CA 5 – Bible Basics

Week 1 – This is the Bible

• Names for the Bible 

• The Nature of the Bible 

Week 2 – How We Got the Bible

• How We Got the Bible – Part 1: From Autograph to Manuscript 

• How We Got the Bible – Part 2: From Manuscripts to Canon 

• How We Got the Bible – Part 3: The Canon 

Week 3 – The Bible Library; Bible Translations; The Reliability of the Bible

• Organization of the Bible Library 

• Types of Bible Translations and Choosing a Bible Translation 

• Is the Bible Historically Reliable 

Week 5 – Basic Principles of Bible Study

• The Inductive Bible Study Method 

• Reading Scripture in Context 

• Tools for Bible Study 

Week 6 – Backgrounds of the Biblical Literature

• The Geography and Plotline of the Old Testament 

• The Time Between the Testaments 

• The Geography and Plotline of the New Testament 

Week 7 – The Panorama of Scripture

• From the World of the Text to Our World

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CA 6 – Understanding the Old Testament

Week 1 – Why the Old Testament?

• Why the Old Testament Is Important for Us  

• The Language and Structure of the Old Testament 

• Common Misconceptions about the Old Testament 

Week 2 – The Patriarchal Period, the Exodus, and the Wilderness Sojourn

• Why Narratives Are Important and How to Read Them  

• The Patriarchal Period 

• The Exodus and the Wilderness Sojourn  

Week 3 – Conquest, Judges, and Monarchical Period

• The Period of the Conquest and the Judges 

• The United Kingdom Period 

• The Divided Kingdom Period 

Week 5 – The Poetic Books and the Prophets (Part 1)

• The Poetic Books 

• Who Were the Prophets and How Should We Read Them?  

• Prophets of the Divided Kingdom Period 

Week 6 – The Prophets (Part 2), Messianic Expectation, Thorny Issues (Part 1)

• The Exilic and Post-Exilic Periods and Their Prophets 

• On the Way to Jesus  

• Thorny Issues in the Old Testament 1 – God Commands War and Destruction of Nations 

Week 7 – Thorny Issues (Parts 2 and 3)

• Thorny Issues in the Old Testament 2 – Slavery 

• Thorny Issues in the Old Testament 3 – Creation and the Ark 

 

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CA 7 – Understanding the New Testament

Week 1 – Entering the New Testament

• Why We Need to Engage the New Testament

• New Testament Chronology

• Introduction to the Gospels

Week 2 – The Gospels

• How We Got the Gospels

• Overview of Matthew and Mark

• Overview of Luke and John 

Week 3 – Acts and Paul’s Early Letters

• Introduction to Acts and Acts 1-12

• Overview of Acts 13-28 

• Overview of Paul’s Early Letters (1 & 2 Thessalonians, Galatians, 1 & 2 Corinthians)

Week 5 – Paul’s Later Letters and the Non-Pauline Letters (Part 1)

• Romans and the Prison Epistles (Romans, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Philemon)

• The Pastoral Epistles (1 & 2 Timothy, Titus) 

• Overview of Hebrews, James, and 1 Peter

Week 6 – Non-Pauline Letters (Part 2) and Revelation

• Overview of 2 Peter, Jude, and the Johannine Epistles

• Introduction to Apocalyptic Literature

• Reading Strategies for Revelation

Week 7 – So What?

• I’m a Pro-Millennialist; I’m All for It!

• Believing in the Real Jesus

• Going and Leading Deeper in the NT