School of Discipleship
A weekly class of Biblical and Theological Study for Adults
Spring/Summer 2026
School of Discipleship meets Tuesdays at 9:30 via Zoom (link below)
Daniel:
Faithful Resistence and Hope Under Empire
Rembrant, Balshzzar's Feast, 1635
The Book of Daniel contains memorable scenes: Shadrach, Mesach, and Abednego in the great furnace, Daniel in the lion's den, and Daniel reading the writing on the wall from King Balshazaar's feast.
Using the backdrop of the Babylonian captivity, Daniel was a source of inspiration and resistence when it was written some 300 years later during the time of Antochus IV and Greek speaking Selucid empire. Antochus IV ordered the desecrated the Jerusalem temple and sought eradicate the faith and identity of the people.
As a people of faith now, resisting the corrupted notions of Christo-Nationalism, how can Daniel help sustain us today?
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Schedule
Please read the chapters before coming to class on Tuesday mornings. Take notes while you read and bring your questions to class!
April 7: Orientation and empires
April 14: Chap 1: Identity
April 21: Chap 2: Empires and the Sovereignty of God
April 28: Break
May 5: Chap 3: Faithfulness, Resistance, and Public Witness
May 12: Chap 4–5: Kings Judged by Heaven
May 19: Chap 6–7: Court Tale to Apocalypse
May 26: Break
June 2: Break
June 9: Chap 8-12: Crisis, Persecution, Hope
June 16: Wrap up
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