Course Lessons

• Introduction: Rediscovering Childlike Faith in Scripture
• Chapter 1: The Mad Philosopher
• Chapter 2: A Tale of Two Liars
• Chapter 3, Part 1: Rules of Truth
• Chapter 3, Part 2: Belief Systems: Formed by Default or Design?
• Chapter 4, Part 1: Principles of Interpretation
• Chapter 4, Part 2: Head Coverings in Prayer and Worship
• Chapter 4, Part 3: Setting Preconceived Notions Aside
• Chapter 5: Why Human Language Is Unclear
• Chapter 6, Part 1: Systems That Don't Work
• Chapter 6, Part 2: The Irrelevance of Etymology
• Chapter 7, Part 1: What Would You Do in Real Life?
• Chapter 7, Part 2: Understanding Paul's Letter to the Corinthians
• Chapter 8: The Value of Primary Sources in Theology
• Chapter 9: The Horse's Mouth
• Chapter 10: The Answer
• Chapter 11: The Big Surprise
• Chapter 12: The Forgotten Septuagint
• Chapter 14, Part 1: What We Would Rather Not See
• Chapter 14, Part 2: Eastern Thought in the New Testament
• Chapter 14, Part 3: Spiritual Insights from the Mosaic Law
• Chapter 15: The Real Issue
• Chapter 16, Part 1: The Myth of Sola Scriptura
• Chapter 16, Part 2: The Dilemma of Interpretive Study Bibles
• Chapter 17: The Catch
• Chapter 18, Part 1: The Other Catch
• Chapter 18, Part 2: Understanding “Spirit” in Romans
• Chapter 19, Part 1: Sincere Questions About the Early Church Writings
• Chapter 19, Part 2: Greek Philosophy and Early Christianity
• Chapter 20, Part 1: Did the Church Remain Faithful?
• Chapter 20, Part 2: The Timelessness of Gospel Truths
• Chapter 21: Did the New Testament Church Collapse?
• Chapter 22: The Hard Choice
• Appendix: Sources and References to Early Christian Writings