Is This Course Right for Me?

This course is right for me if:

• I am organizing a class for a group of 4-12 people aged 16 and older.

• My group is willing and able to meet in 14-16 sessions of 60-90 minutes.

• My group is willing and able to obtain and read Life in Year One by Scott Korb.

• My group is willing and able to spend 60+ minutes a week on individual reading.

• My group is willing and able to spend 60+ minutes a week working on individual written exercises.

• My group enjoys a reflective process that may lead to more questions.

• My group is curious about the culture in 1st-century Palestine (current Israel and Palestine).

• My group is willing to use secular knowledge to better understand biblical texts.

What You’ll Get

• Synchronous/live lectures to help you make sense of that week’s reading

• Required reading ​(Choose your path: Life in Year One only or added Bible passages)

• Optional reading each week to introduce you to the variety of ideas around the chapter’s topic

• Homework assignments to help you connect reading content to your life (Choose your path: Graded or not graded)

• Discussion questions (Choose your path: Synchronous/live group discussion or private journaling)

• Quizzes so that you can see where you might want to learn more (Auto-graded)

• Final Exam to help you discover what was most interesting or important to you (Auto-graded)