Biblical Literacy Project instructors are available to teach in your church or group.  Our goal is to teach at approximately the level of a college freshman, with academic integrity and a high view of scripture.  We find that congregations and group members respond quite enthusiastically to our lively and interesting style.
 
Please take the initiative to contact an instructor whose expertise and/or geographic location matches your need.  We might need some lead time in order to find a date that works for both you and us, but sometimes we can also do something quite spontaneously, especially if zoom works for you.

Instructors

 Amy Anderson

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Professor of Greek and New Testament, North Central University
  • PhD, University of Birmingham, England​
  • MA, Fuller Theological Seminary

  • St Paul, MN (willing to consider traveling to teach a seminar)
  • ​email Amy Anderson

​Specialties:
  1. Intro to the New Testament (1-40 hours)
  2. NT Backgrounds (6-hour basic course)
  3. Johannine Literature (1-40 hours)
  4. Intros to any NT books (1-6 hours depending which books)
  5. Textual Criticism and Greek Palaeography
  6. NT Greek
  7. Greek reading group
  8. German conversation or reading group
 Paul Conner
BS, North Central University, Minor in Biblical Studies

Minneapolis, MN
email Paul Conner 

Specialties:
  1. NT Greek - From basic to intermediate
  2. Introduction to Bible Translations
  3. NT Exegetical Methods
 Scott Hayes
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Graduate Studies, University of Missouri
Greek Studies, North Central University
BA, Evangel University
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Eagan, MN
email Scott Hayes 



​Specialties:
  1. Biblical Greek
  2. New Testament text and history
  3. Cross-cultural Churches
 Juan Hernández Jr.
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Professor of NT and Early Christianity, Bethel University
​PhD, New Testament and Early Christianity, Emory University
ThM, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
MDiv Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
BSB Valley Forge Christian College 

  • St. Paul, MN
email Juan Hernández Jr. 
Specialties:
  1. New Testament and Early Christian Literature
  2. Jewish and Greco-Roman Backgrounds to the New Testament
  3. New Testament Theology
  4. Methods of Biblical Interpretation
  5. History of Biblical Interpretation
  6. Biblical Greek
  7. Biblical Hebrew
  8. Patristics
  9. All of the above courses are also offered in Spanish.
 Benjamin Horn
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MDiv Candidate, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
BA, Spurgeon College




​Specialties:
  1. Introduction to Hermeneutics
  2. Greek 1
  3. Hebrew 1

 Craig Krueger

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  • Pastor of Sojourn Campus Church, Adjunct Instructor at North Central University
  • MDiv, Bethel Seminary

  • Minneapolis, MN (willing to consider traveling to teach a seminar)
  • email Craig Krueger



Specialties:
  1. Understanding the Old Testament (4-8 hours )
  2. Intro to the New Testament (4-8 hours)
  3. Survey of the three historical periods of the Minor prophets (4 hours)
  4. Restoration period of Israel involving:  Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, and could include Joel  (2-4 hours)
  5. History of Israel: the period of Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings (2-4 hours)
  6. Romans (2-12 hours)
  7. Pauline Epistles
  8. Biblical Geography

Phil Mayo

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Ministry President and Global Worker, Ville Lumiere - Paris Ministries, Inc.
PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary
MDiv, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

Eden Prairie, MN (available to teach internationally)

​Specialties:
  1. New Testament History and Literature – intro course to the culture, history, and literature of the NT. (2-40 hours)
  2. Synoptic Gospels – This is a course designed to closely exam the Synoptic problem through comparative analysis of the first three Gospels. Half the semester was spent doing in-depth analysis of one of the Gospels on rotation. Included in the course as well is an introduction to post-modern hermeneutics, particularly Narrative Criticism. (2-40 hours)
  3. Luke-Acts and Acts – these have been taught individually and as a pair. I think teaching Luke-Acts together serves the student better. They are taught from a Pentecostal perspective. (2-40 hours)
  4. Gospel of John – I’ve taught some lectures from this Gospel and have published an essay in a Festschrift on the Gospel. (2-40 hours)
  5. Romans and Galatians – these have been taught with a particular view to Pauline theology. Romans has been taught at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. (2-40 hours)
  6. Pauline Epistles – I can teach any of these. I have not taught full courses on some of them but doing so would not be a problem.
  7. Hebrews – this is my favorite book and has been taught as an upper-division course for many years. (2-40 hours)
  8. Revelation – I did my dissertation work in Revelation and have taught it many times. The course has also included an introductory look at Jewish Apocalyptic Literature of the Second Temple period. (2-40 hours)
  9. NT Greek – I’ve taught all levels of Greek for many years.​ (2-40 hours)

