Witness at the Cross: A Beginner’s Guide to Holy Friday
Sundays at 9:15am and Thursdays at 9:30am
The crucifixion is heavily populated: Simon of Cyrene, two men executed with Jesus, the women, including Mary Magdalene and Jesus’ mother, the centurion and other soldiers, Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, the Beloved Disciple, chief priests, scribes, and numerous bystanders. Join adult education for this six week series exploring the witness these various groups provide concerning the death of Jesus. We will use Amy-Jill Levine’s book Witness at the Cross as the basis for discussion. Amy-Jill Levine is a scholar specializing in the New Testament, early Christianity, and Jewish studies whose work challenges Christians to come to deeper and more responsible understandings of Jesus’ Jewish context. We have two groups, one will meet on Sundays at 9:15am in the fireplace room of the Parke House, beginning Sunday, March 6th. The second group will meet Thursdays at 9:30am via Zoom, beginning Thursday, March 10th. A zoom invitation will go out closer to the date.