Lecture 1

Introduction

Introduce yourself, family, CAEA.

Share your story about Bible reading.

Goal of this Course

Grow your faith.

Grow you daily/ weekly/ monthly/ yearly reading time.

Grow your familiarity of Bible stories.

Grow your understanding of the biblical narrative.

Things You Will Need For This Course (Attitude)

An appetite for learning.

An open mind.

Some element of discipline.

Things You Will Need For This Course (Literary Resources/ My Study Approach)

The Bible

ESV, NKJV, NLT, NET, CSB

Dictionary

A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature

Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament

Theological Dictionary of the New Testament

Historical Resources

IVP Bible Background Commentary (Old Testament)

IVP Bible Background Commentary (New Testament)

Tons of additional reading ancient history

What To Expect Moving Forward

A course that will provide three easy to remember components to understanding the entire Bible.

An approach to studying the Bible that will allow you to place any passage you are reading in one of these three components.