Acts 2: Was it the Birth of the Church? is an ON DEMAND COURSE that you can watch at your own pace. Once you register for this course, log into your MSI account, choose this course in 'My Courses', and you will find the videos along with the slidedecks and any other course materials.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
A deep dive into Luke-Acts that shows us what really happened in Acts chapter 2, what day it was, what promises God was fulfilling, who was present and why, what those 'tongues of fire' and the gift of the Holy Spirit were for, how it all relates to 'restoration theology' and the question in Acts 1:6, along with lessons for today and much more!
MSI ON DEMAND
MSI on demand courses include pre-recorded videos and a slide deck or notes that you work through at your own pace ANYTIME.
Your Instructor
Henri Louis Goulet
Henri’s primary interests include the Biblical languages (specializing in Biblical Greek); the reciprocal relationship between the Tanakh and the New Covenant Scriptures; the study of the New Covenant Scriptures from the 'Within Judaism Perspective'; the Way of the LORD as a Biblical worldview and way of life; the origin, meaning, and instantiation of ekklēsia; the Jewish-Graeco-Roman milieu of the New Covenant Scriptures; 2nd Temple Jewish Literature, especially the 'Pseudepigrapha'; the full Good News; the kingship/kingdom of God; the letters of Paul; ancient rhetoric; hermeneutics; paradigms; and conceptual metaphor. He is a member of the SBL and the SPOSTST, and has served as an Adjunct Instructor of Biblical Greek and/or NT at the seminaries of Ashland and Capital University. Henri currently serves as the Academic Dean and Executive Director of MSI, as well as the Education Coordinator of Beth Messiah Congregation.
Course Contents
- Class 1 of 2: Complete Slidedeck
- Class 1 Video 1: Reading the Later Scriptures with the Earlier Scriptures (63:55)
- Class 1 Video 2: Luke & Acts Belong Together: Luke-Acts; Proleptic, Inaugurated, Mustard Seed Kingdom; Geographical Flow of Historiography of Acts (40:13)
- Class 1 Video 3: Luke-Acts A Two Part Work; A Specific Historiography with an Apologetic Dimension; Biggest Picture of What God is Doing in History; The Way of the LORD; Challenge to Herald the Good News (24:12)