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Rave Reviews for Exploring Theology

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Dr Jayme Reaves is leading the new Exploring Theology course, successor to Theology, Quest and Questions, which began with in September 2019, on the Hebrew Bible. Student feedback has been glowing – here’s a sample.

What have you most enjoyed about this term of Exploring Theology?

  • Learning so much about the ancient Israelite people and their literary styles.
  • Getting out for some intellectual stimulation.
  • Getting to know more about who God is and asking questions of the writings in a way I haven’t done before. Exploring what I really believe is a big step forward.
  • Jayme’s enthusiasm for her subject.
  • I like the format – some teaching and then time to be a bit more involved with the material in the second half.
  • Hearing different views and discussing them.
  • Being with the other students again.
  • Rethinking past study.
  • Detailed textual criticism.
  • Jayme has a gift for making the Hebrew Bible relational, relevant and accessible.
  • The pace of the lectures was fast but just what you needed at the end of a busy day to stay engaged.
  • I have grown in knowledge of the Hebrew bible.
  • Reading and learning about the old testament. Seeing it as a book in its own right, rather than how it relates to Christians.
  • Looking at the contents from a completely new perspective, as the Hebrew Bible, and finding themes I had never encountered before.
  • Seeing the OT as firstly a Jewish sacred text and considering what that means for Christians.
  • The balance between presentation and discussion.
  • Reading the Hebrew Bible through a Jewish lens, rather than the more common (among us Christians) Jesus lens.
  • Engaging with Hebrew Bible.
  • The commonsensical and fun approach to these writings.
  • Rare chance to look at big picture of Hebrew Bible. Huge surveys + close attention to texts. Jaime’s excitement about scripture.
  • Without doubt it was looking at the OT from a Jewish perspective, and valuing the Hebrew Bible as a sacred text to be approached fro the perspective of what it meant to followers of the Jewish faith.
  • The scholarly approach, giving a really good overview of the whole HB, not patronising to us hobbyist theologians! Open enquiry, not hidebound to supporting a particular view point.
  • Very engaging presentation style from Jayme. The opportunity to engage in discussions with the group without derailing the teaching content.
  • Getting behind the parts of the Old Testament which I think I know or take for granted.
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