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Explore the Bible through the Yale Bible Study program featuring current and former Yale Divinity School faculty.
A Scholarly Stroll Through the Sermon on the Mount with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 8, February 23, 2026.
A Scholarly Stroll Through the Sermon on the Mount with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 7, February 16, 2026.
A Scholarly Stroll Through the Sermon on the Mount with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 6, February 9, 2026.
A Scholarly Stroll Through the Sermon on the Mount with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 5, February 2, 2026.
A Scholarly Stroll Through the Sermon on the Mount with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 4, January 26, 2026.
A Scholarly Stroll Through the Sermon on the Mount with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 3, January 19, 2026.
A Scholarly Stroll Through the Sermon on the Mount with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 2, January 12, 2026.
A Scholarly Stroll Through the Sermon on the Mount with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 1, January 5, 2026.
The Anticipation and Arrival of Jesus in Luke 1 and 2 with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 2, December 11, 2025.
The Anticipation and Arrival of Jesus in Luke 1 and 2 with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 1, December 4, 2025.
What Do We Do with a Book like Revelation? with Dr. Yii-Jan Lin, Session 6, October 28, 2025.
What Do We Do with a Book like Revelation? with Dr. Yii-Jan Lin, Session 5, October 21, 2025.
What Do We Do with a Book like Revelation? with Dr. Yii-Jan Lin, Session 4, October 7, 2025.
What Do We Do with a Book like Revelation? with Dr. Yii-Jan Lin, Session 3, September 30, 2025.
What Do We Do with a Book like Revelation? with Dr. Yii-Jan Lin, Session 2, September 23, 2025.
What Do We Do with a Book like Revelation? with Dr. Yii-Jan Lin, Session 1, September 16, 2025.
1 Corinthians in the First and 21st Centuries Bible Study with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 8, March 3, 2025.
1 Corinthians in the First and 21st Centuries Bible Study with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 7, February 24, 2025.
1 Corinthians in the First and 21st Centuries Bible Study with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 6, February 17, 2025.
1 Corinthians in the First and 21st Centuries Bible Study with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 5, February 10, 2025.
1 Corinthians in the First and 21st Centuries Bible Study with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 4, February 3, 2025.
1 Corinthians in the First and 21st Centuries Bible Study with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 3, January 27, 2025.
1 Corinthians in the First and 21st Centuries Bible Study with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 2, January 20, 2025.
1 Corinthians in the First and 21st Centuries Bible Study with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 1, January 13, 2025.
The Sequel: Jesus Continued in the Book of Acts with Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 8, February 29, 2024.
The Sequel: Jesus Continued in the Book of Acts with Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 7, February 22, 2024.
The Sequel: Jesus Continued in the Book of Acts with Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 6, February 15, 2024.
The Sequel: Jesus Continued in the Book of Acts with Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 5, February 8, 2024.
The Sequel: Jesus Continued in the Book of Acts with Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 4, February 1, 2024.
The Sequel: Jesus Continued in the Book of Acts with Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 3, January 25, 2024.
The Sequel: Jesus Continued in the Book of Acts with Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 2, January 18, 2024.
The Sequel: Jesus Continued in the Book of Acts with Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 1, January 11, 2024.
Casting the Pageant: Meeting the Characters of Christmas with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 4, December 21, 2023.
Casting the Pageant: Meeting the Characters of Christmas with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 3, December 14, 2023.
Casting the Pageant: Meeting the Characters of Christmas with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 2, December 7, 2023.
Casting the Pageant: Meeting the Characters of Christmas with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 1, November 30, 2023.
Advent comes wonderfully but relentlessly every year, and the task of preaching and programming and participating freshly in the annual observance, with its sometimes-threadbare traditions, can be a challenge.
This Advent, join Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton as we have some faithful fun with the annual pageant. Every year, kids don the costumes, parents and grandparents and godparents capture video on their cell phones, but what do we actually know about the characters in this drama? In this study, we’ll spend the four Thursday evenings of Advent diving deeper into the stories behind the cast, using descriptions from their ancient social world to build a historically-based character profile for each part.
Biblical Wisdom: An Online Bible Study with Dr. John Collins, Session 6, November 6, 2023.
Biblical Wisdom: An Online Bible Study with Dr. John Collins, Session 5, October 30, 2023.
Biblical Wisdom: An Online Bible Study with Dr. John Collins, Session 4, October 23, 2023.
