• Lesson 1. The Bible
      1. Where does the word “Bible” come from?
      2. Where do the writings of the Bible come from?
      3. What external evidence do we have that the Bible comes from God?
      4. What literary evidence do we have that all the writings of the Bible come from the same supernatural source?
      5. What ethical evidence do we have that the Biblical writers speak the truth?
      6. What psychological evidence do we have that the Bible speaks the truth?
      7. What historical evidence do we have that the Biblical prophets were inspired by God?
      8. What is the main intention behind the creation of oral tradition (Torah be-alpe) besides the written Scriptures (Torah biktav)?
      9. How did the Talmudic rabbis differentiate between the Holy Scriptures and any other document?
      10. What criterion is offered by the Bible to help us distinguish between the divine word and the human word?
      11. How does the “New Testament” refer to the Hebrew Scriptures?
      12. What is the New Testament teaching about the instruction of the Hebrew Scriptures?
      13. What is the message of the Bible?
      14. What is the purpose of the Scriptures?
      15. How should we study the Scriptures (methodology)?
      Reading the Bible after Auschwitz
      The Bible, Book of Books
      History
      Unity
      Truth
      Prophecy
      Old and New Testaments
      Questionnaire 1
  • Lesson 2. The God of Israel
  • Lesson 3. Evil and Suffering
  • Lesson 4. The Messiah I (Why and How?)
  • Lesson 5. The Messiah II (When and Who?)
  • Lesson 6. Israel and the Church
  • Lesson 7. The Torah, The Law of God
  • Lesson 8. The Shabbat
  • Lesson 9. Creation
  • Lesson 10. Eating and Drinking
  • Lesson 11. The Nature of Man
  • Lesson 12. Death
  • Lesson 13. Prophecy and History
  • Lesson 14. Judgment
  • Lesson 15. Life with God
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Lesson 1. The Bible

Translated into more than a thousand languages, the Bible has sold more copies than any other book! Paradoxically, it is the least understood and the least followed. Strangely, both Jews and Christians alike have found within its pages enough reason to justify their hatred for one another. This hatred sometimes flourishes within the hollowed grounds of Judaism and Christianity, as well.

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The Bible has never been as available as it is today. The creation of the State of Israel, the discoveries of the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the profusion of Biblical translations have contributed to its availability. The study of the Bible has been elevated to the highest scholarly levels. More than anytime in the past, people can now read the Bible and verify the historical truth of its words. 

Yet the question remains, Can the Bible change the human heart? For, the Bible which was supposed to bring peace, love, and hope has on the contrary been used to justify war, murder and rejection. Subsequently, it is not enough to study the Bible, or to know all about it. Our minds, our hearts, our lives, must be inhabited by the dynamics of its holy words. 

“I learned all the Torah,” boasted the proud student of the Bible. “Good,” the Master answered, “but what did you learn from the Torah?” (Mendel de Kotzk).