Jeff Smelser's Class Material and Study Material
Sermons, Class Material, Study Notes, etc.
by Jeff Smelser
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| The material below is primarily material prepared for Bible classes, mostly for adults, but some for high school classes and some for middle school classes. The attempt has always been to discern what God's will is, not to justify man's will. But the attempt has been made by a fallible man. Each one of us will give account before our Creator, and will be judged by his word, not by the comments made or conclusions drawn in the lessons linked below. Let these lessons and notes provoke you to deeper study of God's word, but let God's word be the end of the matter. |
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- Timeline, a graphic representation of Bible history
- Abraham's family, chart showing Terah's descendants for two generations, to be completed by the student
- Abraham to the 12 Patriarchs, a chart showing the lineage of the 12 sons of Jacob, to be completed by the student
- Genesis 1-49, a study of Genesis with emphasis on NT themes. This is a WordPerfect 8 document
- Genesis 18-19, questions for class discussion
- Genesis 21 / Galatians 4, a study of the allegory drawn from Hagar and Sarah
- Genesis 27-28
- Genesis 29 - 30:24
- Genesis 30:25 - 31
- Exodus 1-3
- Exodus 4-7
- Exodus 8-40 This is an MS Word document
- Exodus 23-30
- Exodus 31:18-32:35
- Introduction and Lesson 1 (chapters 1-9)
- Lesson 2 (chapter 10)
- Lesson 3 (chapters 11-12)
- Lesson 4 (chapters 13-15)
- Lesson 5 (chapter 16)
- Lesson 6 (chapter 17-18)
- Lesson 7 (chapter 19)
- Lesson 8 (chapter 20)
- Lesson 9 (chapter 23)
- Lesson 10 (chapter 24)
- Lesson 11 (chapter 25)
- The book of Numbers, 14 lessons in one file
- Preface
- Introduction
- Index If you are looking for discussion of a particular psalm, use the index.
- KJV Mistranslations in Proverbs, Notes on a few translation issues, prepared by Scott Smelser
- Chronology of the Fall of Israel and Judah related to Ezekiel
- Lesson 1, (Ezek. 1)
- Lesson 2, (Ezek. 2:1 - 3:15)
- Lesson 3, (Ezek. 3:15 - 3:27)
- Lesson 4, (Ezek. 4 - 6)
- Lesson 5, (Ezek. 7)
- Lesson 6, (Ezek. 8)
- Lesson 7, (Ezek. 9-10)
- Lesson 8, (Ezek. 11)
- Lesson 9, (Ezek. 12)
- Lesson 10, (Ezek. 13)
- Lesson 11, (Ezek. 14)
- Lesson 12, (Ezek. 15)
- Lesson 13, (Ezek. 16)
- Lesson 14, (Ezek. 17)
- Lesson 15, (Ezek. 18)
- Lesson 16, (Ezek. 19 - 20)
- Lesson 17, (Ezek. 21)
- Lesson 18, (Ezek. 22)
- Lesson 19, (Ezek. 23)
- Lesson 20, (Ezek. 24)
- Lesson 21, (Ezek. 25)
- Lesson 22, (Ezek. 26-28)
- Lesson 23, (Ezek. 29-30)
- Lesson 24, (Ezek. 31-32)
- Lesson 25, (Ezek. 33)
- Lesson 26, (Ezek. 34)
- Lesson 27, (Ezek. 35)
- Lesson 28, (Ezek. 36)
- Lesson 29, (Ezek. 37)
- Lesson 30, (Ezek. 38-39)
- Lesson 31, (Ezek. 40-48)
- Chapters 1-2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 9 This is an MS Word document. It is a cleaned up version of class notes I took as a college student sitting at Phil Roberts' feet. However, if flaws are found, they are not to be attributed to him. I occasionally inserted editorial comments, and now this long afterwards, it is difficult even for me to know which comments and asides represent his remarks and which few may have been insertions of my own. We spent 6 class periods on this particular chapter, beginning on Oct. 20, 1978 and continuing till Nov. 1, 1978.
- Joel, Outline and Notes
- Micah, Outline and Questions
Mark
The following three articles were written in response to articles by Maurice Barnett.
His articles can be found at www.biblebanner.com/apoluo.htm
- The Covering of 1 Cor. 11:1-16
- 1 Cor. 13:8-13 in View of the Context
- Women and Whole Church Meetings (1 Cor. 14:34)
- Genesis 21 / Galatians 4, a study of the allegory drawn from Hagar and Sarah
- Introduction
- Notes on Chapter 1
- Notes on Chapter 2
- Notes on Chapter 3
- Notes on Chapter 4: Not yet available
- 1st & 2nd Thessalonians, 6 lessons for class use
- 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus
- Irenaeus' "Against Heresies"
- References to Gnosticism in 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus
- 1 Timothy 1-3
- 1 Timothy 4
- 2 Timothy, part 1
- 2 Timothy, part 2
- Titus
- Notes on Chronology of Timothy's Travels, Timeframe of Paul's 1st Letter to Timothy, and Gnostic Influences Addressed in 1st & 2nd Timothy and Titus
- Introduction
- Chapter 1
- Structure of the Letters to the Seven Churches
- Chapters 2-3
- Chapters 4-5
- Chapters 6-7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 11
- Chapters 12-13
SPECIAL TOPICS
Introduction and 22 lessons that follow the order of events in Jesus' life and examine the OT prophecies that pertain to them
- Church History, not a history of the Lord's church; a study of departures from the truth during the first millennium after NT times, WordPerfect 8.
- Special Study
- Lesson 7, The Crusades
Special Topics in the New Testament
Jesus' Crucifixion, Resurrection and Ascension
- The Crucifixion Week, part 1
- The Crucifixion Week, part 2 (CHART)
- The Crucifixion Week, part 3
- Resurrection to Ascension
Correlating Epistles with Acts
- Overview of Acts
- 1 Thessalonians relative to Acts
- 1 Corinthians relative to Acts
- 2 Corinthians relative to Acts
- Romans relative to Acts
More than just notes, this is a comprehensive study of the passage, the historical context, modern interpretations, and textual issues. Originally published in 1989 as chapter 5 in Is It Lawful?, edited by Dennis G. Allan and Gary Fisher, this work has been revised for publication on the Internet. Much useful material in the endnotes is now more readily accessible. The text and endnotes are linked in both directions to allow the reader to easily move back and forth. Also, a previously unpublished supplement is now available.
- Matthew 19:1-12, for Sgreek users (93K)
- Matthew 19:1-12, for SPIonic users (93K)
- Appendix A: The Appeal to Patristics
- Appendix B: Textual Questions in Matthew 19:9, for SGreek users
- Appendix B: Textual Questions in Matthew 19:9, for SPIonic users
- Supplement
Studies in 1 Corinthians
Special Topics in the Old Testament
Timeline
- Timeline, a graphic representation of Bible history
- Abraham's family, chart showing Terah's descendants for two generations, to be completed by the student
- Abraham to the 12 Patriarchs, a chart showing the lineage of the 12 sons of Jacob, to be completed by the student
- KJV Mistranslations in Proverbs, Notes on a few translation issues, prepared by Scott Smelser
- Quiz: The Beginning of Captivity
- Chronology of the Fall of Israel and Judah related to Ezekiel
The following article, written by J. W. McGarvey, appeared in Lard's Quarterly in 1868 and was
signed simply "M." It is made available here because it is particularly needed and timely. It ought to
be read by every Christian who supposes modern wars can be justified by an appeal to the Old
Testament. It is reproduced here in a manner intended to appoximate the page layout as originally printed.Jewish Wars as Precedents for Modern Wars