 Nicholas Nosser

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Resident Assistant, Middle and High School Humanities Teacher at Hope Farm School
BA Biblical and Theological Studies, Minor in Greek, Christian Studies, North Central University



​Specialties:​
  1. Topics in Biblical Cosmology (5-11 hours)
  2. Introduction to Biblical Interpretation (1-8 hours)
  3. Exploring Homosexuality in Scripture (1-2 hours)
  4. Introduction to the Septuagint (1-2 hours)
  5. Introductory Hebrew or Greek (8-16 hours)
  6. Introduction to Bible Translations (1 hour)

 Dan Schuler

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Master of New Testament Studies, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
La Salle, IL (willing to consider traveling to teach a seminar or intensives)
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email Dan Schuler




Specialties:
  1. ​Basic Old Testament Hebrew
  2. Basic New Testament Greek
  3. Introduction to the Old Testament
  4. Introduction to the New Testament
  5. Bible Study Methods and Hermeneutics

 David Smiley

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Master of Theological Studies, University of Notre Dame
MDiv Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

South Bend, IN (willing to consider traveling to teach a seminar)​
email David Smiley



​Specialties:
  1. Introduction to the Old Testament (3–40 Hours)
  2. Introduction to the New Testament (3–40 Hours)
  3. Genesis (3–40 Hours)
  4. The Canonical Pentateuch (3–40 Hours)
  5. Old Testament Historical Books (3–40 Hours)
  6. Jeremiah (3–40 Hours)
  7. Koine Greek (Basic and Intermediate)
  8. Biblical Hebrew (Basic and Intermediate)
  9. Basics of Textual Criticism (2–3 Hour Seminar)
Tom Vollmer
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Professor of Biblical Studies, Cincinnati Christian University
PhD, KU Leuven
Advanced Masters in Religion and Theology, KU Leuven (Belgium)
MA and MDiv, Cincinnati Christian University
BA, World Evangelism Bible College & Seminary

Loveland, OH (willing to consider traveling to teach a seminar)
email Tom Vollmer
Specialities:
  1. Intro to the NT (1-40 hours)
  2. Jesus & the Gospels (1-40 hours)
  3. Gospel of Mark (1-20 hours)
  4. Gospel of Luke and Book of Acts (1-40 hours)
  5. Early Second Temple Jewish Literature: Dead Sea Scrolls, Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha (2-6 hours)
  6. Contemporary Theologies: Contextual, Political, Public, Comparative (2-6 hours)
  7. The Public Nature of the Bible and Church (4-20 hours)
Rick Wadholm Jr.
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  • Adjunct Professor of Bible and Theology
  • PhD, Bangor University, Wales
  • MDiv Honours, Providence Theological Seminary
  • SUM Bible College & Theological Seminary and North Central University

  • Ellendale, ND (willing to consider traveling to teach a seminar)
  • ​email Rick Wadholm Jr.

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Specialties:
  1. Hermeneutics (1-40 hours)
  2. Apocalyptic Literature and The Revelation (1-40 hours)
  3. Former Prophets: Joshua, Judges, 1-2 Samuel, 1-2 Kings (1-40 hours)
  4. Hebrew Poetry and Wisdom Literature (1-40 hours)
  5. Pentateuch (1-40 hours)
  6. Jeremiah (1-30 hours)
  7. Daniel (1-20 hours)
  8. Ezekiel (1-20 hours)
  9. Biblical Hebrew
Heith Wetzler
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​Teacher,  5-12 Language Arts
Adjunct Instructor,  North Central University
MDiv,  Bethel Seminary
MA, Instruction​​
BA, University of Minnesota 

email Heith Wetzler

​Specialties:
  1. Introduction to the New Testament
  2. Basic Greek
  3. Theology 101
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