This course is a study of the Jewish nation as presented in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. In addition, the study will include the history between the Old and New Testaments and the Post- Apostolic period.
The Fall semester includes Old Testament and Intertestament history. The second semester looks at the New Testament time period.
First Six weeks: Creation and the Fall of Man
Abraham and the Patriarchs
The twelve tribes of Israel
Second Six Weeks: The Exodus
The Period of the Judges
David and the Kings of Israel
The Divided Kingdom
Third Six Weeks: Jewish Captivity
Writings and the Psalms
Prophecies
The Rebuilding of Jerusalem
Fourth Six Weeks: The Intertestamental Period
The Maccabees
The Herodians
Fifth Six Weeks: Background to the birth of Christ
The Messages of Christ
The Ministry of Christ
Sixth Six Weeks: The Apolostic Period
The Writings of Paul
The Apoloptic Message of the New Testament