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Alden Thompson

Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies at Walla Walla University

Alden Thompson is currently professor of Biblical Studies at Walla Walla University. He has been a faculty member at WWC since 1970. From 1972 to 1974, he was on college-sponsored doctoral study leave at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. In 1980-81 he was an exchange teacher at Marienhöhe Seminary in Darmstadt, Germany. After serving as WWC academic vice president for four years (1986-90), he returned to full-time teaching in the School of Theology. He retired in 2009, but continued to teach part time until he fully retired on June 30, 2020.

Worship in Education

  • Lesson 7 for the week of November 7 to November 14
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Scripture: 1 Chron. 16; 1-36; Daniel 1, 3; Psalm 8, 73 Leading Question: Why should worship belong to a discussion of Adventist Education? In the secular world, the goal of education is to train one’s...

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More Lessons from the Master Teacher

  • Lesson 6 for the week of October 31 to November 7
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Scripture: Mark 5, 7-8; Luke 5 Leading Question: Did Jesus as “Master Teacher” always follow the rules? In this lesson we want to look at the some of the creative, even unorthodox, methods used by...

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Jesus as the Master Teacher

  • Lesson 5 for the week of October 24 to October 31
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Scripture: Heb. 1:1-4; John 1:1-18; 14:1-14 Leading Question: At what age is a child likely to begin questioning the divinity of Christ or the existence of God? When schools are founded by devout Christians, it...

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The Eyes of the Lord: The Biblical Worldview

  • Lesson 4 for the week of October 17 to October 24
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Scripture: Prov. 15:3 Leading Question: What is a “world view”? The official study guide has selected Proverbs 15:3 (NKJV) as the “Memory Verse” for this week: “The eyes of the Lord are in every place,...

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The Law as Teacher

  • Lesson 3 for the week of October 10 to October 17
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Scripture: Deut. 4:5-8; 13-14; 5:22-33 Leading Question: What is the role of “law” in education? Given the secularizing impulse in higher education, it may seem surprising to see a lesson with the title, “The Law...

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The Family

  • Lesson 2 for the week of October 3 to October 10
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Scripture: Eph. 5:21 – 6:1-4; Deut. 6 Leading Question: From an educational perspective, where can one go in the Bible to find he ideal family setting and the ideal family in action? In both Testaments,...

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Education in the Garden of Eden

  • Lesson 1 for the week of September 26 to October 3
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Scripture: Genesis 2-3 Leading Question: What can the Garden of Eden teach us about what how we are to go about education today? Our new series of topics for this quarter focus on the topic...

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A Step in Faith

  • Lesson 13 for the week of September 19 to September 26
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Scripture: Phil. 2:5-11; Matt. 4:18-20; Acts 9, John 21, 1 John 3:16-18 Leading Question: How does one explain a life-long commitment to God? Our lesson this week focuses of the example of Jesus in giving...

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A Message Worth Sharing

  • Lesson 12 for the week of September 12 to September 19
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Scripture: Revelation 14 Leading Question: “What is God’s message for today?” As I prepared the study guide for this lesson, I found myself moving further and further back into biblical history, looking for the great...

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Sharing the Story of Jesus

  • Lesson 11 for the week of September 5 to September 12
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Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10 Leading Question: Will a before-and-after difference always be clear when a person is converted? We could cite several dramatic conversion stories from the New Testament. But there are other examples, too. Can...

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An Exciting Way to Get Involved

  • Lesson 10 for the week of August 29 to September 5
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Scripture: Matt. 9:37-38 Leading Question: Why do some people really like small groups and some people really don’t? This week’s lesson trumpets the advantages of small groups. Before looking at some biblical material relating to...

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Developing a Winning Attitude

  • Lesson 9 for the week of August 22 to August 29
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Scripture: Eph. 4:15-16; 2 Tim. 2:24-26 Leading Question: How can we overcome deeply-rooted negative attitudes? Galatians 3:28 lays out the agenda for those of us who follow Jesus: “There is no longer Jew or Greek,...

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Ministering Like Jesus

  • Lesson 8 for the week of August 15 to August 22
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Scripture: John 4; 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Leading Question: Was Jesus always gentle in his ministry? Human beings are visionary creatures. Isaiah’s vegetarian kingdom is a powerful, tantalizing, and attractive vision, even if we can scarcely...

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Sharing the Word

  • Lesson 7 for the week of August 8 to August 15
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Scripture: John 4; 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Leading Question: Why is the Word of God as found in Scripture more powerful than our own words? Over 100 years ago, a popular American preacher, P. T. Forsyth,...

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