This course teaches the principles and practice of preaching Christ from the Old Testament: His Prophets, His Pictures, His Precepts, His Presence, His Promises, His Past, His Poets, and His People. The objectives of this cours are:

• To prove that to preach the Old Testament correctly is to preach Christ from the Old Testament.
• To establish hermenutical principles for preaching Christ from the Old Testament.
• To identify Christ in different genres of Old Testament literature.
• To learn how to choose the right exegetical and homiletical tools for each genre of Old Testament literature.
• To increase the frequency, accuracy, enjoyment and usefulness of preaching Christ from the Old Testament to both believers and unbelievers.
• To deepen reverence for the Old Testament Scriptures.
• To grow in love and devotion to Christ.
• To familiarize ourselves with the best literature on this subject.

This course is a survey of Jewish history between the Testaments up to and including 70 A.D. and a study of the pseudepigraphal and other writings from this period with a special emphasis on the Dead Sea Scrolls. The student will gain knowledge and appreciation for this period as important to the background of the New Testament and illuminating to its content, as well as the emergence of Judaism. View the syllabus. Listen to the first lecture.

This course is a study of Ancient Near Eastern writings of all genres and its illuminating potential for biblical interpretation. The student will become familiar with a broad range of materials, myths, lawcodes, royal inscriptions, hymns, and wisdom writings. The student will learn to appreciate the literary context of the Bible and understand its implications for interpreting biblical materials. Listen to the first lecture.

This course is an introduction to the geography, archaeology, and history of the Bible, along with a study of institutions and customs of Bible times. View the syllabus. Listen to the first lecture(MP3 audio) .

This course examines the principles of grammatical-historical and theological interpretation of the Scriptures, surveys the main historical and contemporary schools of interpretation; the claims of Scripture concerning proper interpretation, and the practice of apostolic interpretation. It also elaborates on the steps and components of proper interpretation, the variegated forms into which biblical truth has been cast and their implications for interpretation. We will also undertake a detailed look at typology and typological interpretation. Finally, it treats one or more of the following influential movements, such as the emergent church, dispensationalism and theonomy, from a hermeneutical point of view. View the syllabus. Listen to the first lecture(MP3 audio) .

An introduction to the transmission and canonization of the biblical text, and the principles of textual criticism. Also a survey of Bible translation, especially the history of the English Bible, and an analysis of theories of translation. Listen to the first lecture(MP3 audio) .