Bible Foundations: Understanding Sacred History and Context

A Three-Part Learning Series

Most people read the Bible without ever seeing the world behind it. But the physical spaces, rulers, worship practices, and historical moments shaped how the biblical stories unfolded.

This three-part Bible Foundations series gives you the essential background that makes Scripture come alive — whether you are new to Bible study or have been studying for years.

What You’ll Learn

• Why the Tabernacle mattered in Israel’s identity and worship

• How Herod the Great reshaped the culture Jesus walked into

• Why Herod’s Temple was central to the religious and political tensions of the Gospels

• How understanding the setting of Scripture unlocks meaning in stories you already know

Part 1 - The Tabernacle—Worship in the Wilderness 

Part 2: Herod the Great — Power, Politics & the World Jesus Entered

Part 3: Herod’s Temple — The Center of Jewish Life in Jesus’ Day