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BibleProject Explores the Torah

THE GENESIS SCROLL

God’s Spirit in Creation

God’s Spirit in the Flood Narrative

Under the Trees With Yahweh

Trees of Testing and Blessing

Great Blessing and Great Responsibility

Wrestling God for a Blessing

Joseph the Exile

Joseph the Suffering Servant

Genesis Questions and Responses

THE EXODUS SCROLL

“God” is Not a Name

Yahweh and the Exodus

Why are There 10 Plagues?

God Tests His Chosen Ones

Israel Tests Yahweh

Testing at Mt. Sinai

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2022 Reading Challenge (#MertonJournals)

In 2022, I will be reading all autobiographies and journals written by my spiritual mentor, Thomas Merton.

  • The Seven Storey Mountain
  • The Sign of Jonas
  • Run to the Mountain: The Story of a Vocation (The Journals of Thomas Merton, volume I: 1939–1941)
  • Entering the Silence: Becoming a Monk and Writer (Journals, II: 1941–1952)
  • A Search for Solitude: Pursuing the Monk’s True Life (Journals, III: 1952–1960)
  • The Secular Journal of Thomas Merton. Farrar, Straus & Cudahy. 1959
  • Turning Toward the World: The Pivotal Years (Journals, IV: 1960–1963)
  • Dancing in the Water of Life: Seeking Peace in the Hermitage (Journals, V: 1963–1965)
  • A Vow of Conversation: Journals 1964–1965.
  • Learning to Love: Exploring Solitude and Freedom (Journals VI: 1966–1967)
  • The Other Side of the Mountain: The End of the Journey (Journals VII: 1967–1968)
  • Woods, Shore and Desert: A Notebook, May 1968. Museum of New Mexico Press
  • The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton. New Directions
  • The Intimate Merton: His Life from His Journals. 1999.
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Bible Study Deep Dive by Tim Wildsmith

STEP ONE: THE BIG PICTURE

  1. Read the entire text in one siting in a version that you love.
  2. Listen to an audio version of the text (YouVersion app, DWELL app, etc.)
  3. View book overview on BibleProject.com
  4. Use a Bible Introduction, i.e.
    1. The New Testament In Its World by NT. Wright and Michael F. Bird
    2. The New Testament: A Historical and Theological Introduction by Donald A. Hagner

STEP TWO; ZOOM IN

  1. Study one chapter at a time, slowly.
  2. Take notes in your Bible or in a journal as you study each chapter.
  3. Use commentaries following each chapter.
    1. First, use an accessible commentary, such as N.T. Wright’s Everyone Commentary Series.
    2. Next, use an academic commentary series (see bestcommentaries.com)

STEP THREE: REVIEW AND REFLECT

  1. Anything you highlighted or underlined, copy into an electronic document or a physical journal.
  2. Reflect on the following questions:
    1. What have I learned from reading this text?
    2. What has God taught me from the text?
    3. What is my response to the text?
  3. Give the text one more reading in one sitting.
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Daniel Study Guide

Audio Material

J. Vernon McGee’s Thru the Bible

Introduction to Daniel

Daniel 1:2-13

Daniel 1:14-2:1

Daniel 2:2-23

Daniel 2:24-39

Daniel 2:40-44

Daniel 2:44-3:2

Daniel 3:3-16

Daniel 3:17-30

Daniel 4:1-10, 17

Daniel 4:10-22

Daniel 4:22-37

Daniel 5:1-19

Daniel 5:20-31

Daniel 6:1-23

Daniel 7:1-4

Daniel 7:1-6

Daniel 7:7-13

Daniel 7:13-23

Daniel 7:24-28

Daniel 8:1-13

Daniel 8:13-27

Daniel 9:1-19

Daniel 9:20-27

Daniel 10:1-10

Daniel 10:10-21

Daniel 11:1-14

Daniel 11:15-36

Daniel 11:37-45

Daniel 12

Video Material

Dr. David Jeremiah’s Agents of Babylon

The Hostage

The Insomniac

The Colossus

The Fire Men

The Wolf-Man

The Fingers of God

The Lion King

The Conqueror

The Madman

The Herald

The Archangel

The End

A Voice From Babylon

The Bible Project

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Jesus in the Old Testament

How to Find Jesus in the Old Testament

Adam and Christ

Jesus as a Serpent?

Who is the Angel of the Lord?

Examples of Christophanies

Melchizedek and Jesus

How Many Types of Christ Are There?

Joseph as a Type of Christ

Why Bible Prophecy Confuses You

Ways That Moses is a Type of Christ

Hebrews 11 is a Hall of Typology!

Hebrews 11 is a Hall of Typology!, part 2

How David is a Type of Christ

How Jesus is Like the Tabernacle of Moses

Catholic Apologists Abuse Scripture to Teach Mariology

Jesus in the Book of Judges

The Book of Hebrews

Typology in the 5 Sacrifices of Leviticus

The Mystery of the High Priest’s Garments

Who is the Son of Man?

The Spring Feasts of Israel

How to Find Jesus in the OT

Amazing Study!

The Mind Blowing Significance of Passover as Prophecy

Really Specific Prophecy Jesus Fulfilled on the Cross

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Gospel of Matthew Study Guide

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Audio Study Materials. J. Vernon McGee’s Thru the Bible

Matthew Introduction
Matthew 1:1-15
Matthew 1:16-25
Matthew 2:1-11
Matthew 2;12-3:9
Matthew 3:10-4:11
Matthew 4:12-25
Matthew 5:1-5
Matthew 5:5-48
Matthew 5:42:6:34
Matthew 6:26-7:29
Matthew 5-7 Summary
Matthew 8:1-17
Matthew 8:18-9:14
Matthew 9:14-10:8
Matthew 10:9-11:6
Matthew 11:7-12:2
Matthew 12:3-13:2
Matthew 13:3-23
Matthew 13:24-43
Matthew 13:44-14:1
Matthew 14:1-36
Matthew 15
Matthew 16:1-28
Matthew 16:28-17:27
Matthew 18
Matthew 19:1-15
Matthew 19:14-20:23
Matthew 20:24-21:17
Matthew 21:18-22:14
Matthew 22:15-23:22
Matthew 23:23-24:3
Matthew 24:3-14
Matthew 24;14-32
Matthew 24:32-25:30
Matthew 25:31-26:22
Matthew 26:23-75
Matthew 27:1-50
Matthew 27:50-28:20

Print Study Materials

Notes and Outlines of Matthew by J. Vernon McGee
Introduction to Matthew by J. Vernon McGee

Video Study Materials

Recommended Texts:

Matthew for Everyone, Part One, Chapters 1-15, by N.T. Wright

Matthew for Everyone, Part Two, Chapters 16-28, by N.T. Wright

Be Loyal: Following the King of Kings by Warren Wiersbe

Matthew: The Expositor’s Bible Commentary by D.A. Carson

The Gospel of Matthew (The New International Commentary on the New Testament by R.T. France

A Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew by Craig S. Keener

Matthew: An Exegetical and Theological Exposition of Holy Scripture (The New American Commentary) by Craig L. Blomberg