Courses
Monday: The Intertestamental Period
by Ms Lilian Lee, M.B.S.
(Adjunct faculty member of ERBC)
Monday, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm (Beginning on 14 July)
Some understanding of both the Old Testament and the Intertestamental Period is necessary for any Christian’s study and understanding of the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. This course will cover the history of the Persian Period and the Hellenistic Period between the last writings of the Old Testament and the birth of Jesus Christ, commonly referred to as the ‘400 silent years’. This study will also show the biblical transition between the Old and the New Testament. (2 credits)
**Note: Those who take this course as Credit Students are required to obtain a copy of the book: Charles F. Pfeiffer, Between the Testaments (Michigan, Baker Book House, 1959)
Thursday: The Book of Judges and Reading Hebrew Meta-Narratives
by Pastor Tan Soon Yong M.Div., Th.M., D.Div.
(Pastor of ‘The Fisherman of Christ’ Fellowship)
Thursday, 7.30 pm – 9.30 pm (Beginning on 17 July)
Few think of Judges as their favourite book. It starts disconcerting and disturbing, but ends with vile stories that modern sensitivities can barely stomach. Many hope that by studying the New Testament long enough, Judges will simply go away! But this is one book we need to heed, for the Canaanisation of Israel it describes mirrors the alarming worldliness we see in churches today.
To come to grips with the message of Judges, one must learn the basics of reading Hebrew meta-narratives. There is a literary structure the writer employs, there are times he deviates from it, and other times he seems to abandon it altogether – all under the Spirit’s inspiration. All this is not random, but instead contributes directly to the central purpose the book.
Has it ever bewildered you that Gedeon, Barak and Jephthae are included in the Hall of Faith (Heb 11:32) alongside Abraham, Moses and David? It would not, if you understand the message of the book of Judges. Come, let us learn its sobering truths together. (2 credits)