The most prolific of all the Hebrew prophets, Isaiah offers tremendous insight into the mind and plan of God for his chosen people and the nations they were chosen to enlighten. The sixty-six chapters of Isaiah are studied in this course in terms of their historical time frame, their content and ancient message, as well as their contemporary significance to Israel and all peoples in the last days.

An examination of the theological issues in Romans and Galatians with special emphasis on Paul's Jewish understanding of law and grace, sanctification, the role of faith, the nature of salvation, all against the backdrop of Paul's view of Jews and first-century Judaism. The course explores what Paul considered to be the ultimate purpose for the Chosen People and what was the "Jewish Mission" to be accomplished in the time and space of salvation history. The contemporary relevance of these letters for modern Jewish life and outreach (kiruv) will be discussed.

The course Torah of Moses and Messiah seeks to answer the essential question of how the coming of the Messiah changes our relationship to Torah. How does it now apply in the New Covenant Order. The Teaching of Yeshua will be the foundation of answering this question of application. We will also take time to use the principles we discover to applying Torah in the present Age.

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This is an initiation to Jewish religion as first issued in Hebrew Scripture and historically passed down to the present era. The course offers exposure to the Jewish rites of passage, holy day celebrations, dietary, hygiene, and social interaction guidelines, while rabbinical codes for ethics and behaviors are observed in actual religious practice. Contemporary groups within the rubric of Judaism are studied in keeping with modern critical Jewish issues.

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An introduction to the rabbinic concept of the Oral Torah, with special emphasis on the foundational rabbinic documents (namely, Mishnah and Talmud), giving an overview of the Six Orders of the Mishnah and Talmud, the historical development of the two Talmuds (Babylonian and Jerusalem), and some of the key concepts of rabbinic literature. This course will provide an overview of the main categories of Oral Torah (halakha and haggadah) and a summary of the major books developed in each category.

A comprehensive treatment of Messianic prophecy as traced through the Hebrew Scriptures, emphasizing the development of the Messianic hope in Israel, the royal and priestly streams of Messianic prophecy, principles for interpreting Messianic prophecy, and discussion of the New Testament's usage of the prophetic scriptures of the Tanakh.

What is Messianic Jewish Theology? How is it different from the influential Christian theologies of today, including Covenant, Dispensational, Dialectical, and Liberal? This course will seek to develop a hermeneutic (interpretive approach) to the Bible that coheres with the Bible's own self description. From this hermeneutic, the course develops a theology of the Mosaic Torah, the Prophets, the Synoptics, John, Acts, Paul, and the general epistles with an emphasis on how Messianic Jewish theology speaks to salvation, law and grace, Israel's election, the Church and eschatology.

A study of how Christians from the first-century birth of the Messianic Jewish community to the Reformation perceived the mission of God in the world, conducted Kingdom expansion and dealt with the cultural contexts of ancient Christianity. Schools of biblical interpretation, liturgies, renewal movements, and significant challenges to the integrity of the faith, including Gnosticism, Supersessionism (replacement theology), other major doctrinal disputes, as well as the political, social and cultural dynamics are examined. The rise of Islam and the Muslim conquests, the Crusades, Spanish Inquisition, and foundational currents for the Reformation are historically evaluated in light of Christian self-understanding and in view of the correlative Jewish experience and response.

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Eschatology is the study of the last things. With the new consensus on the meaning of the Kingdom of God and the Gospel of the Kingdom as "already not yet," the Gospels are seen as an eschatological apologetic for the view that the Kingdom came with the coming of Yeshua and is yet coming. This is an apologetic arising out of the synoptic materials in a Jewish context of controversy. The course explores how history develops toward a glorious conclusion that includes the salvation of Israel and the nations, the second coming, and the Age to come. Fulfillment of prophecy with regard to Israel is a significant emphasis.

A response to the principle Jewish objections to the Messianic credentials of Jesus of Nazareth, including general objections, historical objections, theological objections, Messianic prophecy objections, New Testament objections, and traditional Jewish objections. The course will seek to sensitize students to the reasoning behind the objections along with equipping students with reasonable, literate, and biblical responses.

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This course examines what is a New Covenant Congregation, what is a Messianic Jewish Congregation, and how leadership sets vision and goals for implementation. It considers the role of pastoral leadership, the raising up of qualified leaders, chavurah groups, the operation of the gifts of the Spirit, and establishing patterns for worship and discipleship as well as important questions of congregational discipline.

Reaching the "Jew first" has always been a key to reaching the world with the Good News of Yeshua. The course explores this often neglected missiological principle and recognizes why the time is now "to favor Zion." The landscape of modern Jewish beliefs and worldview, including Jewish understandings of God, the Scriptures, Jewish identity and the perpetuation of Jewish peoplehood are all probed. The how of all that is Jewish relates to the Messiah Yeshua and Christianity is carefully weighed. Strategies are studied and explored as to the most meaningful ways and means of impacting the Jewish people with the Gospel.

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