Welcome to the new
Mountjoy Bible School
website
Our 2019/2020 school year started at 7pm on Monday, 2nd September 2019. Sessions will normally be held once every two weeks and will run from 7 pm to 9 pm.
See below for our term calendars.
Our first term ended on Monday 9th December and our second term (The Spring Term) started at 7pm on Monday 20th January 2020.
The leaders at Ebenezer Evangelical Church have kindly agreed to the use of the church for our studies.
Structure of the 2019-2020 class
- A series of studies designed to interpret the Bible from a panoramic view to a detailed study of the text.
- To teach a rigorous methodology of how to study the Bible, to enable everyone who has the commitment to study it for themselves.
The Bible is a vast ocean of revelation from God and the study of it is inexhaustible, but every Christian can be encouraged and taught how to explore this ocean.
Full use will be made of Bible software programmes and visual aids. This web-site will be kept up to date with the study notes, recommended reading, word studies and similar resources. We plan to use a WhatsApp Group to keep all informed of the practical arrangements.
Proposed Spring term timetable
| Session | Date | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Romans | The Epistle of Paul to the Romans deals with the problem of our sins and our sinful nature. It then deals with Jewish unbelief and closes with the principles of Christian living. | |
| No session | Monday, 13th April 2020 | Easter Monday |
| 15 Brought forward |
Monday, 6th April 2020 | Class brought forward a week due to next Monday being Easter Monday |
| 14 | Monday, 30th March 2020 | |
| 13 | Monday, 16th March 2020 | |
| 12 | Monday, 2nd March 2020 | Study of Romans – Lesson 2, 3, 4 |
| 11 | Monday, 17th February 2020 | |
| 10 | Monday, 3rd February 2020 | |
| 9 | Monday, 20th January 2020 | Study of Romans – Lesson 1 |
| December 2019 – January 2020 | Survey of the New Testament Part 5 – Homework | |
First term timetable
| Session | Date | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| December 2019 – January 2020 | Survey of the New Testament Part 5 – Homework | |
| 8 | Monday, 9th December 2019 | Survey of the New Testament Parts 3 & 4 |
| 7 | Monday, 25th November 2019 | Survey of the New Testament Parts 1 & 2 |
| Saturday 23rd November 2019 | Guided tour of London Museum | |
| 6 | Monday, 11th November 2019 | Survey of the Old Testament: Part 4 |
| 5 | Monday, 28th October 2019 | Survey of the Old Testament: Part 3 |
| 4 | Monday, 14th October 2019 | Survey of the Old Testament: Part 2 |
| Sunday 29 September 2019 | Wessex Bible week – No Class | |
| 3 | Monday, 23rd September 2019 | Survey of the Old Testament: Part 1 |
| 2 | Monday, 16th September 2019 | How can we study the Bible? |
| 1 | Monday, 2nd September 2019 | Is the Bible reliable? |
Recommended Reading List
| Session | Recommended books | Author/Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Scientific Investigation of the Old Testament (pdf) | Robert Dick Wilson |
| St. Paul the Traveller and Roman Citizen (pdf) | William M. Ramsay | |
| Nothing but the Truth | Brian Edwards | |
| 2 | Reference Bible | Thomas Newberry |
| Chain reference bible (online) | Frank C. Thompson | |
| Strong’s exhaustive concordance of the Bible | James Strong | |
| Expository Dictionary of new Testament Words (online) | W. E. Vine | |
| Believer’s Bible Commentary | William MacDonald | |
| NIV Study Bible | Zondervan | |
| Handbook to the Bible | Dennis Alexander & Pat Alexander | |
| Interlinear Greek – English New Testament | J D Douglas (Editor) | |
| Interlinear Bible: Greek, Hebrew, Strong’s (online) | BibleHub | |
| 3 | Explore the Book | J Sidlow Baxter |
| Surveying Scripture (to order by email from Bryan’s widow) | Bryan W. Sheldon | |
| Surveying Scripture (Amazon) | ||
| 4 | Explore the Book | J Sidlow Baxter |
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