These are surely two of the most fundamental questions of all time and in this module, taught by EBC’s Academic Dean, John Brand, we will be examining, first, the biblical teaching on the nature of mankind and what it means to be created in the image of God in humanity, and then where did sin come from, was man created as a sinful being or did he become sinful some time after his creation, and if so, how did it happen and how has it happened that sin and its effects have spread throughout humanity? 

Taught over zoom, so you can join wherever you are and whoever you are, the course will be taught on 10 Wednesday afternoons (2.00 – 4.00), starting on September 30th.

You can audit the course – simply taking part, enjoying the teaching and online fellowship, and benefitting from lots of notes and materials, or you can submit assessments – completing an assignment for marking and gaining EBC study credits.

For auditing, the cost is £150; for assessments it is £200.

You can download a Module Description here.  Registration is essential and can be done here.

For more information, please email info@edinburghbiblecollege.co.uk

What do Christians believe about the Bible and how did we get the Bibles that we have today? These are among the questions we will consider in this module which will be taught by EBC’s Academic Dean, John Brand, who has been teaching and preaching the Bible for more than 50 years.

We will explore topics like inspiration, infallibility and inerrancy; trace the exciting story of the production and translation of the Bible, and also discover what to make of the different versions we have.

Taught over zoom, so you can join wherever you are and whoever you are, the course is taught on 10 Tuesday mornings (10.00 – 12.00), starting on September 29th.

You can audit the course – simply taking part, enjoying the teaching and online fellowship, and benefitting from lots of notes and materials, or you can submit assessments – completing an assignment for marking and gaining EBC study credits.

For auditing, the cost is £150; for assessments it is £200.

You can download a Module Description here.  Registration is essential and can be done here.

For more information, please email info@edinburghbiblecollege.co.uk

Biblical Hermeneutics, or Bible Interpretation, may not sound the most fun or exciting subject to study but this is really a foundational course; foundational to everything we teach at EBC, and absolutely essential for anyone who plans to do any teaching or preaching, never mind personal study of Scripture. 

Among comments made by previous students are:

• “I now understand the Bible so much better than I used to”
• “even in my own devotions I am getting more out of my Bible than before”

In this module we’ll give you the tools to correctly understand and apply the teaching of any part of God’s Word, and we promise you that it is not as dull as you might at first think! When Paul tells Timothy to be an unashamed workman, “rightly handling the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15), he is, by implication, highlighting the fact that there are incorrect ways of handling the Scriptures. This important course will keep you right.

Taught by Pastor Daniel Butt, Pastor of The People’s Mission in South Shields, this yearlong course is held on 30 Monday evenings (7.15 – 9.15), starting on 28th September. The course is held on zoom so wherever you are and whoever you are, you can join.

You can audit the course – simply taking part, enjoying the teaching and online fellowship, and benefitting from lots of notes and materials, or you can submit assessments – completing an assignment for marking and gaining EBC study credits.

For auditing, the cost for the whole year-long course is £450; for assessments it is £600. This amount can be paid in three termly instalments.

You can download a Module Description here.  Registration is essential and can be done here.

For more information, please email info@edinburghbiblecollege.co.uk

Over 10 Wednesday mornings in the autumn, starting on 30 September, Rev Gavino Fioretti, Minister of the Free Church of Scotland congregation in Evanton, north of Inverness, will be guiding students through the monumentally important Letter to the Romans.

Martin Luther, the German Reformer said

The Epistle to the Romans is the true masterpiece of the New Testament and the very purest Gospel which is well worth and deserving that a Christian man should not only learn it by heart, word for word, but also that he should daily deal with it as the daily bread of man’s souls.   It can never be too much or too well read or studied, and the more it is handled the more precious it becomes, and the better it tastes.

Is there a more important book in the Bible? This module is intended to open up Romans, highlighting and expounding the great doctrines of the faith that it teaches, as well as identifying all the practical implications and applications.

This module will be held over 10 Wednesday mornings (10.00 – 12.00) through the autumn, and is open to ANYONE who would like to study with us. All classes are held over zoom so wherever you are you can join in.

There are two options for studying:

Auditing (£150) – whereby you enjoy the teaching and fellowship but don’t complete any assignments to gain study credits.

Assessments (£200) – students who complete the set assignments can earn study credits.

You can download a Module Description here.

Registration is essential and can be done here.

Please contact us if you would like more information.

We are delighted to go public with our teaching programme for this autumn which includes a great variety of subjects as well as two brand new Adjunct Lecturers. Over the next week or so we will publish details of each of the modules, so keep an eye out for that. Registration is already available at: Autumn Modules at EBC

John Brand, our Academic Dean, gives an update on the Church Workers’ Conference of the Africa Inland Church – South Sudan that he is due to lead in Adjumani, northern Uganda, in early September.

It is, as they say, all systems go for the conference in northern Uganda in early September. Things are really coming together now:  my tickets are booked and I have my visa;  the conference centre and accommodation in Adjumani is booked and the programme has, more or less, been confirmed.  You can see a provisional copy of the programme here. Today, even as I write, the church leaders are meeting in Adjumani to finalise arrangements for the 50 delegates who are expected to attend from South Sudan and Uganda.

But in many ways, the hard work really begins now.   You will see the subjects for the conference in the programme, and I have a lot of material on all of this.  The challenge now is to rework it and make it suitable, relevant and applicable for this particular group of people.  Please pray that I as I work on this in the coming weeks I will know, as I have done so often in the past, the Lord’s help and leading so that in ways I couldn’t have known beforehand, time and time again in the conference itself, it will be clear that the Lord was speaking into current situations.

Financially, the total raised now stands at £4,800, just £1,200 short of the target; so we now have finance in place for 40 of the 50 delegates.  God is so good!  Please would you share this need with anyone you think might like to support it and contribute to it.  My hope and prayer – indeed my confidence – is that this figure will be exceeded so that we can cover some extra expenses and costs and so bless these good folk.

For example, over and above the actual conference costs, I am hoping to take with me copies of the book, ‘God’s Design for the Church: A Guide for African Pastors and Ministry Leaders’ by Zambian pastor Conrad Mbewe.  10 of Those have kindly promised me a 40% discount on a bulk purchase, and this would add £450 to the project total.

Could you or someone you know help get us over the target amount? Donations can be made by electronic transfer to John’s ministry account:

• Account number: 95347653
• Sort code: 404765
• Account name: J Brand

Thank you again for standing with me and with the South Sudanese Church.

We’re delighted to announce the latest addition to our amazing team of Adjunct Lecturers, Pastor Daniel Butt, of People’s Mission, South Shields, who will be teaching Hermeneutics (Bible Interpretation) in the new academic year.

Daniel has been the Pastor at People’s Mission, South Shields, since January 2020 and has international experience pastoring churches in Canada and the UK. He is originally from Canada and his wife Hannah is originally from Edinburgh, Scotland. They have three daughters and a son. Daniel believes there is a growing need for clear, Biblically sound teaching that seeks to apply the whole counsel of God to every area of life. Believing God’s Word is divinely inspired and transformative in power, Daniel is committed to providing clear Biblical teaching in a confused and fallen culture. Some of Daniel’s interests are in no particular order: gardening, learning conversational French, collecting antiquarian books and scenic walks. Both Daniel and Hannah are graduates of the Faith Mission Bible College (Edinburgh, Scotland) and Daniel holds a Master of Divinity (MDiv.) degree through ACTS Seminaries of Trinity Western University (Langley, BC, Canada).