Courses We Have Completed

Below are the online courses we have completed.

Dr. James D. Tabor on mvp-courses.com

• *** Creating Jesus: Gospel of Mark – 7 online lectures.
• *** “Jesus & Dead Sea Scrolls” – 10 Lectures.
• *** Christianity Before Paul: Rediscovering the Jewish Movement of Jesus, Dec, 2025 – 10 lectures + 6 live Zoom meetings.

Bart Ehrman & Others

At Bart’s Biblical Studies Academy

1. The Genius of Matthew
2. Jesus the Secret Messiah: Revealing the Mysteries of the Gospel of Mark
3. Finding Moses
4. In the Beginning
5. Did Jesus Think He Was God? A Closer Look at the Evidence – One lecture and 30-min Q&A.
6. The Unknown Gospels
7. *** The Mysteries of the Synoptic Gospels: Discovering Matthew, Mark, and Luke by Mark Goodacre on BAS. See the transcript in his directory in DropBox.
8. Archaeology in the Time of Jesus! – Dr. Jodi Magness recorded four lectures for this course.
9. Did Peter Hate Paul? – FREE access to 2 x 40-minute lectures & Q&A. Signed up March 2024.
10. Will You Be Left Behind? A History of The Rapture
11. The Genius of the Acts of the Apostles – April 2025. Audio files and transcripts in USB/Barts Lg Files.
12. *** The Hebrew Bible: Exploring the Literature of Ancient Israel by Joel Baden, 28 lectures, Fall 2025
13. “Ancient Christianities” – Dr. Paula Fredriksen – Winter/Spring 2026
14. *** Cities of the Bible by Dr. Robert Cargill at BSA – Eight Lectures. Very informative and we learned a lot about archeology as well as the cities. Completed February 2026.
15. Judaism in the Time of Jesus: Torah Law and Everyday Life in First-Century Judea by Prof. Yonatan Adler. 4 Lectures plus site tours. Explores what it meant to live as a Jew in first-century Judea—the religious world into which Jesus was born and raised. Completed February 2026.
16. Earliest Christian Heresies- Christian groups of the second and third centuries
17. The New Testament: Exploring the Christian Bible – Marko Marino. 27 Lectures
    
    

At Thrivecart

• “New Insights into the New Testament™ 2023,“ or NINT, is a virtual conference designed for non-scholars to enjoy the latest Biblical insights from renowned scholars.
• “New Insights Into the New Testament 2024 (NINT)”
• *** Bart Ehrman’s “The Scribal Corruption of Scripture: How the Bible Was Changed and Why Readers May Never Know!“ Based on Bart’s New York Times Bestselling book, Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why (HarperOne 2005), these lectures will explore a question that must be critically important not only to committed readers of the Bible but to anyone interested in the Christian religion: how can we be sure we have the original writings of the New Testament?
• The Genius of the Gospel of Matthew – This course consists of eight lessons with Bart Ehrman as your instructor. Each lesson spans from 50 to 60 minutes, accompanied by two extensive Q&A sessions. Watched live over 2 days. Video recording released 3/23/2024.
• Did Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John Actually Write Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John? – 50-minute talk with Q&A! Free. Signed up 4/3/2024.
• *** Paul and Jesus: The Great Divide. Eight 50+ minute lectures. We completed lesson 8 on 6/3/2024. See slides, MP3’s, and Q&A’s in 128GB USB/Bart Ehrman Lg Files.
• ** “The Parables of Jesus” by A.J. Levine was hosted on Bart’s platform. Transcripts are in her directory in DropBox.

John J. Collins – Free courses unless otherwise cited.

