This course requires that you have completed CC 120 Bible Overview: A Cultural & Historical Prespective

Facilitator

Immersive Experience Description

Transform your understanding of the Bible. Learn to see beyond the surface, uncovering the allegorical meanings and spiritual wisdom hidden within. Explore the Hebrew Scriptures, foundational to three world religions, and delve into the Christian Scriptures as a direct response to Jesus's teachings.

Through metaphysical interpretation, any written text can yield profound spiritual insights and deeper meaning. Guided by Charles Fillmore's insights, you'll master metaphysical interpretation and craft inspiring messages that awaken Christ Consciousness within yourself and others.

Competencies

By the end of the experience, learners will be able to:

·      Provide a clear and concise definition of Unity Metaphysical Bible Interpretation.

·      Explain the key distinctions between literal and metaphysical interpretations.

·      Effectively communicate historical, literal, and metaphysical understandings of the Bible in lessons and presentations.

·      Describe/illustrate Unity’s methods of Bible interpretation in a non-Unity public setting on a moment’s notice.

Required Text/Readings

·      Bible (New Revised Standard Version)

o   https://www.biblegateway.com/versions/New-Revised-Standard-Version-Updated-Edition-NRSVue-Bible

·      The Metaphysical Bible Dictionary.  Unity

o   https://www.truthunity.net/mbd

·      Fillmore, Charles.  The Revealing Word.  Unity

o   https://www.truthunity.net/rw

Recommended Readings

·      Let There be Light, Elizabeth Sand Turner

·      Be Ye Transformed, Elizabeth Sand Turner

·      Your Hope of Glory, Elizabeth Sand Turner

·      Wisdom for a Lifetime:  How to Get the Bible Off the Shelf and into Your Hands, Alden Studebaker

·      Borg, Marcus J. Reading the Bible Again for the First Time: Taking the Bible Seriously But not Literally. San Francisco: Harper Collins, 2015.

Live Class Sessions

All times listed in Central Time

June 2026

1. Wednesday, June 17 – 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
2. Wednesday, June 24 – 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Summer Break June 29 to July 5

July 2026

3. Wednesday, July 8 – 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
4. Wednesday, July 15 - 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
5. Wednesday, July 22 – 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
6. Wednesday, July 29 – 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

August 2026

7. Wednesday, August 5 – 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
8. Wednesday, August 12 – 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
9. Wednesday, August 19 – 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
10. Wednesday, August 26 – 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.