Hermeneutics 101: Can We Criticize Scripture?

Are We Allowed to Criticize the Scriptures?

In this exciting class, guided by a biblical studies professor, explore the issues of hermeneutics and the debates surrounding it like never before. Deep dive into the Bible's most controversial passages and discover an invitation to wrestle tie Scripture like few can believe possible. Explore why Christians are divided on the interpretation of their Bible and why much of the debate is unnecessary.

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Course curriculum

1. How to use this course
2. Before we begin...
3. Hi, I'm Your Professor
4. An Academic Approach to the Bible
5. Private Tutoring
1. 1. Introduction
2. 2. Infallibility versus Inerrancy
3. 3. "Inerrant vs Infallible" - John MacArthur
4. 4. Wrong Assumptions
5. 5. "Christians Who Deny Inerrancy" - John MacArthur
6. 6. The Apocrypha Problem
7. 7. How Adventism Differs
8. 8. Ellen White's Evolving Views
9. 9. The Problem of the Copyists
10. 10. Why Inerrancy Isn't Important - Mike Licona
11. 11. Forged Bible Verses (feat. Dr. Clinton Wahlen)
12. 12. Thought Inspiration?
13. 13. Criticism of the Historical Critical Method
14. 14. What is Negativity? What is Neutrality? - Understanding Frank Hasel
15. 15. Human = Uninspired? Critiquing Frank Hasel
16. 16. Don't Be A Critical Thinker - Final Critiques of Frank Hasel's Approach
17. 17. Is the Principle of Criticism Really Unbiblical?
18. 18. Bible Study Methods
19. 19. Contradiction of Textual Criticism
20. 20. Concluding Thoughts
21. Q&A: Is the Historical Critical Method Atheistic?
1. Ezekiel's Warning
2. Class 2 Recording
3. 3. Differing Perspectives on Inerrancy (Al Mohler and Peter Enns)
4. 4. Do Christians Really Believe in Inerrancy? (Bart Ehrman)
5. 8. Contradictions in the Bible (Video)
1. Abraham's Angels
2. Class 3 Recording
1. Moses and God at Sinai
2. Class 4 Recording

About this course

$24.99
35 lessons
8.5 hours of video content

Instructor

Matthew Korpman

Matthew J. Korpman is an adjunct professor of Biblical Studies and Theology at La Sierra University. He is completing his PhD in New Testament studies and is a graduate of Yale University's Divinity School. He has published dozens of peer-reviewed articles in the world's top academic journals, edited articles for Oxford, and published the bestselling book "Saying No to God: A Radical Approach to Reading the Bible Faithfully" (Quoir, 2019).

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