Survey of the Bible 2 (Ray Stedman Ministries)

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 second section will cover the last seventeen books of the Old Testament (Isaiah through Malachi). 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 – Isaiah: The Salvation of the Lord

Lesson 02 – Jeremiah: A Profile of Courage

Lesson 03 – Lamentations: The Therapy of Trouble

Lesson 04 – Ezekiel: Wheel, Bones, and Restoration

Lesson 05 – Daniel: On the Way to the Future

Lesson 06 – Hosea: The Prophet and the Prostitute

Lesson 07 – Joel: The Revelation of God’s Hand

Lesson 08 – Amos: God Doesn’t Play Favorites

Lesson 09 – Obadiah: Death to Edom!

Lesson 10 – Jonah: The Reluctant Ambassador

Lesson 11 – Micah: Who is Like God?

Lesson 12 – Nahum: The Terrible Wrath of God

Lesson 13 – Habukkuk: History is in God’s Hands

Lesson 14 – Zephaniah: The Day of the Lord’s Wrath

Lesson 15 – Haggai: Some Words to Discouraged Carpenters

Lesson 16 – Zechariah: You Return to Me … I’ll Return to You!

Lesson 17 – Malachi: Think upon His Name

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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