Ray Stedman’s Survey of the Bible is an introductory course to the Bible. It is not intended to be a comprehensive exposition of Scripture. This course will offer students a general overview of themes, perspectives, and significance of every book in the Holy Canon. This first section will cover the first twenty-two books of the Old Testament (Genesis through Song of Solomon). While Stedman offers background and summary of each book, he concentrates on developing the books’ particular message to the believer today—the believer upon whom the ends of the age have come. Upon completion of this three-part course, the student should have more than just a passing familiarity with the context and purpose of each portion of Scripture. Part II will focus upon the prophetical books and will round out the studies in the Old Testament while Part III will treat similarly the entire New Testament. We hope your understanding and appreciation for the biblical text will be bolstered and augmented by these studies.
To access the lessons for this course use the following links (note that the courses that we link to remain the intellectual property of Ray C. Stedman Ministries):
Lesson 01 – Genesis: The Method of Faith
Lesson 02 – Exodus: Design for Deliverance
Lesson 03 – Leviticus: The Way to Wholeness
Lesson 04 – Numbers: The Incomplete Christian Life
Lesson 05 – Deuteronomy: The Law That Delivers
Lesson 06 – Joshua: Guidebook to Victory
Lesson 07 – Judges: The Pattern of Defeat
Lesson 08 – Ruth: The Romance of Redemption
Lesson 09 – 1 Samuel: The Death of the Flesh
Lesson 10 – 2 Samuel: The Story of David
Lesson 11 – 1 Kings: How to Lose a Kingdom
Lesson 12 – 2 Kings: A Wasted Life
Lesson 13 – 1 Chronicles: David and the Ark of God
Lesson 14 – 2 Chronicles: God’s King in God’s House
Lesson 15 – Ezra: The Way Back
Lesson 16 – Nehemiah: Rebuilding the Walls
Lesson 17 – Esther: A Queen Under Control
Lesson 18 – Job: The Hardest Lesson
Lesson 19 – Psalms: The Worship of an Honest Heart
Lesson 20 – Proverbs: That Men May Know Wisdom
Lesson 21 – Ecclesiastes: The Inspired Book of Error
Lesson 22 – Song of Solomon: A Love Song and a Hymn
Course Requirements:
1. You must complete each lesson in the course. After you complete the requirements for a lesson/session, go to the Activity Feed and post a comment about something that interested or impacted you as you worked through the lesson. Your comment needs to be well thought out and at least 75 words. These posts will be counted as part of the writing requirement for the course so please write well thought out comments on what you are learning in the lesson. Please start your comment by referring to the course name and session or lesson number of the course. You also need to post comments on two other students recent comments on courses they are currently taking.
2. After completing all of the lessons in the course, you will need to write a 750 word paper on three things that have impacted you during the course and submit it using the Completed Coursework Upload form. At the Bachelor’s Degree Level, your paper must be well-written.
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