Available courses

Should Christians follow the Jewish laws?

Many Christians continue to wrestle with the question of how to relate to the Jewish law. Has Jesus abolished it entirely? Should certain elements – such as the Ten Commandments – still be observed, while others are set aside? Or are Christians called to take the Jewish law far more seriously than is often assumed?

In this Summer School, Dr Paulus de Jong and Prof Jason A. Myers offer a probing introduction to the diverse voices within the New Testament on this complex issue. Together, we will explore the distinctive visions of the Jewish law found in Matthew, John, Luke, and Paul.


Biblical Exegesis (2025-26)

Biblical exegesis is the art of close reading. Close reading attends word-by-word, phrase-by-phrase, to the parts of the text in order to present a coherent account of a biblical passage. Exegesis attempts to draw out the potential meanings of a text by accounting for and explaining its parts.

7. Assignments 25/26

0a. Welcome & Introduction (2025-26)

A welcome from Ben Blackwell and videos explaining what we mean by Kingdom Theology

0b. Reading List, Calendar & Study Skills

2. Foundations of the Early Church (2025-26)

4 Sessions

In this module, we will encounter the writings of the earliest Christians after the time of the New Testament in the first and second century. We will see how they navigated this new faith in the complexities of diverse and pluralistic cultures, not unlike our own. They model how to face the challenges of remaining faithful amidst external pressure and of expressing the Christian faith in coherent and vibrant ways amidst internal disputes.



1. 'The Biblical Story' Creation to Pentecost (2025)

8 weeks

In this module, we will trace the story of God’s relationship with and salvation of his people, which unfolds throughout the Bible. We will particularly focus on God’s creation of humanity in his image, how this relationship is harmed in Eden, how God builds towards renewal through covenant and kingdom, and finally how these themes come together in the death and resurrection of Jesus, and the gift of the Holy Spirit.


4. Christian Beliefs and Practice (2025-26)

In this module, we will build on the Early Church module that explores the questions the church was facing leading up to the Creed of Chalcedon in 341 AD. We will explore questions around the nature of God, human beings as created beings, the Trinity, Jesus the God-man, the nature of revelation, the person of the Holy Spirit and how what we believe affects our discipleship, worship, and mission today.

3b. Growing in Leadership (2025-2026)

This module explores generic definitions of leadership whilst looking in particular at the ‘servant leadership’ model. Students are encouraged to reflect upon their own experiences of leadership, and to think about what the adoption of a servant leadership approach might look like within their own contexts. We also explore some of the key challenges that leaders face and how we might seek to resolve these from a servant leadership perspective.

3a. The Church Through History (2025-26)

In this module, we will explore the work of God among the people of faith since the time of the New Testament. We’ll see how Christians have struggled, sometimes successfully and sometimes not, to live out their faith in different cultural, political, and religious settings. In particular, you’ll get a map of the major Christian traditions so you can better understand the diversity we encounter among churches and denominations today.

01b. Reading List, Calendar & Study Skills (2026-27)

01a. Foundations Course Info (2026 -27)

A welcome from Ben Blackwell and videos explaining what we mean by Kingdom Theology

01c. Biblical Exegesis (2026-27)

Biblical exegesis is the art of close reading. Close reading attends word-by-word, phrase-by-phrase, to the parts of the text in order to present a coherent account of a biblical passage. Exegesis attempts to draw out the potential meanings of a text by accounting for and explaining its parts.