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Reading Scripture Together: Elijah, The Miracle Man

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About the Reading Scripture Together: Elijah, The Miracle Man course

Elijah the Prophet is portrayed in Judaism and Christianity as a prophet who never died.

The biblical Elijah was a zealot who performed miracles and ascended to heaven in a chariot of fire. But his legacy has carried on in Jewish tradition in specific ways that are not as heavily emphasised in Christianity.

He is the prophet who metaphorically visits every Passover seder and every circumcision. He appears in medieval stories as a miracle man who saves innocents. And he even becomes associated with the story of the Hanukkah miracle.

We will explore these traditions and Elijah’s role as the messenger who announces the coming of the Messiah.

This course is part of the Salisbury CMD programme. If you are eligible, please use the green link at right.

With Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand and Dr Jayme Reaves

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Details

Dates & Times

02 Dec 2021
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This in-person course begins at 10am and finishes at 4pm

Category

Bible & Sacred Texts

Tutor(s)

Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand
Dr Jayme Reaves

Course code

2567

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This course will be held in-person at Sarum College.

It is part of the Salisbury CMD programme. If you are eligible, please use the green link below.

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The opportunity for clergy to get away occasionally from their own context, to have an overnight stay in the beautiful setting of Sarum College and all that the Salisbury Cathedral Close offers is hugely valuable. All the clergy I have suggested who have spent 24hrs at Sarum College have benefit greatly from the experienced mentoring where they can talk, reflect, think, plan and pray.

The support and encouragement they receive is excellent and has a positive on their on going ministry. This is something the Diocese of Rochester encourages and supports financially in preparation for their clergy preparing for Extended Ministerial Development Leave (Sabbatical).

— Canon Christopher Dench, Diocese of Rochester Director of Formation and Ministry

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— guest on a private stay

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I just found it very refreshing – as a leader of a church I don’t get as many opportunities to step out and do courses (my fault, not the church!) and so I loved it. I think it was run really well online – which is a difficult medium to work with.

Pádraig Ó Tuama (pictured) was outstanding in his balance of getting us to engage and sharing his learning. Also the quick availability of resources provided by Sarum College Librarian Jayne Downey was excellent.

— course participant, Story Theology: Narrative Approaches to Scripture

Tutor(s)

Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand

Visiting Scholar, Bible and Sacred Texts

Jayme-Reaves

Dr Jayme Reaves

Director of Academic Development

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