The first book of the Bible, Genesis, introduces us to profound concepts and ideas which then reverberate through the rest of Scripture. The later writers of Israel’s historical narrative and powerful poetry are constantly picking up ideas from Genesis and using them as ‘hooks’ to communicate their message. Every time they use one of these…
This course is designed to help you to read and understand your Bible more effectively. We want to help you discover the real Bible message for yourself, regardless of how much, or how little, you already know about the Bible. By the end of the course you will have learned about some of the key…
A 12 section course about the gospel records of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, in the New Testament of the Bible. The word “gospel” means “good news”, and this course material is largely based on the contents of the records themselves. It aims to provide sound evidence that Jesus was a real historical figure and…
Start at any time of year with our clearly laid out plan which will take you through the most important messages of the Bible in a year. As you follow the reading plan, use the notes provided to help you think about and understand the passages. We hope you find them both interesting and useful in…
A 6 section course exploring one of the most intriguing and exciting aspects of the Bible. This course is designed for those with minimal prior knowledge of the Bible. Starting by clearly defining what a prophecy is and their importance in establishing the reliability of the Bible, this course then examines in detail some of…
We think the Bible and its story-line centred in Jesus is the most wonderful thing. We would love to help you enrich your appreciation of the Scriptures, whichever segment of this pie chart you happen to be in! Take a look at the course details below and come in and join us as you learn. Open…
Pontius Pilate features large in the New Testament account of the trial and crucifixion of Jesus but the only surviving contemporary record of him outside the Bible is this inscription, found in Caesarea in 1961. It is a particularly significant archaeological find as it is an authentic 1st-century Roman inscription which confirms what was known…
The Dead Sea Scrolls contain manuscripts of at least part of every book of the Old Testament except the book of Esther. The stone jars with the ancient scrolls were found in 1947 at Qumran near the Dead Sea and they have provided an invaluable source of evidence for the basic accuracy of the Bible…
Little direct evidence is available for the Israelites being enslaved by the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt, but there is a wealth of what we might call circumstantial evidence. The Biblical account contains general background information about Egypt during the eighteenth and nineteenth dynasties of the Pharaohs, when Israel were enslaved. One well know part of…
During the time of Jesus’s preaching the Roman authorities operated a mint in Tyre which produced silver shekels of a very high purity (94 percent silver or more). These and half-shekels were the only coins accepted by the temple in Jerusalem. When Jesus needed to pay the temple tax, this was the coin that Jesus told…
The small stone inscription (or stele) in this picture is archaeological proof that King David was a real historical figure who founded a dynasty of kings in Israel, just as the Biblical history describes. The inscription on the stele is in Aramaic and describes the victories of the Syrians over the town of Dan and…