Biblical Wisdom: An Online Bible Study with Dr. John Collins, Session 3, October 16, 2023.
Biblical Wisdom: An Online Bible Study with Dr. John Collins, Session 2, October 9, 2023.
Biblical Wisdom: An Online Bible Study with Dr. John Collins, Session 1, October 2, 2023.
The Hebrew Bible contains three books that are concerned with "wisdom" as their primary object. These are the books of Proverbs, Job, and Qoheleth (Ecclesiastes). These books are remarkable for the fact that they never mention Israel and are concerned with humanity at large. Two other wisdom books are included in the Catholic canon and the Protestant Apocrypha. These are the books of Ben Sira and the Wisdom of Solomon. These books do concern themselves with Israel, but retain the typical wisdom focus on humanity as such. This series will examine the question "what is wisdom" and consider the distinctive contribution of these books to the biblical tradition.
Joel Baden, Professor of Hebrew Bible talks with Tisa Wenger, Associate Professor of American Religious History and Volker Leppin, Horace Tracy Pitkin Professor of Historical Theology about the study of the field at Yale Divinity School and where it's going over the next 25-50 years.
Joel Baden, Professor of Hebrew Bible talks and Jacqueline Vayntrub, Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible talk about the study of the field at Yale Divinity School and where it's going over the next 25-50 years.
Joel Baden, Professor of Hebrew Bible talks with Chloë Starr, Professor of Asian Christianity and Theology about the study of the field at Yale Divinity School and where it's going over the next 25-50 years.
Joel Baden, Professor of Hebrew Bible talks with Melanie Ross, Associate Professor of Liturgical Studies about the study of the field at Yale Divinity School and where it's going over the next 25-50 years.
Joel Baden, Professor of Hebrew Bible talks with John Pittard, Associate Professor of Philosophy of Religion about the study of the field at Yale Divinity School and where it's going over the next 25-50 years.
Joel Baden, Professor of Hebrew Bible talks with Laura Nasrallah, Buckingham Professor of New Testament Criticism and Interpretation, Joint appointment in the Department of Religious Studies about the study of the field at Yale Divinity School and where it's going over the next 25-50 years.
Joel Baden, Professor of Hebrew Bible talks with Joyce Mercer, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Horace Bushnell Professor of Practical Theology and Pastoral Care about the study of the field at Yale Divinity School and where it's going over the next 25-50 years.
Joel Baden, Professor of Hebrew Bible talks with Willie Jennings, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and Africana Studies about the study of the field at Yale Divinity School and where it's going over the next 25-50 years.
Joel Baden, Professor of Hebrew Bible talks with Jennifer Herdt, Gilbert L. Stark Professor of Christian Ethics about the study of the field of Ethics at Yale Divinity School and where it's going over the next 25-50 years.
Epistle to the Romans: An Online Bible Study with Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 8, March 1, 2023.
Epistle to the Romans: An Online Bible Study with Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 7, February 22, 2023.
Epistle to the Romans: An Online Bible Study with Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 6, February 15, 2023.
Epistle to the Romans: An Online Bible Study with Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 5, February 8, 2023.
Epistle to the Romans: An Online Bible Study with Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 4, February 1, 2023.
Epistle to the Romans: An Online Bible Study with Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 3, January 25, 2023.
Epistle to the Romans: An Online Bible Study with Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 2, January 18, 2023.
Epistle to the Romans: An Online Bible Study with Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 1, January 11, 2023.
One-stop shopping is a 21st-century westerner’s dream: efficiency in a time-crunched culture. Are you looking for a single Bible book that opens the entire endeavor of being Christian? Try the apostle Paul’s Epistle to the Romans. The whole history of theology has been played out in its pages. In it Paul engages the human predicament, the gracious and just divine response to it, the shape of God’s grace as it enters an individual life and then a Christian community… The list could go on and on. We even get a glimpse of Paul’s contact list. Join Dr. Allen Hilton this January and February as we gather for eight Zoom sessions reading Romans closely and well — both for our deeper understanding of Paul’s good news, and for our more faithful practice of it. This study is designed for Bible readers of all levels. Hilton will appreciate but not presuppose prior knowledge of or expertise with the text. So come open the letter with us!
Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy: An Online Bible Study with Dr. Joel S. Baden, Session 6, October 20, 2022.
Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy: An Online Bible Study with Dr. Joel S. Baden, Session 5, October 13, 2022.
Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy: An Online Bible Study with Dr. Joel S. Baden, Session 4, October 6, 2022.
Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy: An Online Bible Study with Dr. Joel S. Baden, Session 3, September 29, 2022.
Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy: An Online Bible Study with Dr. Joel S. Baden, Session 2, September 22, 2022.
Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy: An Online Bible Study with Dr. Joel S. Baden, Session 1, September 15, 2022.
The Dead Sea Scrolls: The Light They Shed on Judaism and Christianity with Dr. John Collins, Session 2, December 13, 2021.
The Dead Sea Scrolls: The Light They Shed on Judaism and Christianity with Dr. John Collins, Session 1, December 6, 2021.
The Gospel of John: An Online Bible Study with Dr. Harold Attridge, Session 6, October 26, 2001.
The Gospel of John: An Online Bible Study with Dr. Harold Attridge, Session 5, October 19, 2001.
The Gospel of John: An Online Bible Study with Dr. Harold Attridge, Session 4, October 12, 2001.
The Gospel of John: An Online Bible Study with Dr. Harold Attridge, Session 3, October 5, 2001.
The Gospel of John: An Online Bible Study with Dr. Harold Attridge, Session 2, September 28, 2001.
The Gospel of John: An Online Bible Study with Dr. Harold Attridge, Session 1, September 21, 2001.
Paul's Letter to the Philippians with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 4, August 4, 2021.
Paul's Letter to the Philippians with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 3, July 28, 2021.
Paul's Letter to the Philippians with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 2, July 21, 2021.
Paul's Letter to the Philippians with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 1, July 14, 2021.
The Book of Genesis: An Online Bible Study with Dr. Joel S. Baden, Session 8, March 8, 2021.
The Book of Genesis: An Online Bible Study with Dr. Joel S. Baden, Session 7, March 1, 2021.
The Book of Genesis: An Online Bible Study with Dr. Joel S. Baden, Session 6, February 22, 2021.
The Book of Genesis: An Online Bible Study with Dr. Joel S. Baden, Session 5, February 15, 2021.
The Book of Genesis: An Online Bible Study with Dr. Joel S. Baden, Session 4, February 8, 2021.
The Book of Genesis: An Online Bible Study with Dr. Joel S. Baden, Session 3, February 1, 2021.
The Book of Genesis: An Online Bible Study with Dr. Joel S. Baden, Session 2, January 25, 2021.
The Book of Genesis: An Online Bible Study with Dr. Joel S. Baden, Session 1, January 18, 2021.
INCARNATION — Fleshing Out the Bible's Christmas Stories; An online Yale Bible Study with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 4, December 21, 2020.
INCARNATION — Fleshing Out the Bible's Christmas Stories; An online Yale Bible Study with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 3, December 14, 2020.
INCARNATION — Fleshing Out the Bible's Christmas Stories; An online Yale Bible Study with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 2, December 7, 2020.
INCARNATION — Fleshing Out the Bible's Christmas Stories; An online Yale Bible Study with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 1, November 30, 2020.
The Gospel of Mark: An Online Bible Study with Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 8, Nov. 9, 2020.
The Gospel of Mark: An Online Bible Study with Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 7, Nov. 2, 2020.
The Gospel of Mark: An Online Bible Study with Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 6, Oct. 26, 2020.
The Gospel of Mark: An Online Bible Study with Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 5, Oct. 19, 2020.
The Gospel of Mark: An Online Bible Study with Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 4, Oct. 12, 2020.
The Gospel of Mark: An Online Bible Study with Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 3, Oct. 5, 2020.
The Gospel of Mark: An Online Bible Study with Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton, Session 2, Sept. 28, 2020.
The Gospel of Mark: An Online Bible Study with the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton
Mark’s telling of Jesus’s life leaves a good reader breathless. It’s the briefest and fastest-moving of our Gospels (the Greek word for “immediately” appears 41 times in its 16 chapters), with few words and many deeds, so Mark offers a condensed look at what a Son of God DOES. Join Allen Hilton this fall for an eight-session walk through the sprint that is Mark’s Gospel. Allen will keep the pace he and David Bartlett used in their 2005 Yale Bible Study on Mark, but move the text toward the events of 2020 and the lives and ministries of class participants.