Minor Prophets (Hosea-Malachi). The primary focus will be on the setting, literary structure, main themes and general content of each

book. To help us apply God’s Word, there will be questions for personal reflection.

 

About the Instructor:

Dr Mary W J Tay has a Ph.D. in linguistics from Edinburgh and an M.Div (with the Board of Governors’ Prize for Overall Proficiency and Prize for Theology) from Regent College. In  1989, at the peak of her career as a university professor in NUS, the Lord called her into the full-time Christian ministry  and she has been serving Him ever since in various capacities – as full time missionary with OMF, and in preaching, and teaching the Bible in various churches in Singapore. She is an experienced language instructor who has taught different languages to hundreds of missionaries. She worships in SJSM and is an adjunct faculty at Bethany International University (a.k.a. Bethany School of Missions) where she teaches Hebrew and Greek. She has written three books in her retirement: How to Read the Bible, The Single’s Connection, and Grace and Gratitude.