TEACHINGS

Explores how the biblical world is dated, the date of the Flood, the generations from Adam to Noah and their significance to faith, and the seven Noahide laws.

Examines Shem, Japheth and Ham, the significance of their biblical ordering, the meaning of Abram, and introduces Aleph and Bet and writing “Father” in Hebrew.

Works through God’s covenant proclamations to Abram in Genesis 12 and considers their continuing impact upon the world today.

Identifies Abram’s four altars, where they were located, their modern place names, and explores the Mountains of Israel, Judea and Samaria, and the West Bank.

Examines Melchizedek, the Valley of Shaveh, the Sumerian covenant background and the Abrahamic Covenant.

Looks more deeply at the Sumerian covenant and how Paul relates his gospel to the Abrahamic Covenant.

A deeper consideration of the certainty of God’s covenant purposes and the unchanging foundations upon which biblical faith and hope rest.

Explores Isaac as the promised son and his place within the unfolding Abrahamic Covenant and the continuation of God’s promises through Abraham’s family.

Examines the covenant sign of circumcision, its connection with Abraham and his descendants, and its place within the developing biblical covenant story.

Traces Esau and the peoples historically associated with Edom, examining their place in the biblical narrative and their relationship to the land and peoples of the region.

Follows the Abrahamic Covenant into the life of Jacob, examining the continuation of God’s promises through the patriarch who would become Israel.

Explores Ephraim’s place within Israel’s story and the biblical themes and questions surrounding his descendants and their significance.

Introduces the Sanhedrin and its place within Jewish religious and judicial life, providing important historical context for understanding the New Testament world.

Examines two major Jewish groups encountered in the New Testament, their beliefs, differences and influence within the religious world in which Jesus and the apostles lived.

Looks at the earliest community of believers in Jerusalem and the Jewish setting in which the first followers of Jesus lived and proclaimed their faith.

Follows Saul’s encounter with Messiah and the formative period that followed, including his time in Arabia before his later apostolic ministry.

Traces developments in the early believing community and the growing importance of Antioch as the message of Messiah moves beyond Jerusalem.

Examines Paul’s ministry in the cities of Galatia and the circumstances that led to the crucial Jerusalem Council and its deliberations concerning Gentile believers.

Explores the Jerusalem Decree and begins working through Galatians, placing Paul’s argument in its historical and Jewish context.

Completes the journey through Galatians, examining the remainder of Paul’s argument and bringing the twenty-part Bible Foundations journey to its conclusion.