Innumerable Bible commentary, Systematic Theology and Biblical Theology studies are available for teaching and catechizing Christians. Those studies are used to catechize/disciple Christians, and almost exclusively use the New Testament. This study and review is meant for those that want to understand the will of God in a deeper, more personal way. It will not go into interpolations described by later writers of the Talmud or Mishnah. It draws solely from the biblical text. It involves the monotheistic description of the creation of the universe, the formulation of deity worship by monotheists and the beckoned call of the Creator to a believer in one God; a position that was contrary to the surrounding deity myths of the Ancient Near East.

Survey of the Old Testament  Part 1  -  Genesis to Judges 

Many students shy away from the Old Testament, or look only at a few well known passages.  Much of the OT seems obscure, and difficult to place into a historical and theological context.  The result of such neglect is that much of the richness of the New Testament is lost. 

This Survey is designed to direct Students into the Old Testament in good order.  It covers most of the OT books in a chronological order so as to give the historical context, and as it points forward to the New Testament. However, this is not a heavy study.  It's intended to encourage the participants to find treasures, not to overlook them in haste. 

The Survey is divided into three parts, each containing several studies. 1. Genesis to Judges 2. Kings & Prophets 3. Exile & Return;  The Inter-Testament Period 









Survey of the Old Testament 

Part 2  -  Kings & Prophets 

Survey of the Old Testament Part 3 - The Inter-Testament Period 

This could be the most informative course you can take due mainly to neglect. Most of us love the majors; Isaiah, Jeremiah and the like, but oh the richness and wealth of information contained in the Minor (Only minor in the sense that their books are short) Prophets! How long has it been since you read Habakkuk?

From the earliest periods a belief has prevailed among Jews and Gentiles, that in one mode or another the Supreme Being has appeared visibly on earth. In the Eastern World, Divine incarnations are taught in the Brahminical and other systems. For the origin of such a belief we must undoubtedly recur to the Divine appearances recorded in Moses and the prophets. Such visible appearances and the doctrine of the incarnation are taught in the Hebrew as well as in the Christian Scriptures. It is the object of the ensuing pages to show that He who truly became incarnate, and is announced as Jesus, the Christ, and also as Jehovah, Immanuel, God with us, is the same who in the Hebrew oracles is often called Jehovah and Elohim, and designated also by official titles, as the Messiah, the Messenger, Adonai, the Elohe of Abraham; and that, under various designations, he appeared visibly in a form like that of man to the Patriarchs, and to Moses, and others.