Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Bible Study & Orthodox Christianity 101 Fr.

Evan Evangelidis Syllabus 2012-13 Every other Thursday (1st, 3rd and 5th) from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Books: Coniaris, A., Introducing the Orthodox Church, (Minneapolis: Light & Life, 2007) Farley, L., The Prison Epistles, (Ben Lomond: Conciliar Press, 2003) The Orthodox Study Bible, (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Press, 2008) Thursday, October 4th Thursday, October 18th Thursday, November 1st Thursday, November 15th Thursday, November 29th Thursday, December 6th Thursday, December 20th Thursday, January 3rd Thursday, January 17th Thursday, January 31st Thursday, February 7th Thursday, February 21st Thursday, March 7th Thursday, March 21st Thursday, April 4th Thursday, April 18th Thursday, May 9th Thursday, May 23rd Thursday, May 30th Intro to St. Pauls Letter to the Philippians & Orthodoxy 101 Opening Greetings & Thanksgiving, Philippians 1:1-8 God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit Opening Prayer, Philippians 1:9-11 The Church: Birth, Mission and Purpose Reasons for Rejoicing, Philippians 1:12-26 The Nicean Creed: Our Symbol of Faith Call to Unity, Philippians 1:27-2:18 Baptism & Confirmation: Our initiation in the Church St. Pauls Pastoral Visitations, Philippians, 2:19-30 Holy Communion: Partaking of the Divine Nature St. Pauls warning on False Teachers, Philippians, 3:1 4:1 Holy Confession & Holy Unction: The Sacraments that Heal St. Pauls Parting Advice, Philippians, 4:2-9 The Holy Bible & Holy Tradition: The Foundations of our Faith St. Pauls Thanksgiving & Blessing, Philippians 4:10-23 Icons: Windows into Heaven Prayer: The First Wireless Communication to Heaven Our Life in the Church: Meaning and Expectation