Join in an informative and enjoyable 'run' through the entire Bible, including the Apocrypha, as we explore the uniqueness and messages of each book, We will begin with how the Bible came to be, then learn the context, themes, highlights, stories and main issues of each book. We will identify persons you may want to know and some that you may wish you didn't! If you have read and studied portions of the Bible, this course will help you see how it all fits together and possible whet your appetite to read even more If you don't know much about the Bible, this course will help you see what all the fuss is about! It will be a fast-moving, 'hit the highlights' and 'help me make sense of it' run through this amazing book, which is important to people of faith as well as to any literate person in our society.

Mary Cline Detrick is a semi-retired, ordained minister in the Church of the Brethren and a Professionally Trained Dream Builder Coach. She has developed and led the 8-hour 'Bible Marathon' for 12 years in a variety of settings. She offers a relaxed, yet scholarly approach to the Bible with humor and insights growing out of her 57 years of continuing Bible study, stimulated by her Master of Religious Education and Master of Divinity degrees from Bethany Theological Seminary.