[This post is part of my Guide for High School Bible Teachers.] In a previous post, I listed 19 icebreakers for high school Bible class. But icebreakers only take five or ten minutes so what are we going to do for the rest of the class period? Since the Bible aims to affect our head (intellect),
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Here’s a list of ways that a high school Bible teacher can begin class. The opening activity is known either as an icebreaker (usually a term used by church youth groups) or an anticipatory set (the formal term used in the academic world). There are probably distinctions between the two, but there’s also a high
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Here’s a list of some of my favorite books. Most of these books are short and sweet so high school students should be able to read through them with ease. But before spending your hard-earned cash, why not check your local library to see if you can borrow these books for free? (I’m currently not
Translation challenges occur throughout the Bible, but numbers in the Old Testament present us with a special challenge. In Exodus 12:37 the ESV says that Israel consisted of about 600,000 men. Since we’re not given the number of women and children, there’s no way to be certain about the total population. A popular guess gives
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Where do you expect to find God? What earthly location would God visit? The prophet Isaiah gives us a surprising answer. The first 39 chapters of Isaiah focus on divine judgment, but chapter 40 begins with these words: “Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem” (vv.1-2a). Why? Because the time of
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