Rachel's Reflections
written for Bible Study for Kids
Nitty Gritty Bible Study by Mark Moore
By Rachel Graham
I began teaching the high school Sunday school class at our church at the
beginning of this month. They were studying Acts, which is a book that I
really like, so I decided to continue this study.
A friend of mine turned me onto an excellent professor at Ozark Christian
College, Mark Moore, who has posted his lectures online (www.markmoore.org)
and he has a course on Acts. Mr. Moore has so much knowledge, including
interpretations of the original Greek words, his lectures are incredibly
interesting.
I was afraid that the high schoolers in my class would not want to listen to
a college course for their Sunday school lessons. Not only do they enjoy
listening, they voted to start at the beginning of the study instead of
picking up at chapter 8 where the teacher before me had left off. We are
really enjoying this lecture series and each week I am amazed at the level
of knowledge Mr. Moore has on his subject area. He makes studying the Bible
fun even at a nitty gritty level. Often he will spend many minutes on one
passage or even one word in the book. He goes to great length to discuss how
we can be certain that Luke is the author of both Luke and Acts. Also, Moore
stresses that the importance of studying this book for Americans is huge
because it is the book that concerns salvation for Gentiles which most of us
are.
If you have a chance, download some of these MP3 files from
www.markmoore.org under resources and
enjoy learning the Bible in a really in depth unique way.
