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God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible
by Adam Nicolson
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
7:00 pm sharp, Reception Room From Booklist *Starred Review* "The quip about the Bible being the greatest book ever written by a committee is just a quip, but the English Bible that King James I commissioned in 1604 really was committee work. Each of six committees, or companies, as they were called, was charged with translating a different portion of the original Hebrew and Greek texts. The Translators (their official title, and as such, capitalized) were far-from-saintly Anglican clergymen and scholars, selected to exclude radical Puritan sentiments from the finished translation (James had had enough of Puritan divisiveness while on the throne of Scotland). Their handiwork was to be the preferred pulpit Bible, so it had to be accessible in vocabulary and tonally. In that respect, the Translators succeeded so brilliantly that their style remains the quintessence of sacred prose to this day. Religious utility wasn't, however, the primary original purpose of the King James Version. Rather, the KJV was an element of James' grand dream of forging a harmoniously united realm out of the faction-ridden one he inherited from Elizabeth I. In that respect, the book was a failure, for not until after the Puritan American colonies embraced it (ironically, given its anti-Puritan conception) did England accept it. Nicolson tells the KJV's story so well that his book may prove to be the KJV's indispensable companion for years to come." Ray Olson  Plymouth Book Group:
What Saint Paul Really Said: Was Paul of Tarsus the Real Founder of Christianity?
by N.T. Wright
Monday, April 26, 2010
7:00 pm sharp, Reception Room In What Saint Paul Really Said, N.T. Wright – a world authority on the life and letters of Paul – leads readers through the current scholarly discussion of Paul and gives a concise account of the actual contribution Paul made to the birth of Christianity. Wright offers a critique of the argument that claims that it was Paul who founded Christianity and shows clearly that Paul was not "the founder of Christianity" but was the faithful witness and herald of Jesus of Nazareth, the Jewish Messiah and the risen Lord of the Christian faith.  Plymouth Book Group:
For the Sake of Heaven and Earth: The New Encounter between Judaism and Christianity
by Irving Greenberg
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
7:00 pm, Reception Room Highly recommended, "For the Sake of Heaven and Earth" takes a closer look at the fraught, conflicted, yet profound and enduring relationship between two religions. The Adult Christian Education-sponsored Book Group meets regularly to discuss books of interest on a range of topics related to Christian living and faith. All members of the Plymouth community are welcome to join the group. A catered dinner is available for a small fee. Interested in joining the group? Please contact group leader Scott Moyers for more information.  Adult Christian Education Class:
"Dietrich Bonhoeffer"
Sundays, January 31 & February 7
9:30 am only, Reception Room The class concerns the life and theology of the great 20th century Chritian theologian and martyr to the Nazis, Dietrich Bonhoeffer. This is not a book study class, but those interested in pursuing more about Bonhoeffer are urged by class leader Rev. David Fisher to read Bonhoeffer's The Cost of Discipleship.  Plymouth Book Group:
"The Reformation: A History"
by Diarmaid MacCullough
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
7:00 pm, Church House (room tba) The Adult Christian Education-sponsored Book Group meets regularly to discuss books of interest on a range of topics related to Christian living and faith. All members of the Plymouth community are welcome to join the group. A catered dinner is available for a small fee. Interested in joining the group? Please contact group leader Scott Moyers for more information. This month's reading is "The Reformation: A History,"a rewarding and definitive study of the advent of Protestantism and the Catholic response to it.  An Interfaith Evening with Bruce Feiler:
"America's Prophet: Moses and the American Story"
November 21, 2009
5:30 pm, Plymouth Sanctuary In partnership with the Brooklyn Heights Synagogue, Plymouth hosts a conversation with bestselling author Bruce Feiler ("Walking the Bible," "Abraham," "Where God was Born"). He will discuss his new book, "America's Prophet: Moses and the American Story." There will be a reception and book-signing following the reading/discussion. This event is open to the community and free-of-charge. Babysitting is available for members of the Plymouth and BHS community. - Sanctuary, Orange Street between Hicks and Henry Sts. Plymouth's Lending Library:
Storrs Library Located on the third floor of the Church House (75 Hicks Street), Storrs Library is available to church members and active friends. A wide range of books on the Bible, Christian living, theology and Plymouth history are available for borrowing. Come drop by and discover a good book!
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