Our Story of Origins: Genesis 1-11
Bernard Bell Mondays, 7:00-9:00 Sept. 21 – Dec. 14, 2015; Jan 4-24, 2016 no class Oct 19 (Bernard gone) Fellowship Hall Week Date Topic Handouts Audio 1 9/21 Introduction Creation (Gen 1:1-2:3) 01-introduction 02-creation mp3 2 9/28 Creation (1:1-2:3) same mp3 (45.3 MB, 97:22) 3 10/05 Creation (1:1-2:3) same mp3 (52.4 MB, 113:00) 4 10/12 Garden of Eden (2:4-15) 03-garden mp3 (57.5 MB, 118:58) – 10/19 no class 5 10/26 Garden of Eden (2:16-25) same mp3 (47.5 MB, 103:14) 6…
Israel, the Church, and the Abrahamic Promises
Bernard Bell: Fall 2011 and Fall 2018. Fall 2011 9/19. The Abrahamic Promises: Genesis. Handout. Recording: Primeval History (14.4 MB, 59:58), Patriarchal History (11.4 MB, 47:38). 9/26. OT Israel: Moses to David. Handout, no recording. 10/03. The Davidic Kingdom: handout, no recording. 10/10. The Prophets: handout, no recording. 10/17. Jesus & Second-Temple Judaism: handout, no recording. 10/24. NT Church: handout, recording: Acts (18.4 MB, 76:50), Epistles (7.6 MB, 30:30). 10/31. Dispensationalism: handout, recording (21.5 MB, 89:43). 11/07. Zionism & Modern…
Christianity and the Middle East
Bernard Bell Mondays, 7:00-9:00 September 15–December 15, 2014 no class Oct 13, 20 (Bernard gone); Nov 24 (Thanksgiving week) Fellowship Hall The Christians of the Middle East, long forgotten in the West, are suddenly in the news, thanks to the Islamic State. The symbol ن (Arabic noon) has proliferated across social media; it’s the first letter of Nasrani, the Arabic word for “Christian.” Who are the Christians of the Middle East and what is their history? This class explores the…
Abrahamic Promises
Israel, the Church, and the Abrahamic Promises Fall of 2018, by Bernard Bell [vtftable st=”man;h:22;t:3;r:3;b:3;l:3;w:95;bc:bbbbbb;bt:1;”] {f1}Week;;;{f1}Date;;;{f1}Material Covered;;;{f1}Handout;;;{f1}Recording (MB, mm:ss);nn; {f80}1;;;{f80}9/24;;;{f80}Backdrop: Genesis 1-11;;;{f80}Abrahamic Promises;;;;nn; 2;;;10/01;;;;;;;;; ;nn; 3;;;10/08;;;;;;;;; ;nn; 4;;;10/15;;;;;;;;; ;nn; 5;;;10/22;;;;;;;;; ;nn; {f80}–;;;{f80}10/29;;;{f80}no class;;;{f80};;;;nn; 6;;;11/05;;;;;;;;;;nn; 7;;;11/12;;;;;; ;;; ;nn; 8;;;11/19;;;;;; ;;; ;nn; 9;;;11/26;;;;;; ;;; ;nn; 10;;;12/03;;; ;;; ;;; ;nn; 11;;;12/10;;; ;;; ;;; ;nn; [/vtftable] Resources Online resources for Biblical studies: some of the sites that I have found most helpful.
New Testament Church History
The first seventy years of the church, from its genesis on the day of Pentecost, through to the end of the NT at the close of the first century. How did the church spread? How did it function? Taught in the Fall of 2016 by Bernard Bell Bernard Bell Mondays, 7:00-9:00 pm Sept. 19 – Dec. 5, 2016; Jan. 9-23, 2017 no class Oct 10 (Bernard gone) Fellowship Hall Week Date Topic Handouts Audio 1 9/19 Pentecost: The Birth of…