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"Ruth" (a 2-part seminar)
Instructor: May Jane Chaignot

Description: If there was ever a biblical story that exemplified the refrain, "And they all lived happily ever after," it would be the book of Ruth. Ruth is only four chapters long, and by everyone’s standards, it is a delightful little story that warms the reader's heart. It might be history’s first love story. But if that’s all we get out of this account, then we’ve settled for a sorry and superficial reading of the book. Ruth is so much more than a simple love story. Some think the main purpose of the story was to provide connections between the patriarchs and David -- showing that the divine force that was leading the patriarchs was also at work in David's ancestry. In other words, this book has a political agenda. Others think the author intended to rebut the nationalism imposed by Ezra and Nehemiah. Maybe so.
But the reality is that Ruth highlights the personal qualities of David's great-grandmother not his great-grandfather. It is very much a woman's story, and it is told from a woman's perspective. It has a lot to say about God and how God worked in the lives of these two women to accomplish His goals.

Schedule: Saturday, April 9 (part 1) and April 16 (part 2), 2011 - 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (10:00 a.m. Pacific Time) Can't make it at this time? Sign up for Audio Replay and download the seminar audio file.

Duration / tuition: this seminar is 2 sessions long and lasts 60 -70 minutes each. You may purchase these sessions independently of each other. VIP PASS Members $20 each sesson; non-members $25 each session.

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Enrollment comes with AUDIO REPLAY... The MP3 audio file of this event may be downloaded to your computer and listened at your convenience, put on your iPod or burn to a CD for your personal use.

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Your speaker:

Mary Jane Chaignot graduated with a Masters of Arts degree in both the Old and New Testaments from Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN.  She has conducted daylong Bible Seminars throughout the country.  She is also leading several Bible Study Groups for local churches.  For several years she has taught Bible Classes at Principia Summer Session through the PACE program.  Mary Jane authored the series on Mark, published in the Christian Science Journal over a period of two years.  She is currently a contributor to Biblewise.com and to the Researched Bible Guide. She is also one of the faculty for Bible Study Seminars at Asilomar and for the regional conferences conducted by Higher Ground.