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For people of all ages, 11 to 111
An Educational journey through our Biblical Heritage
By The Revd. Barbara Watson Hammond
The Course is now complete. Click here for Barbara's final word

Enquiries :-

 Email:  brian@br2811.demon.co.uk

Click below for notes on sessions

  From Abraham to Solomon
Session 1 Abraham and the Semitic Peoples
Session 2 The Patriarchs and Joseph
Session 3 Moses in Egypt
Session 4 Exodus & Sinai Covenant
Session 5 On From Sinai - for forty Years
Session 6 The Conquest and Joshua
Session 7 Conquest and The Judges
Session 8 Samuel, Philistines, and a King
Session 9 King Saul and the Monarchy
Session 10 Saul's decline and the rise of David
Session 11 David, King of the Golden Age
Session 12 Writing and the Court Chronicle
Session 13 Solomon, his Wisdom, & the Temple 
Session 14 Collapse of Empire, and the Yahwist
  The Era of the Prophets
Session 15 The Northern Kingdom and Elijah
Session 16 Elijah, Elisha, Hazael & Jesu
Session 17 Jeroboam II, E-Code and Amos
Session 18 Hosea and the Fall of Samaria, 721 BCE
Session 19 Ahaz, Hezekiah, Isaiah and Micah
Session 20 Manasseh, Josiah and The Book
Session 21 Jeremiah, Jehoiakim and Zedekiah
Session 22 The End of the Kingdom of Judah
Session 23 Ezekiel & The Exiles in Babylon
Session 24 Exile, "The Prophet" and Cyrus
  The Age of the Priests
Session 25 The Persian Empire, Cyrus and the Jews
Session 26 The Second Temple, The Chronicler, & Ezra
Session 27 Nehemiah
Session 28 Politics and Wisdom, 4th. century BCE
Session 29 Hellenism, & More Wisdom in Israel
Session 30 The Seleucids
Session 31 The Maccabees
Session 32 The Hasmoneans
Session 33 Antipater, and Herod the Great
Session 34 50 Years following Herod's death
Session 35 The End of Judaea
   The Age of the New Testament
Session 36 Christianity in 70 CE - part one - taking Stock
Session 37 Christianity in 70 CE - part two - learning from Paul
Session 38 After 70 CE - Mark - the First Gospel
Session 39 From Mark, to the City of Antioch
Session 40 The Great Gospel of Antioch - Matthew
Session 41 The Didache and other Writings, Ignatius and Polycarp
Session 42 Luke / Acts part 1 - The Gospel
Session 43 Luke / Acts part 2 - The Acts of the Apostles
Session 44 Luke / Acts part 3 - The Author's Aim
Session 45 The Fourth Gospel - part 1
Session 46 The Fourth Gospel - part 2
  Epilogue
Session 47 Binding The Book

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