Lessons
A clear overview of the Bible, as we know it today, and its components: The Old Testament (OT) and The New Testament (NT)....
The Books of the Bible
Writing Materials
Surviving Manuscripts
Different Translations
Bibliography & Self-Study Suggestions, Unit 1
Lesson 2: Who decided what the finished Bible should look like?
In the first lesson, we discovered the names and approximate ages of a variety of manuscripts and translations that, combined, make up the book we...
Formation of a Canon
Forgotten Scriptures?
The Apocrypha
The Dead Sea Scrolls
Bibliography & Self-Study Suggestions, Unit 2
Lesson 3: Who wrote the Books of the Bible?
In the previous set of lessons we have discovered the various manuscripts that collectively make up the book we know as the Bible. Further, we have...
OT: The Torah
OT: The Nebhim
OT: The Kethubhim
NT: The Gospels
NT: The Acts and The Revelation
NT: The Epistles
Bibliography & Self-Study Suggestions, Unit 3
Lesson 4: What do the Original Writings and Today’s Bible have in Common? Do we have a Reliable Version?
In the previous lessons we have discussed the various manuscripts that make up the OT and NT canon as a whole, what kind of documents are surviving...
OT Versions
NT Versions
Modern English Versions
Bibliography & Self-Study Suggestions, Unit 4
Lesson 5: Archaeological Proof: Are the Stories we read about in the OT true?
At this point, we are well versed with the various versions of the OT and NT manuscripts, the original manuscripts’ authors, and know a little about...
Abraham & The Patriarchs
The Hittites
Sodom and Gomorrah
The Walls of Jericho
Additional Archaeological Facts
Bibliography and Self-Study Suggestions, Unit 5
Lesson 6: Archaeological Proof: Are the Stories we read about in the NT true?
In the previous lesson we discovered some fascinating archaeological facts about the OT. We have come to see that there is proof that the OT stories...
Caesar Augustus’ Census
The Garden Tomb
James, the Brother of Jesus
Bibliography and Self-Study Suggestions, Unit 6
Lesson 7: Jesus, a Man of Prophecy and History
Who was this “Jesus of Nazareth”, also called “Messiah”, that His life and death inspired thousands to radically change their allegiances, leave...
Messianic Prophecies
Jesus, a Man of Biblical History
Jesus, a Man of World History
What did Jesus look like?
Bibliography and Self-Study Suggestions, Unit 7
Lesson 8: Why does the Bible end?
Welcome to the final lesson of our Bible 101 class. You are now a scholar worthy to be named among the Bereans (those whom Paul complimented on...
Why is the Resurrection important?
What if the Apostles lied?
What if Jesus didn’t really die?
What if Jesus really died, but the Disciples stole His body?
Bibliography and Self-Study Suggestions, Unit 8
