Objectives

For the introductory student of Jesus (with or without personal faith)

• Gain a high quality, high-level overview of Jesus` life and words.
• Appreciate the richness and depth (multiple layers) of Jesus` teaching and character
• Be equipped with learning techniques to further study Jesus` words on your own (without third party interpretation)

For longer-term students of Jesus (with or without personal faith)

• Be equipped to succinctly explain Jesus to others or to help someone else study Jesus (The best way to learn something is to think about how to explain it to others.)
• Explore new angles - particularly from the perspective of a first century Jew

Optional Study Group

You are free to study by yourself. However, you will most likely gain the most by participating in a study group where your thinking will be stimulated by the questions and insights of others.

Course Features

• Easy-to-Use Lessons: You`ll get an email reminder, which takes you straight to your lesson page, where you can complete the lesson, without leaving the page.
• Assignment Variety: You`ll be guided through a variety of interesting assignments just by clicking through an assignment list.
• Optional Study Resources: You`ll have access to a categorized reference into Jesus` words and life, a search tool, Scholar contributions, and "Editor`s Choice" suggested material from the web.
• Journal: Save your thoughts and questions (private or public), categorized by topic or date.
• My Favorites: Bookmark your favorite material, including weblinks, and files.
• Profile: You can let others learn about you and discover your recent journal entries (blogs), and favorite material