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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.

Christ, Our Sacrifice

  • Lesson 7 for the week of November 9 to November 16
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Scripture: Isa 53; Luke 22:36-37; Acts 8:32-33; 1 Pet 2:21-25 Leading Question: Before his death on the cross, neither the disciples nor the people in general accepted Jesus’ teaching that he must suffer and die. How did the resurrection turn...

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The Day of Atonement

  • Lesson 6 for the week of November 2 to November 9
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Scripture: Lev 16; 23:26-32 Leading Question: In the narrative portions of the Old Testament, why is the Day of Atonement never mentioned? The popular Christian view of Old Testament history envisions three annual pilgrim festivals as the...

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Atonement: Purification Offering

  • Lesson 5 for the week of October 26 to November 2
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Scripture: Lev 12:5-8; Num 15:22-31; Mic 7:18-20; Heb 9:22; 1 Pet 1:18-19 Leading Question: Why does Scripture give us so many stories of restored sinners who seem to have no relationship to the earthly sanctuary service? Basic Rule: We should always treat...

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Lessons from the Sanctuary

  • Lesson 4 for the week of October 19 to October 26
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Scripture: Exod 25:8; Num 6:22-27; Deut 5:22-33; Ps 73:1-17; 1 John 1:1-4 Leading Question: How does a holy God bring sinners into His presence? The whole organization of the sanctuary structure illustrated the gulf between a holy God and ordinary people....

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Sacrifice

  • Lesson 3 for the week of October 12 to October 19
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Scripture: Gen 4; 22; Isa 1:11-17; Hos 6:6; Amos 5:21-24; Mic 6:6-8; Heb 8-10 Leading Question: Why does the practice of bloody sacrifice stir up such strong passions today? The first life-taking sacrifice in Scripture isn’t even mentioned as a sacrifice,...

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“Heaven” on Earth

  • Lesson 2 for the week of October 5 to October 12
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Scripture: Exod. 25:8-9; Heb. 8:5; 1 Cor. 3:16-17; 12 Leading Question: Do heavenly things tell us about things on earth? Or is it the other way around: things on earth tell us about things in heaven? The official study guide...

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The Heavenly Sanctuary

  • Lesson 1 for the week of September 28 to October 5
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Scripture: 1 Kings 8:27-30; Rev. 4-5; 21:22; Ps. 11:4-7; Heb. 8:1-2 Leading Question: How can the sanctuary idea and the picture of a sanctuary be helpful in our search for God? 1. Mental Pictures. In both Testaments, the concept of “sanctuary” is...

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The Promised Revival: God’s Mission Completed

  • Lesson 13 for the week of September 21 to September 28
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Leading Question: What are we supposed to know about the timing of the Lord’s return? Four key chapters in the New Testament address the question of when Jesus will return: Matthew 24, 25, Acts 1,...

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Reformation: Healing Broken Relationships

  • Lesson 12 for the week of September 14 to September 21
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Leading Question: Can a broken relationship be healed without forgiveness? Our lesson for this week focuses on five different kinds of broken relationships, and encourages to ponder ways in which our commitment to Jesus Christ can...

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Reformation: Thinking New Thoughts

  • Lesson 11 for the week of September 7 to September 14
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dLeading Question: What does thinking new thoughts have to do with Christian growth? Our lesson this week includes several crucial New Testament passages that have a real bearing on Christian growth. Here these passages are spelled...

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Reformation: The Willingness to Grow and Change

  • Lesson 10 for the week of August 31 to September 7
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Leading Question: Which is more striking and valuable to the onlooker, seeing changes in new converts as they become more and more like their Lord, or changes in those who have grown up in the church...

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Reformation: The Outgrowth of Revival

  • Lesson 9 for the week of August 31 to August 31
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Leading Question: If reformation is the outgrowth of revival, what are the marks of that reformation? The official Study Guide focuses on three examples of “reformation” that followed a revival. Each one deserved a closer look:...

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Discernment: The Safeguard of Revival

  • Lesson 8 for the week of August 17 to August 24
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Leading Question: Why is it important to be able to tell whether a revival is genuine or false? Lurking in the background of today’s lesson is the conviction that the truth, especially about the 10 commandments,...

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Unity: The Bond of Revival

  • Lesson 7 for the week of August 10 to August 17
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Leading Question: Since diversity and change are two of the most difficult issues for devout conservatives to address, how can the church find unity without significant conflict? Our study guide for this week focuses on three...

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