1. John 1-21

2. The Apostle John (Harold Attridge)

3. Which John? (James McGrath)

4. God as Sender, Jesus as Sent (John Painter)

5. Johannine Community (Paul Anderson)

6. God So Loved the World (Dorothy Lee)

7. The Cleansing (Or Cursing?) of the Temple (Gail O'Day)

8. What are Noncanonical Writings?

1. Luke 1-4; 6:12-49; 7:11-8:3; 10:21-11:13; 14:25-16:31; 19:28-24:53

2. Acts 1-8

3. The Nativity

4. Jesus' Crucifixion in Luke

5. Honor and Shame in the New Testament

6. Rise of Belief in Resurrection

7. Views on the Afterlife in the Time of Jesus

8. Resurrection and Afterlife

Join this weekly lecture by scholar-in-residence Dr. Brennan Breed. 

 

Suggested readings: 1. Matthew 1-7; 14; 21-28 2. When was the Gospel of Matthew Written? (David Sim) 3. Antioch and the Gospel of Matthew  4. Sermon on the Mount  5. The Beautitudes  6. Concepts of Justice in the Sermon on the Mount  7. The Lord's Prayer 

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Suggested readings: 1. Mark 1-16 2. Jesus (Bible Odyssey) 3. The Jewish Context of Jesus (Bible Odyssey) 4. Greco-Roman Jesus (Bible Odyssey) 5. Did the Authors of the Gospels Know Each Other? (Bible Odyssey) 6. Good News (Bible Odyssey) 7. Healing of a Blind Man (Bible Odyssey) 8. Divine Power in Mark 8 (Bible Odyssey)

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Join this weekly lecture by scholar-in-residence Dr. Brennan Breed. 

 

Suggested readings: 1. Did the Authors of the Canonical Gospels Know Each Other? (Sarah Rollens, Bible Odyssey) 2. Q Source (Mark Goodacre, Bible Odyssey) 3. Noncanonical Gospels (Nicola Dezeny Lewis, Bible Odyssey)

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Join this weekly lecture by guest teacher Associate Pastor of Discipleship, Rev. Cassie Waits.

 

Suggested readings: 1. Acts 5:17-41, Ezra 4:1-6, Isaiah 45:1-3 2. Josephus, Jewish Antiquities: Cyrus the Great (553-530 B.C.), About Jewish Sects, The Egyptian 3. Josephus, The Jewish War:  Judas of Galilee & Simon of Perea (1st cent.), Menahem Ben Judah (60 C.E.) 4. Christ (Max Botner, Bible Odyssey)

 

Suggested videos: 1. Messiahs (Reza Aslan, Bible Odyssey) 2. Messiah (The Bible Project) 3. Pharisees, Sadducees and Essenes (Robert Cargill, Bible Odyssey)

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Join this weekly lecture by scholar-in-residence Dr. Brennan Breed.

Join this weekly lecture by scholar-in-residence Dr. Brennan Breed.