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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.

“That They All May Be One”

  • Lesson 3 for the week of October 13 to October 20
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Relevant Verses: John 13-17, Mark 9:38-41, John 10:16 Leading Question: Is oneness (in Christ) so important that we should seek unity at any price? In his famous “unity” prayer, Jesus asked that his disciples be “one,”...

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Causes of Disunity

  • Lesson 2 for the week of October 6 to October 13
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Relevant Verses: Deut. 28, Judges, 1 Kings 12, Jer. 3:14-18; 1 Cor. 1 Leading Question: If Paul admonishes us to think on what is true, honorable, just, and pure (Phil. 4:8), are we justified in...

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Creation and Fall

  • Lesson 1 for the week of September 29 to October 6
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Relevant Verses: Genesis 1, 3, 11 Leading Question: Why should one little sin in the Garden of Eden Leave such a huge imprint on the human family? Our topic this quarter is “Oneness in Christ,”...

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The Return of our Lord Jesus Christ

  • Lesson 13 for the week of June 23 to June 30
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Relevant Verses: 1 Kings 18:1-40; Revelation 16:12-16 Leading Question: How can one explain the sharp distinction between the Old Testament perspective on Jesus’ return and that of the New Testament? Coming to this last lesson...

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Babylon and Armageddon

  • Lesson 12 for the week of June 16 to June 23
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Relevant Verses: 1 Kings 18:1-40; Revelation 16:12-16 Leading Question: How does one know how to determine the line between the concrete and the abstract in Scripture? This week’s lesson brings together a vivid and concrete...

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God’s Seal or the Beast’s Mark

  • Lesson 11 for the week of June 9 to June 16
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Relevant Verses: Revelation 14:6-12 Leading Question: How does one know if a person has received the mark of the beast or the seal of God? Behind the theme for this week’s lesson (“God’s Seal or...

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America and Babylon

  • Lesson 10 for the week of June 2 to June 9
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Relevant Verses: Isaiah 19:18-25 Leading Question: Could Babylon repent? One of the dangers of a strict historicist approach to Scripture is that is locks in both the innocent and guilty parties to their “prophetic” fate....

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End-time Deceptions

  • Lesson 9 for the week of May 26 to June 2
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Relevant Verses: Revelation 12:9 Leading Question: What is the most effective way for the devil to deceive the church and world? From the beginning the “serpent” had a reputation as the Deceiver. In Genesis 3:13,...

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Worship the Creator

  • Lesson 8 for the week of May 19 to May 26
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Relevant Verses: Revelation 14:6-12 Leading Question: Is it possible for the Sabbath to be a gift and a test at the same time? Modern Adventists face somewhat of a dilemma on how to present certain...

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Matthew 24-25

  • Lesson 7 for the week of May 12 to May 19
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Relevant Verses: Matthew 24-25 Leading Question: According to Matthew 24 and 25, does an increase in the number of wars or the number of earthquakes tell us that Jesus’ return is nearer? Adventists have always...

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The “Change” of the Law

  • Lesson 6 for the week of May 5 to May 12
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Relevant Verses: Daniel 7, Revelation 13, Jeremiah 31 Leading Question: Is it possible that the most significant “change” in the law is the one that happens when it is written on our hearts? Given the...

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Christ in the Heavenly Sanctuary

  • Lesson 5 for the week of April 28 to May 5
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Relevant Verses: Hebrews 7-10 Leading Question: If the earthly sanctuary was intended to be a bridge between sinful humanity and a holy God, how are modern Christians to relate to that sanctuary in the light...

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Salvation in the End Time

  • Lesson 4 for the week of April 21 to April 28
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Relevant Verses: Romans 7-8; John 14-17 Leading Question: How important is that we feel saved as we look forward to the End Time? In broad outline, the human family finds comfort and hope through two...

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Jesus and the book of Revelation

  • Lesson 3 for the week of April 14 to April 21
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Relevant Verses: Revelation 1-11, 12, 13-22 Leading Question: How does Jesus of the book of Revelation compare with the picture of Jesus as presented in the Gospels? Part of the challenge of “hearing” the book...

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