Mobile Ed: Bible and Doctrine Foundations Bundle (8 courses)

by Michael S. Heiser; Logos Mobile Education; Lynn H. Cohick; Mark D. Futato

and

3 more

Publisher:

Lexham Press

, 2013–2019

Overview

Build the foundations of your biblical education with this nine-course bundle from Logos Mobile Ed. Leading scholars present essential introductions to the Old and New Testaments, doctrine, and biblical interpretation, making this the perfect place to begin.

Outline the general story and message of the Bible with big-picture courses from Dr. Mark Futato, Hebrew-language and Psalms scholar; Dr. Lynn Cohick, New Testament and Pauline studies expert; and Dr. Michael Goheen, professor of theology and Christian worldview. Learn the basic tools of biblical interpretation with Dr. Michael Heiser—ancient-language and translation specialist. Complete your introduction to the Bible with a survey of essential Christian doctrines from specialists in the field.

Product Details

• Title: Bible and Doctrine Foundations Bundle
• Instructors: Lynn H. Cohick, Mark D. Futato, Michael W. Goheen, Michael S. Heiser, Ronn Johnson and Carl Sanders
• Publisher: Lexham Press
• Publication Date: 2013
• Product Type: Logos Mobile Education
• Resource Type: Courseware, including transcripts, audio, and video resources
• Courses: 8
• Video Hours: 50

OT101 Introducing the Old Testament: Its Structure and Story

• Instructor: Dr. Mark D. Futato
• Video hours: 6

What is the message of the OT and the story of Israel? This course provides the answer by tracing the epic history of God’s activity with humanity through the OT people of God&emdash;Israel. Dr. Mark Futato takes students through the major themes of the OT books that narrate Israel’s history from the call of the patriarch Abraham through the return from exile. He shows how each book contributes to the OT’s presentation of God’s goal of establishing a people and kingdom on earth.

The result of over a decade of study and teaching, this course from Dr. Mark Futato gives the big picture of the Old Testament, then dives into the details.

Contents:

Introduction

• Introducing the Course
• Introducing the Professor

Unit 1: Developing an Eye for Structures

• Linear Structure
• Symmetric Structure
• Parallel Structure
• Indicators of Structure

Unit 2: The Canon of the Old Testament

• The Canon of the Old Testament

Unit 3: The Book of Genesis

• The Key Text of Genesis
• The Structure of Genesis
• The Message of Genesis
• Blessing as Empowerment for Abundant Living
• Blessing as Praising God

Unit 4: The Book of Exodus

• The Key Text of Exodus
• The Structure of Exodus
• The “Rescue” Message of Exodus
• The “Relationship” Message of Exodus

Unit 5: The Book of Leviticus

• An Overview of Leviticus
• The Structure of Leviticus
• The Message of Leviticus

Unit 6: The Book of Numbers

• An Overview of Numbers
• The Structure of Numbers
• The Message of Human Failings in Numbers
• The Message of Divine Faithfulness in Numbers
• The Priestly Blessing in Numbers

Unit 7: The Book of Deuteronomy

• An Overview of Deuteronomy
• The Structure of Deuteronomy
• The Message of Deuteronomy
• The Message of the Shema

Unit 8: The Book of Joshua

• An Overview of Joshua
• The Structure of Joshua
• The Structure of Joshua 1–5
• The Message of Joshua

Unit 9: The Book of Judges

• An Overview of Judges
• The Structure of Judges
• The Theme of Judges: Apostasy
• The Story of Judges
• The Message of Judges: The Results of Apostasy
• More Results of Apostasy

Unit 10: The Books of Samuel

• An Overview of the Books of Samuel
• The Prologue of Samuel
• The Creation of the Monarchy
• The Rejection of Saul
• The Rise and Reign of David
• The Epilogue of Samuel

Unit 11: The Books of Kings

• The Theme of Kings: The Demise of the Kingdom
• The Structure of Kings
• The Message of Kings: Demise through Disobedience
• Manasseh’s Role in the Demise of the Kingdom
• Hope for Restoration

Unit 12: The Chronicler’s History

• Restoring the Kingdom
• The Unity of Chronicles and Ezra-Nehemiah

Unit 13: The Books of Chronicles

• The Key Text of Chronicles
• The Setting of Chronicles
• The Message of Chronicles
• The Purpose of Chronicles
• The Themes and Structure of Chronicles
• Manasseh in Chronicles

Unit 14: The Book of Ezra-Nehemiah

• The Key Text of Ezra-Nehemiah
• The Unity of Ezra-Nehemiah
• The Structure of Ezra-Nehemiah
• The Themes of Ezra-Nehemiah
• God Accomplishes His Objective
• An Overarching Theme of Ezra-Nehemiah
• The Ministry Message of Ezra-Nehemiah
• Following Ezra’s Example

Dr. Mark D. Futato is the Robert L. Maclellan Professor of Old Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary. Dr. Futato received his Ph.D. from The Catholic University of America. He served on the translation team for the Book of Psalms in The New Living Translation (NLT), contributed study notes for the ESV Study Bible and The Spirit of the Reformation Study Bible, and contributed to the New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis (5 vols.).

