Today, Mark presented on the book of Timothy. Timothy is thought to be have written by Paul. He told of the story of “Timothy” and the believers. He believed that we should pray for everyone. Timothy is being a good savior of Christ by continuing his work from a chained dungeon. Mark told us about how the authorship of these stories is questionable. People agree that Paul did not write these letters. I enjoyed when Mark shared his opinion of “Who Cares?” I agree with him on this matter. Mark is a great and natural speaker! Shawn presented next on First and Second Peter. He said that the author could possibly have been Peter or Silvanus. Silvanus was one of Peter’s secretaries. Shawn feels that no one really knows the true author. These writings were meant as a “Last Wish” from Peter to the nonbelievers. He told that one of the points of this book was to show good values and how women should treat their husband. He mentioned two important parts of the book: Harrowing of Hell Piece, in which Jesus died, and Mention of the Devil, in which there is a direct reference to the devil. Shawn clearly did a lot of outside research that strengthened his presentation. Juanita was the next to present on her books First, Second, and Third Letters of John. She explained how at this time there were a lot of false doctrines going around. She explained how people of that time denied the virgin birth of Jesus. Juanita explained about Jesus Christ vs. the Devil as our advocate. Juanita’s powerpoint was very well made. Michelle was the final presenter and her book was First Corinthians. Paul’s apostolic authority is being called into question. This book is pointing out the problems of the Church. Each chapter showed the problem and how it should be solved. Michelle’s use of quotes was very helpful to summarizing each of the chapters and problems. I liked that Michelle laid out her initial reactions to the beginning, middle, and end of her book. Unfortunately, I missed Bernice’s presentation because I was late, but I’m sure it was superb! I really think everyone put a lot of time and effort into their final presentations. Everyone was confident and their message was sent across. GREAT JOB!

-Olivia (: