Book Study for Women

Join us for discussion and fellowship as we read faith-based books selected by the group. We welcome new friends! Book Study meets Tuesday mornings at 9:00 am in the Tevah room. For more information, Contact Beth Smith at (520.256.4974).

The book they are currently reading is Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls, Revealing the Jewish Roots of Christianity by John Bergsma.

From award-winning scholar John Bergsma comes an intriguing book that reveals new insights on the Essenes, a radical Jewish community predating Christianity, whose existence, beliefs, and practices are often overlooked in the annuls of history. Bergsma reveals how this Jewish sect directly influenced the beliefs, sacraments, and practices of early Christianity and offers new information on how Christians lived their lives, worshipped, and eventually went on to influence the Roman Empire and Western civilization. Looking to Hebrew scripture and Jewish tradition, Bergsma helps to further explain how a simple Jewish peasant could go on to inspire a religion and a philosophy that still resonates 2,000 years later.