The Prophets: Covenant Enforcers

The fifteenth class from "God's Story of Redemption" has been completed with audio and notes available here. The class focuses on the foundational function of the enscripturated prophets as divinely appointed mediators sent to enforce the terms of the Mosaic Covenant vis-a-vis the kingdoms of Israel and Judah.

Interpretive Principles I

The latest class from my Hermeneutics (Biblical Interpretation) course is available here. The topic is "Interpretive Principles I." Special thanks goes to Pastor Kevin Conner, whose text, "Interpreting the Scriptures," provided the foundational basis for the material presented.

Solomon & the Temple

Audio and notes for the latest class from "God's Story of Redemption" are now available here. The focus is upon Solomon's idealized (partial) fulfillment of the promises of the Mosaic and Davidic Covenants, and upon the Temple's symbolic significance in relation to the cosmos as originally outlined in the first chapter of Genesis. All of this is understood to foreshadow God's ultimate redemptive purposes which are fulfilled in and through Jesus in the renewed creation.

Hermeneutics - Content

The audio and notes for the latest installment of the Hermeneutics (Biblical Interpretation) course I'm teaching for Bethel's pastoral staff are now available here, or by clicking the link in the upper right hand column of this webpage. The subject covered is "Content," referring to the biblical text itself.

The Davidic Covenant

The class, "God's Story of Redemption," continues with its thirteenth lesson, which focuses on "The Davidic Covenant." In this lesson I lecture on the contextual connection between God's promise to King David of an everlasting dynasty and God's purpose for Israel, as well as its link to the Mosaic Law and its anticipation of the Messianic "Son of David."

Audio and notes are available here, or by clicking on the appropriate link at the top of the right hand column on this webpage.

The Nature of the Law

Audio and Notes for the twelfth class, "The Nature of the Law," from the course, "God's Story of Redemption," are available here.

Topics include the holistic nature of the law, its civil, ceremonial, and moral dimensions, apodictic and casuistic law, the food laws, unusual prohibitions, the shedding of blood, etc.

The Purpose of the Law

The audio and notes from the last class from God's Story of Redemption is now available here. The title of the class is "The Law's Purpose."

You can always access the course from the link provided in the upper right hand column of this blog.

Literary Context

Audio and Notes are now available here for the latest class, "Literary Context," from the Hermeneutics course I'm teaching at Bethel World Outreach Center for staff development.

The course can always be accessed by the link located in the upper right hand column of this blog.