Bible 257 – Spring 25

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Bible 257

Dive into the heart of Jesus’ teaching in the Gospels, truly understand His message, and learn to apply His Word in your life today. Are you ready to embark on this journey?

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May 9 – Jun. 27 (2025)

8-week semester

Fridays: 5pm-7pm

Once-Weekly Classes. Room 105

In-Person Education

Personal, Discipleship-Oriented Biblical Education

$75

FREE for New Anchor Students. $75 per credit hour for returning students

Course Description

Bible 257 – Sermon on the Mount (1 credit)

This course will equip students with a basic introduction to understanding and interpreting Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount, found in Matthew 5-7. The class will discuss various hermeneutical perspectives on the Sermon, along with its structure, key themes, and challenging interpretive issues. In addition to a method for interpreting the Sermon, students will see how the Sermon speaks into current ethical issues and provides a guide for Christian discipleship and growth. Student learning will be evaluated based on weekly quizzes from the assigned reading and class discussion, a Scripture memory project, and a final exam or paper.

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Weekly Quizzes

Assigned Reading & Class Discussion

Scripture Memory Project

Final Exam or Paper

Required Materials:

Bible (unless otherwise specified, you may use the translation of your choice)
- Lecture notes and quiz blanks will use the ESV translation.
Sermon on the Mount: The Story of God Bible Commentary, Scot Mcknight ISBN: 978-0310327134

Prerequisites:

None

Instructors

Nathan WilliamsBible 257 Instructor

Nathan Williams has been happily married to Bethany for 20 years and they have 4 children. He has an undergraduate degree in Bible with a history minor, along with an M.Div. from The Master’s Seminary and a D.Min. in Biblical Theology from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Nathan served as a college pastor in Lynchburg, Virginia for 7 years before moving to Michigan in 2017 to become the senior pastor at Woodhaven Bible Church in Woodhaven. One of his ministry passions involves pastoral training in Nepal, having taught in the country several times as well as developing curricula for national pastors there. In his free time he enjoys reading, running, watching Michigan football, and roasting coffee.

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