Pastor Fritz Foltz

Pastor Foltz is Pastor Emeritus of Saint James Lutheran Church in Gettysburg, PA and author of the the Frontline Study content.

Lesson 2: The Earliest Passage on Resurrection

Lesson 2: The Earliest Passage on Resurrection

Any biblical understanding of resurrection should start with a careful reading of I Corinthians 15. This long and detailed chapter is our earliest attempt to explain what happened after Jesus’ execution and burial. We usually read it in light of the accounts in the four gospels, but I am inclined to think a more honest […]

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Lesson 10: Joseph (Genesis 37- 50)

Lesson 10: Joseph (Genesis 37- 50)

Ever since seminary, I have been aware Genesis is a series of stories put together by an editor or editors. I also early on recognized that the Joseph story is the most beautifully written in the book. This is the first time, however, that I noticed the editors seem to have laid out a plot […]

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Lesson 9: Jacob (Genesis 28-33)

Lesson 9: Jacob (Genesis 28-33)

As I said last week, Jacob was a scoundrel and because of that, he spends a great deal of the biblical accounts running away from the trouble he has created. I wonder why people don’t t ponder what his story says about God. Twice he cheats to steal the birthright that belongs to his brother […]

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Lesson 8: The Patriarchs (Genesis 24-27)

Lesson 8: The Patriarchs (Genesis 24-27)

God is often identified as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Bible. Abraham and Jacob are especially associated with the beginnings of the Hebrew people. Isaac almost serves as a link between the two. Abraham is presented as the founder of the Jewish nation and Jacob as the father of the 12 […]

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Lesson 7: The Near Sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis 22)

Lesson 7: The Near Sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis 22)

A straight reading of the chapter has God testing Abraham by seeing if he will kill his beloved son. Scholars differ widely on what to make of it. Some think it indicates the great demands God makes on us. Some think it describes how God provides animal sacrifice to cover human sin. And others even […]

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