COURSE STRUCTURE

This course is made up of a series of 20 individual sections with self-assessments to assist you in achieving the course learning objectives/outcomes.

Each section you will watch and listen to the course video and examine summaries in the Course Reading section and Bible texts in the Scripture Window of the web page. An important part of this course is applying what you have learned to real examples.  Several times throughout the course you will be asked to practice a skill being taught and you will need to use web page tools to type notes, lists and outlines or to mark Scriptures with colored symbols.

At the end of the course there will be several self-assessment questions for you to answer.  These questions are self-guided, with answers given and intended for your own knowledge and understanding of the material. There are no recorded scores or pass/fail requirements in this course.

At the end of the course there will be an opportunity for you to navigate to a page where you may print all of the course readings, notes and marked Scriptures in a single PDF document. A course certificate of completion will be available to print as well.


MATERIALS and TEXT

This course will use excerpts from a Precept Upon Precept workbook and the Bible including:

  • Lesson 1 of “Ezra and Haggai: Rebuilding the Temple Precept Upon Precept workbook
  • Ezra 1-3
  • Various Cross-references

Downloadable texts and materials include:

  • Pages from Lesson 1 ofEzra and Haggai: Rebuilding the Temple
  • Observation worksheets from Kings and Ezra
  • Map and various charts
  • Course Syllabus

COURSE OUTLINE

Section 1 – Welcome

Section 2 – PUP workbook layout
• Workbook contents
• Lesson contents
• 5 days of study per lesson

Section 3 – Lesson: Day One

Section 4 – Lesson: Day One; Interrogating the Text

Section 5 – Lesson: Day One; Observing Cyrus
• 5 Ws and H questions
• Marking Cyrus in the text

Section 6 – Lesson: Day One; Observing Cyrus, Part 2

Section 7 – Lesson: Day One; List about Cyrus

Section 8 – Lesson: Day One; List on Cyrus, Check work

Section 9 – Mark key words and phrases
• Key words bookmark
• Marking exercises

Section 10 – Mark key words and phrases, House of God

Section 11 – Mark key words and phrases, Check work

Section 12 – Mark key words and phrases, God

Section 13 – Mark key words and phrases, Check work

Section 14 – Mark key words and phrases, Geography
• Ancient Nations Map

Section 15 – Mark key words and phrases, Check work

Section 16 – Lists about the Lord and His house
• Demonstration
• Marking exercise

Section 17 – List the Lord and His house, Part 2

Section 18 - List the Lord and His house, check work

Section 19 – Summarizing Ezra Chapter 1
• At A Glance chart
• Theme for chapter 1

Section 20 – Application from Ezra 1
• Exercise

Section 21 – Review of Ezra Chapter 1

Section 22 – Lesson One; Day Two
• Main question
• Cross-references

Section 23 – Lesson One; Day Two, Part 2

Section 24 – Lesson One; Day Two, Check work

Section 25 – Lesson One; Day Two, List on God

Section 26 – Lesson One; Day Two, Questions

Section 27 – More Cross References

Section 28 – More Cross References, Part 2

Section 29 – More Cross References, Part 3

Section 30 – More Cross References, Part 4

Section 31 – Day Two; Assignment, Question #3

Section 32 – Day Two; Assignment, Question #4

Section 33 – Day Two; Question #4, Part 2

Section 34 – Day Three, Questions #1 & #2
• Ezra 2

Section 35 – Day Three, Question #3

Section 36 – Day Three, Questions #4 & #5

Section 37 – Lesson One; Day Four
• Ezra 3

Section 38 – Lesson One; Day Four, Part 2

Section 39 – Lesson One; Day Five
• Ezra 3 questions & cross-references

Section 40 – Lesson One; Day Five, Part 2

Section 41 – Lesson One; Day Five, Commentaries

Section 42 – Precept Upon Precept Format

Section 43 – Self-Test questions

Section 44 – Self-Test answers

Section 45 – Sample Discussion- Orientation

Section 46 – Discussion- Lesson 1, Days 1 & 2

Section 47 – Discussion- Lesson 1, Days 1 & 2, Part 2

Section 48 – Discussion- Lesson 1, Days 1 & 2, Part 3

Section 49 – Discussion- Lesson 1, Day 3

Section 50 – Discussion- Lesson 1, Days 4 & 5

Section 51 – Discussion- Lesson