A full understanding of the Gospels is not attainable without knowledge of the Jewish frame of reference. Therefore, this course provides detailed background information about first-century Jewish society, religious elements, rabbinic literature, and rabbinic theology. This course covers the period from Yeshua’s birth (the Incarnation) to the public proclamation of His Messiahship.  

Using a harmonization of the four Gospels, we’ll study the life of Yeshua using a chronological-thematic approach.

This is the first course in a sequence of four courses examining the life of Yeshua the Messiah from a Messianic Jewish perspective

NOTE: This course was updated and expanded in 2023.  It took several months to complete this project.  Lord willing, we also plan on updating and expanding Yeshua Parts Two and Three in this Life of Yeshua series of coures in 2024-25. 

• Course Name and Course Code: Yeshua: The Life of Messiah, Part One (BHD 101 T-3)
• Prerequisites: None
• Enrollment: Open, students can take this course any time they wish. It is a self-paced course with one year to complete.
• Educational Level: Open to all levels 
• Faculty on Video Lectures:  Arnold Fruchtenbaum, Th.M.. Ph.D.
• Course Length: 16 Modules of curriculum and 10 hours of lecture video presentations
• Credits: 0 Credits - This is the non-credit, audit-only, version of the course.