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THE 'KNOW YOUR BIBLE BETTER' COURSE

('KYBB' for short)

This Course is currently being given to 30 church members at St.Thomas's Church, Oakwood, North London, UK over a two-weekly sixteen-session programme (Sept. 2011 to July 2012)

This page lists the papers used so far in the Course (the first 8 weeks) for you to read and work on. 

(There is no copyright on any of this original material but an acknowledgement of this website would be appreciated. Quotations from other's work is acknowledged and this should be maintained.)

Part 1 is concerned with  Biblical Theology which is the study of the progressive revelation in the Old Testament of God's purposes which He is going to fulfil in Jesus Christ and the corresponding way in which Christ fulfils the plans and promises revealed in the Old Testament. 

Click on each entry to go the paper on a separate page ...

PART ONE: BIBLICAL THEOLOGY

1.  The Course prayer

2.  Learning the Books of the Bible

3.  The Unfolding Message of the Bible

4.  Overview - The Kingdom of God

5.  The Chart of the Bible's Progressive Revelation of God's Kingdom Among Mankind

6.  Summary notes to accompany the Kingdom Chart

7.  The ten parables in which Jesus says 'The kingdom of God is like ... '

8.  Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of God

9.  The Covenants of the Bible 

10. The Bible Covenants Chart

10.  Jesus Christ and the New Covenant

PART TWO: ESSENTIAL BIBLICAL DOCTRINES

1.  Justification by Faith Alone, by Grace Alone

2.  Justification and Sanctification

3.  The Trinity

You are recommended to work through each paper, looking-up the references given and making your own notes in the side margin (where provided).