Catholic Answers School of Apologetics: Bible Difficulties 2 Online Course

Bible Difficulties 2: Old Testament Moral Difficulties equips students to respond confidently to some of the most challenging objections raised against Scripture. In this course, Trent Horn examines difficult Old Testament passages involving violence, slavery, warfare, polygamy, punishments, and other moral questions that can trouble believers and be used by critics to attack the Bible.

Students will learn how to read these passages in context, distinguish between what Scripture records and what it recommends, and understand God’s gradual work of teaching and forming his people through salvation history. Drawing from Scripture, Catholic teaching, and sound biblical interpretation, this course shows how the “dark passages” of the Old Testament can be understood without abandoning confidence in the truth and inspiration of God’s Word.

By the end of the course, students will be better prepared to explain Old Testament moral difficulties, answer common objections, and defend the Bible as the inspired, inerrant Word of God.

Course Overview

Bible Difficulties 2: Old Testament Moral Difficulties helps students understand and respond to some of the most challenging moral objections raised against the Old Testament. Trent Horn explains how to interpret difficult passages on violence, slavery, warfare, polygamy, punishments, and other troubling topics in light of Scripture, Catholic teaching, historical context, and God’s gradual work in salvation history.

Topics covered:

This course covers the Old Testament passages that often raise the hardest moral questions for believers and skeptics alike, helping students understand them through Catholic teaching, historical context, and sound biblical interpretation.

• Scripture and moral difficulties

• Recording evil vs. recommending evil

• Difficult biblical role models

• Graphic descriptions in Scripture

• Old Testament laws and punishments

• Polygamy and forced marriages

• Old Testament law and sexual assault

• Slavery in the Old Testament

• Divine killing and judgment

• Abraham and Isaac

• Israel, Canaan, and ancient warfare

Course Access
When you enroll in this online course, you’ll receive one full year of access from your enrollment date. That gives you plenty of time to watch the lessons, revisit key sections, and complete the course at a steady pace. After one year, access to the course materials, videos, downloads, quizzes, certificates, and related course features may expire.

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