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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.

Jesus Our High Priest

  • Lesson 5 for the week of July 26 to August 2
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Relevant Biblical Passages: Hebrews 5 and 7 Jesus Our High Priest. The New Testament writers assign a wide variety of roles to Jesus. While he was on earth, Jesus ministry was more like that of...

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Jesus – Higher and Better

  • Lesson 4 for the week of July 19 to July 26
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Relevant Biblical Passages: Heb 7:7-26; 11:1-26 Jesus – Higher and Better. The passages selected for our discussion today present a Jesus which is higher and better than anything we can imagine. That is a different...

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Jesus – One of Us

  • Lesson 3 for the week of July 12 to July 19
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Relevant Biblical Passages: Hebrews 2 Jesus – One of Us. One of the most precious teachings of the New Testament is that Jesus is like us. He was tempted like we are tempted. And as...

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Jesus Our King

  • Lesson 2 for the week of July 5 to July 12
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Relevant Biblical Passages: Hebrews 1 Jesus Our King. The author of Hebrews lived at a time when royalty was still revered and highly honored. For him Jesus was the king of all kings, a point...

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Jesus and the Book of Hebrews

  • Lesson 1 for the week of June 28 to July 5
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Relevant Biblical Passages: Heb. 1:1-2; 2:3; 4:15; 10:22-23 Jesus and the Book of Hebrews. The Probe Study guide for this quarter focuses on Jesus and the Book of Hebrews, and that is the title for...

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The New-Covenant Life

  • Lesson 12 for the week of March 22 to March 29
Relevant Biblical Passages: John 10:10; Romans 8; 1 John 1:1-4 The New Covenant Life: The final lesson in this series on covenant focuses on the quality of life which the believer can expect when one...

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Covenant Faith

  • Lesson 11 for the week of March 15 to March 22
Relevant Biblical Passages: 1 Pet. 1:18-19 Covenant Faith: The lesson in the official study guide focuses on a faith growing out of a knowledge of the Jesus sacrifice. Interestingly enough, the opening paragraphs in the...

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New Covenant Sanctuary

  • Lesson 10 for the week of March 8 to March 15
Relevant Biblical Passages: Hebrews 8-9 New Covenant Sanctuary. In the official study guide, the lesson emphasizes Jesus mediatorial. role in the heavenly sanctuary, a focus which highlights the sacrificial aspects of Jesus’ death. Thus blood,...

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The New Covenant

  • Lesson 10 for the week of March 1 to March 8
Relevant Biblical Passages: Jer. 31:31-34; Heb. 8; 2 Cor. 3 The New Covenant. When the topic of the New Covenant comes up, it is important to remember that the key passage is found first in...

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Covenant Sign

  • Lesson 9 for the week of February 22 to March 1
Relevant Biblical Passages: Exod. 31:12-16 Covenant Sign. In Exodus 31:12-16, the Sabbath is explicitly identified as a “sign” that God makes his people holy. It is significant that this sign is embedded in the decalogue....

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Covenant Law

  • Lesson 8 for the week of February 15 to February 22
Relevant Biblical Passages: Deut 7:9; Matt. 7:12; 22:35-40; Rom. 13:8-10 Covenant Law. In some Christian traditions, especially those which place a heavy emphasis on Pauline theology, law and grace are sometimes seen as being antagonists:...

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Covenant at Sinai

  • Lesson 7 for the week of February 8 to February 15
Relevant Biblical Passages: Exodus 19-20, 24; 32-34 Covenant at Sinai. In popular Protestant thinking, the covenant at Sinai is often contrasted with the New Covenant which is realized in Jesus. Because of the strong emphasis...

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Abraham’s Seed

  • Lesson 6 for the week of February 1 to February 8
Relevant Biblical Passages: Gen 35:12, Deut. 28-29; Ezek. 16; Gal. 3 Abraham’s Seed. One of the most divisive issues in Christianity today is whether or not the church is to be seen as a “spiritual”...

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Children of the Promise

  • Lesson 5 for the week of January 25 to February 1
Relevant Biblical Passages: Genesis 12:2, Galatians 3:28-29 Children of the Promise: Israel, the Nations, the Messiah. Christians see themselves as the true inheritors of the promise to the Abraham. From the New Testament evidence, one...

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