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Topics of Expertise

  1. I.Introductory Material:


  3. •Essential Background for Understanding the Bible


  1. •  Linguistic Challenges of the Bible


  1. •Textual Transmission and the Bible  (Manuscripts and Codices)


  1. •The world of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament - OT)                            


  1. •  The World of the New Testament (NT)


  1. •  Formation of the Hebrew Scriptures


  1. •  Formation of the Gospels


  1. •  The Bible-in-8-Hours Seminar




  1. II.Old Testament:


  3. •  The Torah


  1. •  The Prophets


  1. •  The Temple and Cult of Sacrifice


  1. •  Three Great Crises of the Old Testament


  1. •  The Assyrian Crisis


  1. •  The Babylonian Crisis


  1. •  The Crisis of Return


  1. •  Alexander the Great and the Bible


  1. •Talks on almost each specific book of the OT


  1. •  Joseph and Moses 




  1. III.New Testament:


  3. •Paul and His Writings


  1. • Development of the Gospel


  1. •The Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke)


  1. •The Gospel of John


  1. •The 2 volume work the Gospel of Luke and Acts of the Apostles


  1. •At Table in the NT; the message of the meal


  1. •Eucharist in the NT


  1. •The Book of Revelation


  1. •The Christmas Narrative


  1. •The Quest for the "Historical" Jesus


  1. •Talks on each specific book of the NT




  1. IV.Related Biblical Topics:


  3. •The Dead Sea Scrolls and Qumran


  1. •Sacrificial Cult and Table Practice in the Bible


  1. •The Roman Catholic Approach to the Bible


  1. •Baptism


  1. •Apocalyptic Literature and the Bible


  1. •Lent: Season of Hunger/Season of Food


  1. •Advent: Season of Light/Season of Darkness


  1. •Biblical Fundamentalism: Worshiping the word or Worshiping the Word


  1. •Biblical Anthropology - the Worldview of the OT and the NT


  1. •The Rapture De-Bunked