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Lunch and Learn Series continues...
Join us as we consider THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS with the Rev. Dr. Douglas Mohrmann
This course offers a glimpse into the discovery of over 900 ancient manuscripts or scrolls near the Dead Sea and explores their ongoing significance. These texts, forming a library of sorts, date from the 3rd century BCE to the 1st century CE. We will trace their impact on studies of scripture, both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. Furthermore, we will consider how they shed significant light on the religious setting surrounding Jesus and his disciples.
Doug is an accomplished Biblical scholar and teacher. Most recently, he was Teaching Professor of New Testament at General Theological Seminary. Before his work at GTS, he was a professor of Religion at Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is currently curate at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Cold Spring Harbor.
October 30 - Discovery & Ongoing Significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls
November 6 - Dead Sea Scrolls and the Hebrew Bible November 13 - Dead Sea Scrolls and Judaism in the Time of Jesus November 20 - Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament As the Diocese of Long Island prepares to elect its ninth bishop, Lunch & Learn will offer a series of three short courses on the theme suggested in the above title: “Bishops: Who are they and what do they do? The Anglican perspective."
The first course in the series will provide a 'long view' of the Anglican Episcopate, to be followed in January by a short course on the American Episcopate in the 19th – 21st century, and then in June with a final course on recent models of the Episcopate in the Diocese of Long Island. October 2: Tudor bishops: the beginning of the story
October 9: American bishops cross the ocean: the plot thickens October 16: Imperial bishops go around the world: the British Empire muddies the waters October 23: Modern bishops challenge the past: can the Anglican Communion hold together? Lunch & Learn returns in October with a schedule of four courses from September through January. Given the focus in our diocesan life on preparing for the election of a new bishop, we are offering a series of three courses on bishops in the Anglican tradition.
The first course (October) will take the long view, starting with the English Reformation and continuing to the present. The second course in the series (January) will narrow its focus to three bishops in the Episcopal Church. The third will come closer and consider three recent Long Island bishops who illustrate different models of episcopacy. Our November series will consider the Dead Sea Scrolls an amalgam of ancient biblical and apocryphal texts discovered in the mid-twentieth century. In December, as we begin a new church year in the season of Advent, we’ll open the Gospel of Matthew. 
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Six courses will be offered from our second- and third-year curricula as described more fully here: Courses of Study. We are also adding one new elective course on Polity and Canon Law to our usual line-up.
Each individual course will then meet formally for 75 minutes once monthly with the first “school day” September 27. In between plenary sessions, readings and assignments will be completed in advance of the next Saturday session, beginning prior to the November plenary and initiating a pattern followed in subsequent classes scheduled for October 18, November 8, December 13, and January 17, 2026. Continue to monitor the website for further developments. Change is in the air in the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island! Self-Study Course in Episcopal Church Law Polity and Canon Law Update As we revise the Episcopal Church Law course to incorporate changes in our polity and canon law made at the Episcopal Church’s General Conventions in 2022 and 2024, we offer video recordings of our October 2024 lunchtime sessions covering the most significant of these changes. To access the videos, follow this dropdown sequence: EPISCOPAL CHURCH LAW COURSE => LUNCH AND LEARN CANON LAW. No registration or password is required. More information about our School for Ministry program, please click here and reach out to
Director of Academic Programs - Canon Ted Gerbracht [email protected]. 
As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Education for Ministry, join us for an enlightening in-person workshop and gathering on Saturday, October 25, 2025, from 11:00am to 2:30pm.
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