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Deanna Pearce-Bezalel

Thank you for offering this course. I enjoyed it and came away with many insights.

Thank you for offering this course. I enjoyed it and came away with many insights.

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Greg Kuehner

Dr. Herms is obviously very knowledgeable in the subject matter. He sometimes assumes more knowledge of Israel's history in his listeners and makes unsuppor...

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Dr. Herms is obviously very knowledgeable in the subject matter. He sometimes assumes more knowledge of Israel's history in his listeners and makes unsupported statements. Lesson 3 was particularly off-putting for me when he said Luther and Calvin used the wrong interpretation of the Jewish relationship to Torah. My takeaway from Lesson 3 was that Jesus' life and death were unnecessary. Yet in Lesson 4 Dr. Herms quotes Paul in in Galatians 2:19-20 "...that if justification came by the Law, Christ would have died for nothing…” . For me Lesson 3 cannot stand on its own, there must be an introductory lesson on the pros and cons of E.P. Sanders' "new perspective" on Paul. I conclude that Dr. Herms agrees with Sanders' "new perspective" in Lesson 3 but then he quotes Gal 2:19-20 in Lesson 4. Overall I gained some new insights into Paul's theology.

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Top rate - I can only encourage more of the same

Top rate - I can only encourage more of the same

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Learn how Jesus continued Israel's story, how that shaped Paul's theology, and how it can deepen our faith today.

Dr. Ron brings his expertise and engaging teaching style to students in this course on how to better understand Paul, and what you read in his letters. Ron helps you grasp how Paul drew on the power of Israel's story to shed light on the saving and sanctifying work of Immanuel. These four lessons will help you connect the Testaments like never before!


What you will learn!

  • Paul's fresh and insightful reading of Adam in Genesis 1-2

  • The important connection between Abraham and righteousness

  • What is biblical covenant and why do Old Testament characters matter

  • What the law means to the Jewish Apostle to the Non-Jewish world

  • The difference between Paul's use of law and works of the law

  • Jewish ideas and expectations regarding the Messiah in the time of Jesus

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the course!

    • How to use this course

    • Before we begin...
  • 2

    Paul and Creation: from Adam, to adam, to 2nd Adam

    • Study Guide - Chapter #1

    • Video Teaching: Paul and Creation

    • Downloadable MP3 : Paul and Creation

    • Quiz #1: Test your learning
  • 3

    Paul and the Patriarchs: A Journey from Faith to Faithfulness

    • Study Guide - Chapter #2

    • Video Teaching: Paul and the Patriarchs

    • Downloadable MP3: Paul and the Patriarchs

    • Quiz #2: Test your learning
  • 4

    Paul and Torah: How Kingdom People Learn to Discern

    • Study Guide - Chapter #3

    • Video Teaching: Paul and Torah

    • Downloadable MP3: Paul and Torah

    • Quiz #3: Test your learning
  • 5

    Paul and Messiah: Awaited Promise, Unexpected Fulfillment

    • Study Guide - Chapter #4

    • Video Teaching: Paul and Messiah

    • Downloadable MP3: Paul and Messiah

    • Quiz #4: Test your learning

    • Please Rate: How Israel's Story Shaped Paul's Worldview & Communities
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About Your Instructor

Ron Herms, Ph.D.

Dr. Ron is a husband, father, pastor, scholar and friend of JC Studies. His educational CV includes: Ph.D., New Testament, University of Durham, England, 2005, and M.C.S., Biblical Languages & Literature, Regent College, Vancouver, BC, 1997. He authored one of our most popular courses, Reading Revelation Then & Now.

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