We’re excited to share with you the schedule for the summer term which begins on Monday 28th April. We have put together a great programme that we are sure will have something to interest you. Remember that all our teaching is done over interactive virtual classrooms using zoom, so that wherever you are in the world, you can join in and benefit from inspirational teaching and good fellowship. Additionally, all our classes are open to anyone. Over the coming days we will post details of each of the subjects, but information about Galatians and New Testament Greek are already available. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us: info@edinburghbiblecollege.co.uk
Introduction to New Testament Greek
We haven’t run this course for a while but in the past our introduction to the Biblical languages modules have been among our most popular courses.
If you are serious about studying the Bible in any depth and reading commentaries, we believe you really should get at least the basics of the New Testament Greek alphabet and the way the language works. If you are a teacher or preacher, it is essential to have at least a reading knowledge of the language, so that you can follow the text even if you need to look at a translation or dictionary from time to time. This will help you to understand both the text itself and some of the more complex areas of interpretation.
This module is a 10 week course which provides a basic introduction to the original language of the New Testament, starting with the basics of alphabet recognition and pronunciation, and working through some introductory grammar and vocabulary. It is designed to enable reading and understanding of a selection of simple passages from the New Testament and is taught in a very inspirational and interactive way which makes it accessible to absolutely anybody.
The course lecturer is Mr Jamie Gallacher, a Graduate of EBC and also of Highland Theological College
The course starts on Monday 28th April and runs from 7.00 – 9.00pm each week. It is held over zoom so wherever you are in the world, you can still take part. The cost for just auditing the course option is £140 and for assessments £200. Registration is essential and can be done here.
Important Press Release
The Board of Edinburgh Bible College are pleased to announce the appointment of Ramone McKenzie to succeed the current principal John Brand as he stands down in 2026. For the past two years the College has been prayerfully seeking a replacement for John, who has served as Principal unstintingly since the College was founded in 2012.
Ramone currently serves as an elder of the Kirkcaldy Baptist Fellowship in Fife, alongside Rev David Greenaway. Ramone holds a Bachelor in Theology (BTh) and is currently completing his Masters degree (MTh) in 17th Century Scottish Church History. He is excited to be taking up the role of EBC Principal and using his ministry gifts and training. He says, "I look forward to the challenge ahead and what the Lord chooses to do through the college as we move forward"
Taking up his position in August of this year, Ramone will be working as Vice-Principal alongside John for six months before taking up the role of Principal in its entirety. We look to the Lord for His blessing and provision for the College going forward under Ramone’s leadership.
EBC was established in 2012 under John Brand's leadership, by a group of church leaders who saw a need for a grass roots, church based, strongly biblical training facility. EBC graduates are now serving in several different countries around the world and there are currently some 45 registered students, about a third of whom are studying by distance learning and the others by involvement in online virtual classrooms. Our Diploma students are mentored by their local church leaders. Details of study options and courses available can be found on the College website at www.edinburghbiblecollege.co.uk/titan/
Professor Steve Taylor
EBC Board Chairman
Galatians
Starting on Tuesday 29th April, and running for 10 Tuesday mornings between 9.30 and 10.30 am, we will be teaching Paul’s letter to the Galatians.
The letter to the Galatians has been referred to as the “Magna Carta of Christian liberty”. It addresses the issue of false gospels, specifically, the heretical claim by the “Judaizers” that works of the Law, such as circumcision, are essential for Gentiles (non-Jewish people) before they can receive salvation as Christians. Paul had once delivered the Gospel of grace to the Galatians, which they so wonderfully believed. Now, in his letter to them, he must chastise them for so readily believing “another gospel”. He will go on to expose and dismantle this false gospel by appealing to both Old Covenant promises of salvation and their fulfilment through the New Covenant in Christ Jesus. This pharisaic infiltration by the Judaizers has also generated contentions and bad fruit between the Galatian saints. Paul, therefore, exhorts them to reject the false teaching, to walk in the Spirit and put away the desires of the flesh so that they may produce good fruit. Galatians is a warning and an encouragement to the Church in every generation, as it deals with issues that have plagued the Christian faith since it began.
The Course Lecturer is Rev Dr David Greenaway who has recently retired from pastoral ministry and serves as a member of EBC’s Board of Directors. The classes are held over zoom, so wherever you are in the world you can join. You have the option to complete assignments and gain study credits or to just audit the course, benefitting from the teaching and study and getting all the materials but not completing assignments. The cost for the auditing option is £70 and for assessments £100. Registration is essential and can be done here.
EBC’s Chairman on ITN News
Last night, Professor Steve Taylor, Chairman of EBC’s Board of Directors, featured in an ITN news report on work that he and his team at Liverpool University have been doing on dinosaur remains. Click on image to play video.
On the significance of this research work, Steve says, ‘This is another example of where science (in this case palaeontology) confirms the Bible. If these dinosaurs lived and died millions of years ago, there could not be any of their collagen left, but the results clearly show the presence of original collagen. The explanation is that the catastrophe which suddenly killed and rapidly buried these huge creatures was the worldwide Flood spoken of in the Bible (Genesis) to which the Lord Jesus also referred in the Gospels.’
Prayer and Praise
The second of our new monthly Prayer and Praise powerpoints, with a few pointers to inform you in your praying for the work of the College, is now available (click here). If you could use this yourself or even encourage your church fellowship to take 5 minutes a month in their Sunday or midweek meeting to pray for us we would be enormously grateful. If you would like to receive the new powerpoint each month, just drop us an email and we will be happy to oblige. Thank you and the Lord bless you.
There’ still time – but only just!
There’s still time to sign up for one of our new modules which start this week – even Revelation which begins this evening. You can find more information here:
- Revelation (Mondays 7.00 – 9.00pm)
- Genesis 1-11 (Tuesdays 9.30 – 10.30am)
- Eschatology (Tuesdays 11.00am – 1.00pm)
- 2 Timothy (Wednesdays 9.30 – 10.30am)
- Angels, Demons and Spiritual Warfare (Wednesdays 2.00 – 4.00pm)