NT101 Introducing the New Testament: Its Structure and Story

• Instructor: Dr. Lynn Cohick
• Video hours: 6

Gain a better understanding of the New Testament's structure and themes with New Testament scholar Dr. Lynn Cohick. You'll examine elements such as historical context, writing techniques of the Gospel authors, developments in the early church, the settings of the epistles, the genre of the book of Revelation, and the life of Jesus.

Contents:

Introduction

• Introducing the Professor and Course

Unit 1: The Life of Jesus of Nazareth

• The Story of Jesus
• Creating and Searching a Custom Collection of Bible Dictionaries
• Gentile Sources for Jesus
• Jewish Sources for Jesus
• Outline of Jesus’ Life
• The Beginning of Jesus’ Ministry
• Finding Old Testament Allusions in the New Testament
• Jesus’ Teaching Methods
• The Content of Jesus’ Teachings
• The Miracles of Jesus
• The Importance of the Historical Study of Jesus

Unit 2: The Gospels

• The Concept of Gospel
• Interpreting the Gospels
• The Synoptic Problem
• Comparing Gospel Accounts with Harmony Resources
• The Synoptic Gospels and the Gospel of John

Unit 3: The Gospel of Matthew

• The Setting and Key Verses of Matthew
• The Authorship of Matthew
• The Structure of Matthew
• The Message of Matthew
• The Kingdom of Heaven
• Miracles in Matthew

Unit 4: The Gospel of Mark

• The Setting and Key Verse of Mark
• The Structure of Mark
• Using the Exegetical Guide to Look Up Grammatical Issues
• The Message of Mark
• Jesus’ Teachings in Mark
• The Ending of Mark

Unit 5: The Gospel of Luke

• The Perspective and Key Verse of Luke
• The Setting of Luke
• The Structure of Luke
• The Prologue and Background of Luke
• Historical Accuracy in Luke-Acts
• Geography and Theology in Luke
• Searching a Bible for Louw-Nida Numbers
• Themes in Luke

Unit 6: The Gospel of John

• The Setting and Key Verse of John
• The Structure of John
• The Message of John
• Finding Jesus’ “I Am” Statements in John
• The Timing of Jesus’ Death in the Gospels
• John’s Use of “the Jews”

Unit 7: The Story of the Early Church

• Introducing Acts, the Epistles, and Revelation
• The World of the Early Church

Unit 8: The Book of Acts

• The Structure and Key Verse of Acts
• The Growth of the Gospel in Acts
• The Conversion of Paul
• The Conversion of Cornelius
• Themes in Acts

Unit 9: Paul the Apostle to the Gentiles

• Paul’s Life before Christ
• Paul’s Life after Christ
• Searching for Maps of Paul’s Missionary Journeys
• Paul’s Letters
• Paul’s Theology

Unit 10: The Letters of Paul

• Galatians
• 1 Thessalonians
• 2 Thessalonians
• 1 Corinthians
• 2 Corinthians
• The Structure and Key Verse of Romans
• The Message of Romans
• Creating and Searching a Custom Collection of Commentaries
• Ephesians
• Colossians
• Philippians
• Philemon
• The Pastoral Epistles

Unit 11: The General Epistles

• Hebrews
• James
• 1 and 2 Peter and Jude
• The Johannine Epistles
• Using Word Lists to Identify Johannine Vocabulary

Unit 12: The Book of Revelation

• The Setting and Structure of Revelation
• Searching for Monographs and Other Similar Resources
• The Teaching of Apocalypse
• Interpreting Revelation
• The Message of Revelation

Conclusion

• Summary of the Course

Dr. Lynn H. Cohick is associate professor of New Testament at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, and coauthor of The New Testament in Antiquity.

BI101 Introducing Biblical Interpretation: Contexts and Resources

• Instructor: Dr. Michael S. Heiser
• Video hours: 5

The Bible is a book written for us, but not to us. This means we need to do more than just read the Bible to understand it, we need to learn how to interpret it. But how do we interpret the Bible correctly? And why do biblical scholars disagree on interpretation?

In this course, Dr. Michael Heiser introduces students to the science and art of Bible interpretation and the tools necessary to interpret the Bible on your own.

