"Diachronic development" is the ways theological structures grew or developed over time. This lesson provides a basic orientation toward diachronic development, explores how epochal developments took place between major historical periods or epochs, and looks at how specific topics developed over time in the Old Testament.

There are many similarities between the ways biblical theology approaches both Testaments, but there are also significant differences. This lesson focuses on: an orientation toward New Testament biblical theology, the development of the Bible's teaching about eschatology, or the last days (a crucial issue in New Testament biblical theology), and how biblical theologians have approached New Testament eschatology itself.

Explores the rhetorical tools the author of Hebrews used to exhort his original audience to remain faithful to Jesus and explains how the author wove recurring elements into persuasive presentations

Looks at how the cultural dimensions of Scripture affects our application of the Bible to the modern world.

Explores the existential perspective by looking at the relationship between goodness and our being, focusing on how goodness relates to who we are.

Looks at some of the major ways interpreters have identified and described the meaning of Scripture.

Suggests approaches to application that make the original meaning of Scripture relevant for modern audiences.

Explores a number of basic issues related to what Exodus meant when it was first written and how we should apply it to our lives today.

Examines Genesis 4:1 – 6:8, describing how human beings began to fill the world with violence, and how God reacted to those troubles.

(Lesson 3 of The Primeval History) Examines Genesis 4:1-6:8, describing how human beings began to fill the world with violence, and how God reacted to those troubles.