THIS COURSE IF FULL AND REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
Six weeks
Saturdays, March 25 – April 29, 2023
1pm – 3pm CST
Meet via Zoom
Cost: $100 for Non-Certificate, $150 for Certificate
Taught by Alastair Roberts and James Bejon
Numbers are found all over the Bible, in many different forms: in death tolls, ages of famous individuals, enumerations of geographical features, in the counting or ordering of hours, days, and years, in physical measurements, quantities of materials, among many other examples. They are found in stories, in visions and prophecies, in genealogies, in censuses, and elsewhere. Some are clearly visionary and symbolic, others concrete and historical.
This course will demonstrate their importance as frequent and integral elements of the biblical text and its narratives. It will explore the ways that numbers are seamlessly related to the literary, theological, and typological forms of Scripture, and vehicles of its theological and spiritual communication. Students will learn skills by which they can discern the import of various biblical numbers, while also developing the caution and care that will help them to guard against speculative excesses or departures from the biblical form of numerology.
Alastair Roberts (PhD, Durham) is adjunct Senior Fellow at Theopolis and is one of the participants in the Mere Fidelity podcast. He is currently completing an audio commentary on the entire Bible.
James Bejon is a member of staff at Tyndale House (in the UK, Cambridge). He is currently midway through a PhD on ancient Hebrew names and features on various Theopolis podcasts.
THIS COURSE IF FULL AND REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
Theopolis Institute admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies or scholarship programs.
*This requirement was added in July 2016. For those who entered the Certificate Program earlier than that date, the oral examination is voluntary.