Holy Land Bible Study

Pastor’s Preparation Course

Week 1:  Understanding the Bible as it is Written:
Introduction to a five Step Hermeneutic and Basic Presuppositions of the entire study.

Week 2:  Understanding the Strategic Nature of the Fertile Crescent:
A study of the basic Geography, Connecting Roads, Rift Valley, Water Sources as well as other pertinent facts that relate to understanding the Bible.

Week 3:  Understanding the Time Lines:
Major Empires in and Surrounding Israel through the Ottoman Period including key archaeological terms and datelines and definitions.

Week 4: Study of the Temples and the Importance of Jerusalem
The pre-temple worship apparatus, the importance of Mt. Moriah and a central place of worship in God’s plan as well as studying the developing and demise of the first and second temples and the place of the future temple.

Week 5: The Historical, Geographical, Linguistic, and Cultural Context of the Old and New Testaments:
Storyline of the Old and New Testament Narratives and the period between the Testaments.

Week 6: The rise of Zionism from 1880’s through present day:
Trace the founding of Modern Zionism, Balfour Declaration, British/French Mandates, and Israel’s modern Statehood to present day realities.