Contents:

Introduction

• Introducing the Speaker and Course
• My Task

Unit 1: Obstacles to Interpretation

• Meaning Is Not Self-Evident
• Obstacle #1: Presuppositions
• Obstacle #2: Author
• Obstacle #3: Reader
• Obstacle #4: Medium
• Obstacle #5: Meaning
• Obstacle #6: Translation
• Obstacle #7: Precedent
• Obstacle #8: Context
• Obstacle #9: Relevance
• Obstacle #10: Validation

Unit 2: Seeing the Bible in Context

• Reading Isn’t Seeing
• Three Biblical Contexts

Unit 3: Worldview Context

• Introduction to Worldview Context
• Historical Context
• Cultural Context
• Religious Context
• Tools for Worldview Context
• Primary Sources
• Reference Works
• Academic Monographs
• Bible Commentaries
• Devotional or Popular Commentaries
• Expositional Commentaries
• Scholarly Commentaries
• Journal Articles
• Digital Resources

Unit 4: Literary Context

• Introduction to Literary Context
• Genre
• How Genre Influences Meaning
• Genre and Structure

Unit 5: Literary Context: Old Testament Genres

• Old Testament Narratives
• Genealogies
• Legal Texts
• Psalms and Prayers
• Types of Psalms
• Psalm Interpretation
• Wisdom Literature
• Proverbs
• Old Testament Prophecy and Apocalyptic
• Interpreting Prophetic Literature

Unit 6: Literary Context: New Testament Genres

• New Testament Narrative
• Gospels
• Epistles
• New Testament Hymns
• Domestic Codes
• Virtue/Vice Lists
• New Testament Apocalyptic

Unit 7: Literary Context: Understanding Prophecy

• Fulfillment
• Literalism and Single Intent
• Amos 9 and Acts 15: Part 1
• Amos 9 and Acts 15: Part 2
• Sensus Plenior: Part 1
• Sensus Plenior: Part 2
• Analogical Fulfillment
• Typological Fulfillment

Unit 8: Literary Context: Literary Devices

• Chiasm
• Gematria
• Hyperbole
• Imagery
• Metaphor
• Merism
• Parallelism

Unit 9: Linguistic Context

• Introduction to Linguistic Context
• Word Level
• Working at the Word Level
• Word-Level Analysis
• Summary of Three Competencies

Unit 10: Application and Conclusion

• Individual and Pastoral Application
• Conclusion to the Course

Dr. Michael S. Heiser is the academic editor for Logos Bible Software, Bible Study Magazine, and the Faithlife Study Bible. He is the coeditor of Old Testament Greek Pseudepigrapha with Morphology and Semitic Inscriptions: Analyzed Texts and English Translations and can do translation work in roughly a dozen ancient languages. He earned his PhD in Hebrew Bible and Semitic languages and holds and MA in ancient history and Hebrew studies. In addition, he was named the 2007 Pacific Northwest Regional Scholar by the Society of Biblical Literature.

BI201 The Story of the Bible

• Instructor: Dr. Michael W. Goheen
• Video hours: 6

The Bible is a grand collection of 66 separate books—how are those books unified? The Story of the Bible introduces students to the coherent, unifying story line that runs through the entire Bible. Dr. Michael Goheen shows how the drama of the Bible unfolds by tracing major theological themes across the OT and NT.

Contents:

• Act One: God Establishes His Kingdom
• Act Two: Rebellion in the Kingdom
• Act Three: The King Chooses Israel
• Act Four: The Coming of the King
• Act Five: Spreading the News of the King
• Act Six: Return of the King

Dr. Michael W. Goheen, professor of missiology at Calvin Theological Seminary, served as the Geneva Chair of Worldview Studies at Trinity Western University and teaching fellow in mission studies at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. He began his professional life as a church planter and pastor in the Toronto area. Dr. Goheen has authored several books, including A Light to the Nations: The Missional Church in the Biblical Story and As the Father Has Sent Me, I am Sending You: J.E. Lesslie Newbigin’s Missionary Ecclesiology. He has coauthored and coedited several other works.

TH101 Introducing Bible Doctrine I: Theology, Divine Revelation, and the Bible

• Instructors: Dr. Ronn Johnson, Dr. Carl Sanders, and Dr. Michael S. Heiser
• Video hours: 6

What is theology? How do scholars and students “do theology” as part of Bible study? This course introduces students to why the enterprise of theology is important and what “doing theology” means. Professors Dr. Ronn Johnson, Dr. Carl Sanders, and Dr. Mike Heiser challenge students to think about the roles of divine revelation, the Bible, Christian tradition, logic and philosophy in articulating doctrine.

Contents:

• Prolegomena: What Is Theology?
• Why Theology? The Tasks and Limits of Theology
• Tradition and Theology
• Theological Method: Introductory Suggestions
• Biblical and Systematic Theology
• Spiritual Preparation
• Postmodernism and Theology
• The Doctrine of Revelation
• The Doctrine of Inspiration
• Doctrine of the Bible: Inerrancy
• Doctrine of the Bible: Canon and Canonicity

Dr. Ronn Johnson is a lecturer in biblical studies at the University of Northwestern St. Paul, Minnesota and previously taught at Pillsbury Baptist Bible College and The Master’s College.

