IPS Scripture School Winter 2022 YEAR One, Unit One $125: Ten-Week Study with Option for Certification in Sacred Scripture $300: for the year Unit I, II, & III The Exodus Experience Wednesdays This course provides a general introduction to the Bible and three foundational books (Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers) which give context to the origin and foundation of the People of God Through the lens of the historical-critical method, students will analyze the formation of the traditions that make up the Old Testament and its structure in order to identify key themes that give unity and cohesion to these books This course will focus on covenant relationship with God via salvation history as recorded in the Book of Exodus CLASSES BEGIN! Wednesday | January 12, 2021 | 7:00 - 9:00 pm COURSE REQUIREMENTS Jan 12 - Mar 16, 2022 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm INSTRUCTOR: Kevin Pease, M.T.S Institute of Pastoral Studies PARISH: St Joseph the Worker Catholic Church 181 W Dundee Rd Wheeling, IL 60090 Have access to a computer with Internet; have a personal email address; purchase of two required texts Purchase of suggested reference texts is highly recommended REGISTER BEFORE JANUARY 1ST www.luc.edu/ips/continuing-education/ BLOGS.LUC.EDU/IPS FACEBOOK.COM/LOYOLAIPS CONTACT Kevin Pease Director, IPS Scripture School t 312.915.7457 | kpease@luc.edu @ LOYOLAIPS LOYOLAIPS | www.luc.edu/IPS Instructor Profile Kevin Pease, M.T.S Loyola University Chicago Director, IPS Scripture School Kevin Pease, MTS, serves as director for IPS Scripture School at Loyola University Chicago Prior to his hire in 2018, Kevin taught for five years in the Religious Studies Department of Mercy High School, San Francisco, an all-girls private Catholic school maintained by the Sisters of Mercy Courses taught included “Foundations of Religious Studies,” “Hebrew & Christian Scriptures,” and “Social Justice” He credits his experience with his students and the Sisters of Mercy for instilling in him a passion for teaching Previously, Kevin earned a master’s degree in Theological Studies, concentration Bible, from the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University His final synthesis paper focused on Trinitarian relationship, a topic for which he remains engaged and in which roots his theological perspective today He feels blessed to have finally returned to his alma mater, where he graduated 2011 with bachelors' degrees in Secondary Education and English / Minors' in Theatre and Catholic Studies A Loyola Rambler for life! Course Objectives Unit 1: The Exodus Experience • Work with the biblical text, in a learning-community setting, learning to use footnotes, cross-references, and various translations of the Bible • Explain the biblical concepts of liberation, covenant, the people of God, and the law • Identify Moses and Miriam as ancestors in faith • Explain the process by which the Book of Exodus (and other biblical books) took shape, and begin to distinguish the non-Priestly authorial sources from the Priestly authorial sources Required Student Workbook: The Catholic Biblical School Program Old Testament Foundations: Genesis through Second Kings (First Year Student Workbook) ISBN 978-0809-1958-48 Required Textbook: Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction (Second Edition) Lawrence Boadt Revised and updated by Richard Clifford and Daniel Harrington Paulist Press, 2nd Edition 2012 ISBN-10: 0809147807 ISBN-13: 978-0809147809 Supplementary Books: Introduction to the Bible: A Catholic Guide to Studying Scripture Stephen J Binz Liturgical Press ISBN 978-0-8146-1700-7 Dictionary of the Bible David Noel Freedman (editor) William B Eerdmans Publishing Company ISBN 0-8028-2400-5 Bible Atlas & Companion Published by Barbour Publishing Edited by Christopher D Hudson ISBN 978-1-68322-143-2 Genesis New Collegeville Bible Commentary Joan E Cook Liturgical Press, 2011 ISBN-10: 0814628362 ISBN-13: 978-0814628362 ... by Christopher D Hudson ISBN 978 -1- 68322 -14 3-2 Genesis New Collegeville Bible Commentary Joan E Cook Liturgical Press, 2 011 ISBN -10 : 0 814 628362 ISBN -13 : 978-0 814 628362 ... Edition 2 012 ISBN -10 : 080 914 7807 ISBN -13 : 978-080 914 7809 Supplementary Books: Introduction to the Bible: A Catholic Guide to Studying Scripture Stephen J Binz Liturgical Press ISBN 978-0- 814 6 -17 00-7... where he graduated 2 011 with bachelors' degrees in Secondary Education and English / Minors' in Theatre and Catholic Studies A Loyola Rambler for life! Course Objectives Unit 1: The Exodus Experience