Jerusalem Seminary’s Course Catalog
Fall Classes Start October 27
With great joy and with gratefulness we are pleased to announce Jerusalem Seminary’s open-registration online courses! These life-changing JS courses make use of unique material from the Bible and the Land of the Bible and a mature Hebraic perspective.
Biblical Hebrew as a Living Language (Level 1)
Using the unique and cutting edge immersion method for Biblical Hebrew instruction, this course will introduce the student to Biblical Hebrew and to engage with the original Hebrew texts of the Bible.
Students will be exposed to a holistic method, exposing them to language and culture simultaneously.
Biblical Hebrew as a Living Language (Level 2)
Building upon the unique and cutting edge immersion method for Biblical Hebrew instruction, this course will sharpen and expand the student’s ability to engage with the original Hebrew texts of the Bible.
Students will continue building upon the foundations of Level 1. The methods used improve the reading and understanding of Biblical Hebrew.
Biblical Hebrew as a Living Language (Level 3)
After having delved into Biblical Hebrew narrative and further engaging the Bible, we can now start exploring other genres such as poetry, and enhance our communication with more complex syntax.
This course takes the student further into building their knowledge of the language: expanding their grasp of the language and their ability to dive into the Hebrew scriptures.
* Registration for the semester is contingent upon a $50 one-time non-refundable registration fee.
In Israel and the Middle East, politics affect faith and ministry. How does this volatile combination play out on the ground?
In this course, seasoned ministers living out this complex reality will share their knowledge, amazing experiences and insights on how to best serve the Lord, minister to Arabs and/or Jews, and live out their faith, all in the midst of both the Israel-Palestine conflict and religious rivalry.
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Experience Jesus (Yeshua) in a deeper way through the geographical, archaeological and cultural background of the Gospels. Students will learn to read the Gospels afresh through the prism of a first-century Jewish perspective, deepening their understanding of Yeshua and His world. The course is oriented to the life of Yeshua through Jewish time and festivals. The ultimate goal of this course is to know Yeshua and the Gospels in order to follow Him more fully as Messiah.
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Israel Matters: A Theology of People and Land
Since the Holocaust, Christian theologians have come to realize that the Church made some serious mistakes in their understanding of Jesus and Israel—that Jesus and the apostles were far more Jewish than most had realized, and that Israel as a people and land have continuing significance for God’s work of redemption.
This course will be a study in biblical, historical, and systematic theology. But it is far more than academic. For those with ears to hear, it will help create and enlarge mountain-moving mustard seeds.
* Registration for the semester is contingent upon a $50 one-time non-refundable registration fee.
Journeying with Paul: A Jewish Apostle to the Nations
No one influenced the development of the New Covenant and the emerging Messianic Communities more than Paul the Apostle. In this course, connect with the personal journey of Shaul-Paul’s life from his earliest days from his birth in the diaspora to his developmental years in Jerusalem with Gamliel, from his call in Damascus to his imprisonment and final days in Rome.
Biblical Hebrew for Consultant Training
This course takes experienced Bible Translation Consultants or Consultants in Training (CiTs) with no or little knowledge of Biblical Hebrew to a level that allows one to start thinking in Hebrew at an advanced beginner level. For those who have a head-knowledge of Biblical Hebrew, this course helps them internalize Biblical Hebrew and turn a consultant’s head-knowledge to a working knowledge.
NOTE: This course is limited to those who are directly involved in Bible translation by special approval. Those registering will automatically be waitlisted pending approval to join the course.
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* Registration for the semester is contingent upon a $50 one-time non-refundable registration fee.
Hebrew Reading Groups and Short-term Courses
Jerusalem Seminary (JS) courses are engagingly academic and taught by experts in their field. While JS’ courses are not externally accredited, they can be taken for internal JS credit. Any internal JS credit will accrue and at a later time would hopefully, through articulation agreements and accreditation bodies, receive official accreditation; a process that JS has begun.