2019 Online Spring/Summer Classes starting in June

MJCS 210 Biblical Research Class/Research Paper

Course Description: This class covers the basics of Biblical research and direct students on how to write a college-level research paper. The paper will be on some area of Biblical research topic at the student’s choosing. It will be 15-20 pages long and will utilize a minimum of 10 resources in it. It will be typed in Times Roman or Arial 12 point font and will be in APA format. This paper is the Capstone project for this certificate program. No field experience is required for this certificate.

Start Date: June 4th

Time and Day: Tuesdays, 7:00 P.M.

Instructor: Dr. Deborah Burd

Textbook: Making Sense in Religious Studies: A Student’s Guide to Research and Writing by Northey, Anderson, & Lohr (2018). Oxford University Press.

Special Presentation – The Parables of Yeshua (Jesus): A Judaic-Christian Perspective.

The parables, found in the Gospels of the New Testament, were very Jewish. They were told by Yeshua (Jesus) to reveal Himself and His Father to the hearer. In this class, students will study the parables as they relate to the Old Testament, Jewish culture and language, and us today. What did Yeshua (Jesus) want His first century listeners to learn from those parables, and what do they still say to us today?

Start Date: June 6th

Time and Day: Thursdays, 7:00 P.M.

Instructor: Stephanie Pavlantos

Textbooks: The Bible and The Parables: Jewish Tradition and Christian Interpretation by Brad H. Young (2008). Baker Academic.

Tuition for Classes: $110.00 per regular course. Books are in addition to tuition and need to be purchased by the student.

Textbooks available through Amazon and the Christian Book Distributors

Registering for Classes: New Students must make application to the Institute and be accepted before signing up for courses. (Applications posted under “Programs.”) Click here for more information.

Current students may register online:

For questions, registering for classes, or applying to become a student at Besorah contact:

Dr. Deborah Burd, President
Besorah Institute for Judaic-Christian Studies & Biblical Research
P.O. Box 278
Twinsburg, Ohio 44087
(330) 622-0481 or contact@besorahinstitute.org