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Course Descriptions for Spring of 2009 |
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Friday, 03 October 2008 04:00 |
Hitler and Christianity Cost: FREE3 weeks. Begins May 11. A free, three week course exploring the charge that Christianity is to blame for the Nazis and the Holocaust. This course is taught by Joe Keysor, the author of Hitler, the Holocaust, and the Bible. This book is strongly recommended if you are taking the course but not absolutely required. 2 Weeks. Begins May 10th. Strongly Suggested Materials: The New Testament Documents: Are they Reliable by F.F. Bruce. This class surveys the development of the New Testament documents and the formation of the canon in a basic, introductory fashion.
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2 Weeks. Begins May 18th. Strongly Suggested Materials: The Bible. Principles for resolving alleged contradictions in the Bible are introduced and applied to a small set of famous 'contradictions.'
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2 Weeks. Begins May 13th. Strongly Suggested Materials: The Bible. Could you demonstrate that Jesus was the Christ from the Old Testament alone as the apostles did? (Acts 17:11, 18:28, 1 Cor 15:3). This survey of major OT evidences for Jesus as the Christ will help you see how Christianity and Judaism were related why Jews found it compelling at the time. This is an introduction that will help in personal growth and evangelism efforts.
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3 weeks. Begins June 1st. Strongly Suggested Materials: The Historical Jesus by Gary Habermas. Examine the historical evidence for the existence of Jesus and become acquainted with various schools of thought that dispute the picture of Jesus represented in the New Testament. -
3 weeks. Begins May 18th. Strongly Suggested Materials: (TBA), The Problem of Pain by CS Lewis. Pain and suffering have both been stumbling blocks to faith and trust in God- even for Christians. This is an exploration of the problem looking to the Bible and Christian scholars such as CS Lewis and Gary Habermas. - 3 weeks. Begins May 1st. Strongly Suggested (but not required) Materials: Basic Greek In 30 Minutes a Day by Jim Found. Learn the Greek alphabet, how to sound out Greek words, how to identify nouns, verbs, definite articles, and how to use such information to use resources like a Bible interlinear or lexicon.
- 3 weeks. Begins May 25th. Strongly Suggested (but not required) Materials: Basic Greek In 30 Minutes a Day by Jim Found. Building on Part 1, the student will learn more vocabulary as well as parts of speech such as the definite article, etc.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 12 October 2009 15:43 )
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