Course design
Course Pathways and Training Plans
Use the same system as a short orientation, one-week crash course, six-week church class, twelve-week training course, or advanced capstone.
Choose the course pathway
| Pathway | Best for | Modules | Required output |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-hour orientation | New users | Help page, Hermeneutics Foundations, one Beginner study. | One completed Quick Guided Study Template. |
| 1-week crash course | Serious personal study | Foundations, Observation Key, Bad Methods, Application Discernment, Worked Examples. | One Standard Passage Study and one Application Plan. |
| 6-week church class | Small groups | Foundations, Whole Book, Observation, Genre, Interpretation, Application, Source Use. | One literary-unit study and one group discussion plan. |
| 12-week training course | Teachers and ministry trainees | All core modules plus figures, translation, textual variants, original-language mini-guides, rubrics. | Three studies in different genres and one teaching outline. |
| Advanced capstone | Pastors, teachers, advanced students | Full In-Depth workflow, principle audit, word study, cross-references, source tracker, rubric review. | Complete final study packet suitable for review before teaching. |
Recommended 12-week sequence
- Hermeneutics Foundations and the full workflow.
- Whole-book reading and horizontal charting.
- Observation key and detailed observation.
- Genre and figures of speech.
- Interpretation, authorial intent, and bad methods to avoid.
- Word study and original-language safeguards.
- Cross-references and biblical theology.
- Translation and textual transmission.
- Application discernment.
- Source use, AI safeguards, and citation honesty.
- Group study and teaching outline.
- Capstone presentation and rubric review.