Available courses
Issues Covered Include:
1) Community vs. Congregation
2) Which Calendar Should We Follow?
3) Rabbinic Tradition & the Messianic Community
4) Assessing the Two-House Movement
5) Jews & Gentiles in the body of Messiah: The Case for One Torah
- Teacher: Tim Hegg
- Teacher: Rob Vanhoff
Description: The third installment of Beginning Greek Grammar covers Chapters 25-36 of the textbook. Once finished, students should have a good grasp of biblical Greek and be able to work within the Greek Scriptures.
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- Teacher: Rob Vanhoff
Description: The third installment of Beginning Hebrew Grammar covers Chapters 21-30 of the textbook. Once finished, students should have a good grasp of biblical Hebrew and be able to work within the Hebrew Scriptures.
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- Teacher: Tim Hegg
Description: Every quarter the class “Studies in the Parashot” will be offered and will be mandatory for all enrolled students. A student must be taking at least one other class in order to participate. Those enrolled in the C1 Program will earn 1 Qtr hr credit for each of the three quarters in their program. The class will consist of a weekly audio message based upon the Parashah for that week (Triennial Cycle) and required participation on the part of the student. The goal of the class is to encourage students in their devotional life as we study the Parashah, Haftarah, and Apostolic Readings together.
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- Teacher: Ariel Berkowitz
- Teacher: Tim Hegg
- Teacher: André-Philippe Therrien
- Teacher: Rob Vanhoff
Description: The study of God’s self-revelation in the creation, the Scriptures, and the Messiah. Primary topics covered: arguments for the existence of God, monotheism, plurality of the Godhead, and the attributes of God.
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- Teacher: Tim Hegg
Description: A general survey of the history of the Ancient Near East as it pertains to the background out of which the Tanach was written, giving the student the ability to understand the history of ancient Israel within a historical framework.
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- Teacher: Ariel Berkowitz
Description: A study of the methods and tools used for Hebrew exegesis of the Tanach. Selected texts from the Tanach, spanning the various genres, will be assigned in order to teach the student how the exegetical methods and tools are utilized in preparation for writing or teaching on the biblical text.
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- Teacher: Tim Hegg
Description: A study of the biblical doctrine of salvation emphasizing the essential elements through the study of soteriological terminology used in the Scriptures, and emphasizing the continuity of God’s plan of salvation.
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- Teacher: Tim Hegg
Description: This reading-intensive course provides an overview of the main expressions of Jewish faith today, how they came to be, and how they relate with one another and the outside world. Students will engage with the works of several influential Jewish thinkers from the 19th through the 21st century, focusing on critical and often divisive issues such as: the role and nature of Torah, rabbinic authority, the proper place of ‘classical’ Jewish texts, particularism vs. universalism, interfaith dialogue, etc… The class will explore how key Judaic symbols like Messiah, Mitzvot, Exile, and Redemption find definition within the contexts of America, secularism, Zionism, the Shoah, and the State of Israel.
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- Teacher: Rob Vanhoff
Description: Two-quarters of Beginning biblical Aramaic. These two classes must be taken in order and require a working knowledge of the Hebrew Language. Students are required to take Beginning Biblical Hebrew or test out in order to take this class.
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- Teacher: Rob Vanhoff
Description: In this course, students will gain exposure to extra-biblical texts from the Second Temple Period. Selections from Jewish texts in Greek, Aramaic, and Hebrew (Pseudepigrapha, Apocrypha, Dead Sea Scrolls, etc…) will be read in English translation along with secondary scholarly works seeking to provide historical and cultural context.
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- Teacher: Rob Vanhoff
Description:
- 3 hours of preparation per week
- Some vocabulary notes are provided by instructor
- Weekly live session 1 1/2 hours long
- Reading from Mark chapter 1 and onwards in Greek
- During live class: Reading Greek, translating out loud and being ready to explain features of grammar and syntax.
- Review material and articles provided by the instructor
Sundays at 7:00am (Pacific Time)
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- Teacher: André-Philippe Therrien
Description: A continuing reading class to enhance the students ability to read Biblical Hebrew with more fluency. This class will consist of:
- 3 hours of preparation per week
- Vocabulary notes are provided by instructor
- Weekly live session 1 1/2 hours long
- Reading from 1 Kings 17 and onwards in Hebrew
- During live class: Reading Hebrew, translating out loud and being ready to explain features of grammar and syntax.
- Review material and articles provided by the instructor
Sundays at 9:00 am and 7:00pm (Pacific Time)
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- Teacher: André-Philippe Therrien
Description: A 10-week overview of the geography of the Land of Israel, particularly as it relates to the biblical narrative. In other places, this same course might be known by other titles, such as “The Land of the Bible” or “Historical Geography of The Bible Lands, etc.” As a geography course, we will become acquainted with the land features, the climate, the roads, and the flora of ancient/biblical Israel. We will also make every attempt to relate Israel’s geographic features with events recorded in the Bible.
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- Teacher: Ariel Berkowitz
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