Dr. Carl Sanders is an associate professor of theology at Lancaster Bible College’s Capital Bible Seminary. He has taught at several other colleges and seminaries, and served as the chair of the Bible and theology department at Washington Bible College in Washington, DC.

Dr. Michael S. Heiser is the academic editor for Logos Bible Software, Bible Study Magazine, and Faithlife Study Bible. He earned his PhD in Hebrew Bible and Semitic languages and holds and MA in ancient history and Hebrew studies. He was named the 2007 Pacific Northwest Regional Scholar by the Society of Biblical Literature.

TH102 Introducing Bible Doctrine II: The Triune God and His Heavenly Host

• Instructors: Dr. Ronn Johnson and Dr. Carl Sanders
• Video hours: 6

Why do Christians believe in a Trinity? What is the relationship between God and angels? How does God relate to his creation? Why does evil exist? In this course, Dr. Ronn Johnson and Dr. Carl Sanders introduce students to the academic discussion of these questions by examining the biblical descriptions of the Persons of the Trinity (God, Christ, Holy Spirit) and for the members of God’s heavenly host. The course also discusses God’s providential relationship to creation, his divine knowledge, and the problem of evil.

Contents:

• God
• Creation and Providence
• The Problem of Evil
• Angels
• Christology: The Person and Work of Christ
• The Holy Spirit: Person and Work
• The Holy Spirit: Spirit Baptism
• Spiritual Gifts: The Contemporary Debate

Dr. Ronn Johnson is a lecturer in biblical studies at the University of Northwestern St. Paul, Minnesota and previously taught at Pillsbury Baptist Bible College and The Master’s College.

Dr. Carl Sanders is an associate professor of theology at Lancaster Bible College’s Capital Bible Seminary. He has taught at several other colleges and seminaries, and served as the chair of the Bible and theology department at Washington Bible College in Washington, DC.

TH103 Introducing Bible Doctrine III: Humanity, Sin, and Salvation

• Instructors: Dr. Ronn Johnson and Dr. Carl Sanders
• Video hours: 9

In this course, Dr. Ronn Johnson and Dr. Carl Sanders discuss the theological importance of humanity’s creation in the image of God, separation from a relationship with God because of sin, biblical concepts of atonement and justification, and the ultimate destiny of believers. Theological approaches to related issues, such as corporate human relationships, gender, race, and the value of work are also considered.

Contents:

• Humanity
• Humanity: Individual and Corporate
• Gender: Male and Female
• Race
• Theology of Work
• Sin
• Salvation
• Atonement
• Justification
• Reformed and Wesleyan Traditions
• Deification
• Can Unsaved People Please God?

Dr. Ronn Johnson is a lecturer in biblical studies at the University of Northwestern St. Paul, Minnesota and previously taught at Pillsbury Baptist Bible College and The Master’s College.

Dr. Carl Sanders is an associate professor of theology at Lancaster Bible College’s Capital Bible Seminary. He has taught at several other colleges and seminaries, and served as the chair of the Bible and theology department at Washington Bible College in Washington, DC.

TH104 Introducing Bible Doctrine IV: The Church and Last Things

• Instructors: Dr. Ronn Johnson and Dr. Carl Sanders
• Video hours: 6

Why was the Church established after the resurrection of Jesus? What is its future, and the future of all humanity? In this course, Dr. Ronn Johnson and Dr. Carl Sanders introduce students to the theological discussion of the institution of the Church and the biblical doctrine of eschatology (“end times”). Attention is focused on the nature of the Church, systems of church government, church rites (baptism, Lord’s Supper), the relationship of the Church to social issues, and how doctrinal thinking about the Church affects one’s theology of end times. Various views on prophetic interpretation, a rapture, and millennialism are presented, as well as an extended discussion on how the two major theological approaches (dispensationalism and covenant theology) function and disagree.

Gain a wider view of several of the most important contemporary issues in the life of the church, with the guidance of experts in the field.

Contents:

• Ecclesiology
• The Lord’s Supper
• Social Justice
• Liberation Theology
• Eschatology
• The Millennium
• The Tribulation and Rapture
• Dispensationalism and Covenant Theology

Dr. Ronn Johnson is a lecturer in biblical studies at the University of Northwestern St. Paul, Minnesota and previously taught at Pillsbury Baptist Bible College and The Master’s College.

Dr. Carl Sanders is an associate professor of theology at Lancaster Bible College’s Capital Bible Seminary. He has taught at several other colleges and seminaries, and served as the chair of the Bible and theology department at Washington Bible College in Washington, DC.