The Jewish Marriage and Betrothal Ceremony provides the structure for both the Old and New Testaments. In this course, we will explore how New Testament authors skillfully incorporated these Old Testament themes into their writing by utilizing existing Jewish Midrashic techniques. In addition, we will examine the background and significant contributions of Ezra the Scribe, who played a pivotal role in preserving and compiling the books of Moses, the Prophets and the Writings (aka., The Old Testament). Through an examination of Midrashic hermeneutics, we will uncover the interpretive principles employed by ancient Jewish scribes, including the importance of community consensus in the interpretation of scripture. By the end of this course, students will gain a comprehensive understanding and overview of the Jewish Marriage Theology Thread woven through the Old and New Testaments, as well as the Jewish world during the time of the New Testament and its impact on the biblical text.

The Jewish Marriage and Betrothal Ceremony provides the structure for both the Old and New Testaments. In this course, we will explore how New Testament authors skillfully incorporated these Old Testament themes into their writing by utilizing existing Jewish Midrashic techniques. In addition, we will examine the background and significant contributions of Ezra the Scribe, who played a pivotal role in preserving and compiling the books of Moses, the Prophets and the Writings (aka., The Old Testament). Through an examination of Midrashic hermeneutics, we will uncover the interpretive principles employed by ancient Jewish scribes, including the importance of community consensus in the interpretation of scripture. By the end of this course, students will gain a comprehensive understanding and overview of the Jewish Marriage Theology Thread woven through the Old and New Testaments, as well as the Jewish world during the time of the New Testament and its impact on the biblical text.

The New Testament is written with a clear bias. That bias can be summed up with the title of this course, "How Did the New Testament Writers Read & Interpret Their Bibles (Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek Bibles)?" 1. They taught the Doctine of God, yet today most Christians can't explain the Full Doctrine of God as the New Testament authors knew it and used it. 2. They understood the primary overarching thread or theme that began in Genesis. incorporating it into their writings and completing it in the final chapter of the book of Revelation. 3. They were completely familiar with historical stories that are not known to most Christians today, and they incorporated them, and/or those stories informed what they wrote. The stories are the background assumptions upon which their teachings are based. In other words, not all extrabiblical Jewish stories are foolish made-up tales, and we need to know them in order to fully understand what the New Testament writers have written. 4. MORE!