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PEYHIRE UNIVERSITY · SCHOOL OF BIBLICAL & THEOLOGICAL STUDIES

Come learn about God, Scripture, and life in service.

Start with creation and the Old Testament story, follow Israel through covenant, kings, prophets, exile, and return, then read the New Testament within its Jewish historical setting. Explore Christian belief and practice through close reading and evidence. You can begin without a faith background or church membership.

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FOUNDATION · PH-SEM-101

The Biblical Story: Old and New Testament Foundations

A chronological, source-led introduction to the Bible that starts with creation and Israel's ancestral stories, follows covenant, kingship, prophetic critique, exile, and Second Temple Judaism, then studies Jesus, his death and resurrection, the early church, and Christian ethics. Study the original contexts before connecting the Testaments.

84 estimated hours · 7 modules · 14 lessons · passage labs · quizzes · midterm · final · capstone

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Learn by reading and doing

Follow the text in context, compare passages, map ideas in diagrams, write your own study notes, and test your understanding. Your progress stays on your device.

Future course sequence

These subjects are planned and are not yet available as completed courses.

  1. Biblical Interpretation
  2. Advanced Old Testament Survey
  3. Advanced New Testament Survey
  4. Christian Theology
  5. Prayer and Spiritual Formation
  6. Christian Ethics and Service
  7. Ministry Leadership

Source-led and respectful

Lessons use accessible primary texts and explain where Christian traditions differ. The foundational course uses the public-domain King James Bible in the United States and original teaching informed by these resources: