PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION J217 BUDDHISM FOR BEGINNERS OLLI program: Wilmington Course location: Arsht Hall, Wilmington Tuesday 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Dates of class: 2/8/2022 - 5/10/2022 Instructor: Yvette Rudnitzky Number of class sessions: 13 • Price for course: $70 Course format: Discussion, Lecture This class is designed for beginners interested in the basic teaching of the historical Buddha, and will include in each class time a seated meditation period of 20 to 30 minutes plus time for questions and answer at the end.
J205 HOW JESUS BECAME GOD OLLI program: Wilmington Course location: Arsht Hall, Wilmington Wednesday 10:45 a.m. - noon Dates of class: 2/9/2022 - 5/11/2022 Instructor: Chuck Miller Number of class sessions: 13 • Class limit: 30 Price for course: $70 Course format: Discussion, Lecture, Video Based How did a rejected Jewish preacher who ended up on the wrong side of the law and was executed by those in power come to be thought of as God? This two-semester course examines the historical realities, myths and impact of the experience of Jesus.
J221 INTRODUCTION TO JESUS SEMINAR * OLLI program: OLLI Online Course location: UD OLLI Online (virtual) Friday 9 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Dates of class: 2/11/2022 - 4/29/2022 • Class limit: 15 Instructor: John Holden Number of class sessions: 11 • Price for course: $50 Course format: Discussion Technological requirements for optimal viewing: Any screen with audio and video Required text: The Five Gospels: What Did Jesus Really Say? by Funk, Hoover and The Jesus Seminar (ISBN: 978-0-06063040-9). The Jesus Seminar offers a probing, penetrating, and deeply spiritual journey into the heart of the gospels, addressing
many of the issues that are commonplace among Catholic, Protestant and Jewish scholars. It offers a means for the secularized post-Christian world to discover its roots in the Gospel and Bible. The Five Gospels textbook gives answers to questions such as: Did Jesus claim to be the Messiah, or did Jesus promise to return and usher in a new age?
J222 IN HIS IMAGE * OLLI program: Kent/Sussex Course location: Trinity Faith Education Bldg., Lewes Tuesday 10:45 a.m. - noon Dates of class: 4/5/2022 - 5/3/2022 • Class limit: 12 Instructor: Toni Worsham Number of class sessions: 5 • Price for course: $25 Course format: Discussion The Book of Genesis states that we are made “in the image and likeness of God.” Exactly what does that mean? This course will explore the uniqueness of being human and how we might better fulfill our purpose. Through discussion and insights from scholars, we will hopefully increase our abilities to be fully human with the joie de vivre that promises.
J207 JESUS AND HIS JEWISH INFLUENCES OLLI program: Wilmington Course location: Arsht Hall, Wilmington Tuesday 10:45 a.m. - noon Dates of class: 2/8/2022 - 5/10/2022 • Class limit: 30 Instructor: Chuck Miller Number of class sessions: 13 • Price for course: $70 Course format: Discussion, Lecture, Video Based The aim of this course is to provide an understanding of how Jesus’ teachings and views were shaped by his Jewish background and context. We draw on various sources including the Hebrew Bible, Dead Sea Scrolls, Philo of Alexandria, Flavius Josephus and the New Testament.
J216 MISSES IN SCRIPTURE OLLI program: Kent/Sussex Course location: Ocean View Town Hall, Ocean View Monday 9 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Dates of class: 4/4/2022 - 5/2/2022 • Class limit: 40 Instructor: Anna Berger Number of class sessions: 5 • Price for course: $25 Course format: Discussion This lecture series continues surveys of Old Testament
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