Pastor Mary Canavan of Christ Episcopal Church is offering a class on ‘Major World Religions’ beginning onMonday, October 17 at 7:30 p.m. The class is four weeks: Judaism, Islam, Hindi, Buddhism. Though you do not need to take all classes, they do build on each other. In order to fully understand Islam, it's important to have the foundation in Judaism. In order to fully understand Buddhism, it's important to have the foundation in Hindi.
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Please R.S.V.P. to the church prior to the first class so that class materials can be copied in advance.
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The first class will cover IS HOLY SCRIPTURE A FRAUD: WHY WERE BOOKS LEFT OUT OF IT?
To develop the "canon" of Holy Scripture, a group of men, sitting around a table in the 4th century (almost 400 years after the death of Christ) voted to include or exclude different gospels and letters ascribed to those close to Jesus. Let's explore these writings, including the Gospel According to Thomas, Gnostic Writings, and the Gospel According to Judas and see if we agree with the votes taken to establish what is now called Holy Scripture.
