Contact

Marjorie Purnine
New York Conference UCC
mpurnine@uccny.org
315-446-3073 x16

www.uccny.org/nysom

For questions about registration, paying the balance on a course fee, or paying the distance learning support fee, contact:

Patti Rodrigues New York Conference UCC bookkeeper@uccny.org 315-446-3073 x15

Where

Webconferenced Course (no face to face meetings): Students participate from their home computers.

Instructor

The Rev. David Cleaver-Bartholomew, Ph.D, is Vice-Moderator of the Oneida Association and is serving as the Transitional Pastor at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church (ELCA) in Fulton, NY. A UCC minister, he is a graduate of Yale Divinity School and received his Ph.D. in Hebrew Scriptures and Early Judaism from Claremont Graduate University. He teaches Old Testament I and II for the New York School of Ministry.

Spring 2016: Webconferenced Course

Old Testament II

Instructor: Rev. David Cleaver-Bartholomew, Ph.D.

This course is open only to students who have completed this fall's Old Testament I

Students can participate in each class from their home computers. They will be expected to have webcams (which can be purchased for $30 at stores like Target).

During this course we will: study critically many of the documents of the Old Testament (Psalms, Wisdom literature, prophets Jeremiah through Malachi) paying particular attention to their historical context; examine the relevance of the Old Testament for the Christian church; and discuss the role/use of the Old Testament in (our) faith development.

Sundays: January 24 & 31, February 7, 21 & 28, March 6 & 13 (7:00pm - 9:00pm) Wednesdays: January 27, February 3 & 17, March 2, 9 & 16 (7:00pm - 8:00pm)

NY Conference Students: For Credit $250; Audit $175; Repeat Course Audit $100

Students outside the NY Conference: For Credit $275(plus Distance Learning Support Fee); Audit $200 (plus Distance Learning Support Fee)

Distance Learning requires technological support. The NY Conference provides that support for its students; we ask other UCC Conferences and participating denominations to provide that support for their students ($69 per course or $133 per semester). When students outside the NY Conference register, we recommend that they ask their UCC Conferences or denominations to contribute the distance learning support fee (payment can be made at www.uccny.org: click on donate button and specify "DLSF" with student's name on the NYSOM line). If no wider church support is available, the Distance Learning Support Fee is the student's responsibility.

Registration Deadline: January 8, 2016

View syllabus here.

A non-refundable deposit of $25 must be received to process your registration. The balance of the course fee (and Distance Learning Support Fee for students outside the NY Conference) is due to the NY Conference by the second meeting of the class. If paying by check, please make it out to The New York Conference UCC (and mail to: 5575 Thompson Road, Dewitt, NY 13214). If paying balance by credit card after you've registered, please click on the donate button on our website at uccny.org (and specify which course on the NYSOM line).