• Old Testament Interpretation – Yale School of Divinity. This course introduces students to critical study of the Prophetic Books and Writings (Psalms, Wisdom) of the Old Testament and introduces students to exegetical method.
  • Old Testament Interpretation Part 2 – Lecture 1 – Watched 9/17/2026
  • Old Testament Interpretation Part 2 – Lecture 2
• Exodus Introduction – A conversation with Collins and Joel Baden.
  • 1 – 13:29 Yale Bible Study: The Book of Exodus, Introduction
  • 2 – 9:52 Yale Bible Study: The Book of Exodus, The Burning Bush
  • 3 – 15:00 Yale Bible Study: The Book of Exodus, The Plagues
  • 4 – 15:52 Yale Bible Study: The Book of Exodus, Passover
  • 5 – 15:25 Yale Bible Study: The Book of Exodus, The Crossing of the Sea
  • 6 – 15:25 Yale Bible Study: The Book of Exodus, Sinai
  • 7 – 14:35 Yale Bible Study: The Book of Exodus, The Book of the Covenant
  • 8 – 15:31 Yale Bible Study: The Book of Exodus, The Golden Calf
• Judaism Before Jesus at BSA
• To Be Watched:
  • Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, 7 Weeks. A conversation with Collins and Joel Baden.

Joel Baden

• Yale Bible Study: Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy, Introducing Biblical Law – Lectures by Joel Baden
• The Rise and Fall of Biblical Israel: The Books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings by Dr. Joel Baden. June 2025. Audio and slides are in his directory for large files on the 128GB USB Drive.
• The Hebrew Bible: Exploring the Literature of Ancient Israel
• Bible by Committee: How the Pentateuch Was Really Written – Oct. 29-Nov.2 at BSA. Sub: Neo Documentary Hypothesis. 10 50-min lectures. Audio and slides are in his directory for large files on the 128GB USB Drive.
• The 10 Commandments at BSA. 10 lectures and 2 Q&As. Nov. 2026

Mark Goodacre

The Mysteries of the Synoptic Gospels: Discovering Matthew, Mark, and Luke at BSA. 16 lectures

Other

• Jesus in the Galilee – John Dominic Crossan at HomeBrewed Christianity. Donated $25 on 2/3/2026. What was actually happening in Galilee in the 20s CE? What did Herod Antipas’ transformation of the “Sea of Galilee” into the commercial “Sea of Tiberias” mean for peasant fishing communities? Why did Jesus emerge from John’s baptism movement proclaiming God’s Rule through parables—and what made that medium so perfectly suited to that message? Click here to access the Class Resource Page. The password is “crossan”. To access, you will need to insert the case-sensitive password. There is one password for everyone, and the password will not change. 

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Free Courses We’ve Taken

• “Archaeology in the Time of Jesus – How Recent Discoveries Have Enlightened The Gospels” by Dr. Jodi Magness. Presented and viewed March 2024.
• Simply Jesus by Dr. N.T. Wright on Admirato. Viewed March 2024.
• St. Paul on Cyprus: Archaeology and the Transformation of an Apostle by Dr. Thomas Davis. A one-hour lecture presented by BAS. Password 1593. The Intro – Recent archaeological work on Cyprus allows a much better understanding of the context of the Pauline visit underscoring the cultural accuracy of the Acts account. A clearer picture of first century Cyprus is emerging, as a complex multi-cultural entity looking both east and west. When Paul arrived in Paphos, he had left his familiar environment and was open to new opportunities. These internal cultural divisions of the province help explain the change of Saul, the apostle to the Jews, to Paul the apostle to the Gentiles.
• Introduction to the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) – Completed Nov/Dec 2024 by Christine Hayes, Sterling Professor of Religious Studies in Classical Judaica, Published: Fall 2008 —This course provides a historical study of the origins of Christianity by analyzing the literature of the earliest Christian movements in historical context, concentrating on the New Testament. Although theological themes will occupy much of our attention, the course does not attempt a theological appropriation of the New Testament as scripture. Rather, the importance of the New Testament and other early Christian documents as ancient literature and as sources for historical study will be emphasized. A central organizing theme of the course will focus on the differences within early Christianity (-ies). Lecture 14 is about the single monarchy and the divided monarchy that we enjoyed. Available on Open Yale Courses  and YouTube. Duration 13 weeks (24 hours); Fees None
• Conversational Courses at Yale Divinity School
  • Hebrew Bible
    • Exodus – Presenters Dr. Joel S. Baden and Dr. John J. Collins. 8 Sessions.
    • Joshua and Judges – Presenters Dr. Joel S. Baden and Dr. John J. Collins. 4 Sessions each
    • Kings and Chronicles – Presenters Dr. Joel S. Baden and Dr. John J. Collins. 4 and 2=6 Sessions.