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