September/October 2006

Ideas for the classroom

Get out your pencil or calculator and see if you can find the right answer for this problem. You may use either the KJV, RSV(the one used for the Armenian Church edition), or NRSV Bibles.

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A Christian Look at Fall Jewish Holidays

Two of the most important holidays in the Jewish calendar, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are celebrated in the early fall months. This year Rosh Hashanah is on September 22, leading to Yom Kippur on October 1. Since these two observances are often school holidays and have their beginnings in the Old Testament, your students may have questions about them.

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Digging Deeper

How can you teach teens to unearth God's truths for themselves -- instead of receiving them secondhand? Gather the miners and their equipment -- and dig in! The "equipment" for these studies are Bibles, concordances, Bible dictionaries, regular dictionaries, and thesauruses or synonym finders. You'll also need pencils and paper.

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