COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

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CORE ONE

1101 Roots of our Faith - Jimmilea Berryhill, DPhil:

This course looks back into the roots of the believer’s faith in a Jewish Messiah in order to look forward into the plan of the Almighty in today’s world. Using materials from some of the founders of the Hebrew Roots investigation, this is a foundational course for the Jubilee College program. Video materials, audio materials, and printed documentation support the claims that He will form out of the earth “one new man”.

1102 Hebrew Concepts of the New Testament - Douglas Wheeler, PhD, ThD:

Presenting Hebrew thought compared to Greek as applicable to the New Testament, this foundational Hebraic/Christian course lays the groundwork for studies which follow. It is vital to the student of Scripture as they search for understanding of Eastern thought in Biblical text.This course is designed to create an atmosphere of understanding comparable to that in which the New Testament was written.

1103 Survey of Scripture - Jimmilea Berryhill, DPhil:

The foundations of Biblical faith are explored in this extensive study of the Hebrew Scriptures. In the first part of a two-part study the archeological, historical, cultural, and traditional background to the original Hebrew Scriptures lend extensive support to the texts. The continuing story unfolds as prophets are unveiled, and the destruction of Jerusalem shatters the hopes of the Jews. Included in this study is a short history of the Inter-Testamental period of history, a necessary preparation for later courses.

1104 Religious Regional Settings I - Steve Lancaster, MA, ThM:

The focus in this geographical study of the Middle East is on the physical settings of history both in the Hebrew Bible and in the New Testament. This course is invaluable to understanding times and places in which texts were written.

1105 Jerusalem Mosaic:

This lovely course combines the video series Jerusalem Mosaic with vital information concerning the "apple of God's eye," Jerusalem. Texts, video presentations, and audio tapes serve to implant a love of the city and knowledge of its timelessness. Research study completes this important course and prepares the student for a further understanding of the vast history of Jerusalem. Produced by Bridges for Peace, the popular television program hosted by International Director Clarence Wagner, it was filmed on location in Israel and features a wide variety of topics including archaeology, everyday life in Israel, festive holidays, music, interviews with key personalities, and more.

1106 Yeshua and the Kingdom of God – Ron Moseley, PhD, DPhil:

The principles of the Kingdom of God and the Jewish idioms Jesus used are the basis for this course. It offers a closer look at the instructions in righteousness given in the Word of God. The purpose of this course is to further develop Biblical character and understanding.

1107 Reading Classical Hebrew Poetry – Steve Lancaster, MA, ThM:

'The voice of the LORD is powerful. The voice of the LORD is majestic. The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars' (Psalm 29:4-5a). God speaks; His poets speak; His prophets speak. What do they sound like? Poetry is universal in human communication: rich, intricate, affected speech with complex connections and implications that forcefully moves the speaker and hearer to sense more than is said or heard. Is it any wonder that much God-speech is represented as poetry? Although poetry is universal in human experience, each culture has preferred forms, structures, and conventions that it finds aesthetically pleasing. 'Reading Classical Hebrew Poetry' attempts to isolate the poetic preferences of Biblical culture. The course addresses the following topics: Psalms in History: setting a Psalm against its historical backdrop; Psalms in collections; finding units with the Psalter (Book of Psalms); Poetic genres; identifying Biblical poem-types; poetic ornamentation; and appreciating a poet's artistic and communicative skills. After providing some guidelines for reading Hebrew poetry, the course offers opportunity to explore a number of psalms and prophetic poems and to read biblical poetry as it was meant to be heard.

1108 Religious Regional Settings II – Steve Lancaster, MA, ThM:

While Religious Regional Settings I focused on the geographical settings of Scripture, Settings II deals with history surrounding the Biblical story and played out in such a small region of the world. This fascinating and helpful study will be applied to every other study in this program as a foundation for understanding the working of God in the lives of His people.

1109 Survey of the New Testament – Jimmilea Berryhill, DPhil:

In preparation for more in-depth New Testament study, Survey of the New Testament sets the theme for understanding the first century believer as the evolving church of the New Testament proceeds. Consideration is given to the study of believing Jews during the early period in contrast to the emerging Gentile believers so prominent in the New Testament Scriptures.

1110 Introduction to the Parables of Jesus – Judith Fain, MA:

In this wonderful introduction to the message of the Messiah through the use of Jewish parables, students are led to discover the stories of the New Testament through new eyes. This research, reading, and instructional approach, lead the student of see these common stories in the light of peasant and poet of the first century and to gain understanding from the first century hearer’s prospective.

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