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Spring Session: May 2009 This session's courses are below.
 Could you demonstrate that Jesus was the Christ from the Old Testament alone? The first Christians did. - If someone said that the Da Vinci Code proves Jesus was just a man and the Church just a pack of liars, would you know how to respond?
- If a Jehovah Witness argued with you about what the Greek text 'really says' would you know where to start?
- If an atheist asserted that Christianity is just a borrowed myth, stealing from Mithra and Osiris, could you stand up to him?
Are you afraid to talk about your reasons for being a Christian because there are so many questions you know you don't have the answers to? Maybe it is time to change that. Maybe we can help. Our 2-4 week modules are designed with the busy person in mind. At an affordable cost and for just a few hours a week, you can become acquainted with some of the most important apologetical resources available. You'll learn about the facts of your faith and lay a foundation for further, independent study. Our Apologetics Certificate Program is for the person who wants to truly familiarize themselves with a wide spectrum of Christian thought and prepare themselves for even deeper study. Whether for mere personal study or to help in the course of your ministry, you will find that our certificate program gives you the tools you need. To see our list of currently offered courses click here. To see all courses check the course catalog. Who might be interested in our courses? - The youth director who wants to be able to answer the hard questions put to him.
- The high school senior looking for reliable material to share with classmates.
- The college student confronted with secular challenges to his faith and wondering why one earth he didn’t learn anything useful in Sunday School for dealing with hard nosed professors.
- The parent who knows that if he doesn’t pass along the facts of the faith to his children, no one will.
- The pastor who knows that apologetics is important but doesn’t know where to start.
- The Bible student who wants to go deeper.
We offer discounts for groups wishing to take courses together and we also allow groups to take courses privately. Details can be found in the FAQ. Enrolling and registering in a course is easy! Click Here to find out more! |
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Course Descriptions for Fall 2009 |
2 Weeks. Begins Nov 16th. Strongly Suggested Materials: The Bible. Could you demonstrate that Jesus was the Christ from the Old Testament alone as the apostles did? (Acts 17:11, 18:28, 1 Cor 15:3). This survey of major OT evidences for Jesus as the Christ will help you see how Christianity and Judaism were related why Jews found it compelling at the time. This is an introduction that will help in personal growth and evangelism efforts.
2 Weeks. Begins Nov 2nd. Strongly Suggested Materials: The New Testament Documents: Are they Reliable by F.F. Bruce. This class surveys the development of the New Testament documents and the formation of the canon in a basic, introductory fashion.
2 Weeks. Begins Nov 30th. Strongly Suggested Materials: The Bible. Principles for resolving alleged contradictions in the Bible are introduced and applied to a small set of famous 'contradictions.'
3 weeks. Begins Nov 2nd. Strongly Suggested (but not required) Materials: Basic Greek In 30 Minutes a Day by Jim Found. Learn the Greek alphabet, how to sound out Greek words, how to identify nouns, verbs, definite articles, and how to use such information to use resources like a Bible interlinear or lexicon. 3 weeks. Begins Nov 30th. Strongly Suggested (but not required) Materials: Basic Greek In 30 Minutes a Day by Jim Found. Building on Part 1, the student will learn more vocabulary as well as parts of speech such as the definite article, etc. ? Weeks. Strongly Suggested Materials: . Is evolutionary theory true? What does the Bible say? What does the science say? Is there scientific evidence for a young earth creation? Or is it just something the Bible says? In this survey of the issues, the participant will explore the critical issues involved in the Creation-Evolution-Intelligent Design Debate so they can make their own, informed, decisions. This course lays important groundwork for future study. 3 weeks. Begins Nov 9th. FREE. Suggested Materials: Internet readings, guided tour. Christianity is demonstrably on the decline in America. This course documents that decline, probes the causes, and suggests solutions. Based on the content found at www.deathofchristianity.com, this course is centered heavily on discussion between the participants. 3 Weeks. Begins Nov 4th. Strongly Suggested Materials.... How do different cultures, cults, and world religions view Jesus? How are these similar and different to the Christian view, which is rooted in the New Testament? Why does it matter? 4 weeks. Begins Nov 4th. Strongly Suggested Materials... Before there were the 'New Atheists' there were the old ones. This investigation into the atheism of Dawkins, Harris, etc, looks into the foundations of modern day atheism and its pervasive hostility to theism and Christianity. This course ends before Christmas. (Just in case the FFRF had any ideas...) 3 weeks. Begins Nov 23. A free, three week course exploring the charge that Christianity is to blame for the Nazis and the Holocaust. This course is taught by Joe Keysor, the author of Hitler, the Holocaust, and the Bible. This book is strongly recommended if you are taking the course but not absolutely required.
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