Bible and the Gospel | What is the Message of the Bible?
In this lecture Dr. Trent Rogers traces the Bible’s single, Christ-centered storyline — Canon, Covenants, and Christ — and show how God enacts His kingdom by bringing His holy people into His perfect...
Bible and the Gospel | What Role do the Covenants Play in the Bible?
In this lecture, Dr. Trent Rogers explores the Adamic, Noahic, Abrahamic, Mosaic, Davidic, and New Covenants, tracing how each one unfolds God’s redemptive plan and reveals His faithfulness through...
Bible and the Gospel | Translation, Quotation, Allusion Tools
In this lecture, Dr. Trent Rogers explains the translation tool and previews the quotation/allusion tool — why multiple English translations help (and sometimes hinder) biblical interpretation,...
In this lecture, Dr. Trent Rogers teaches the copycat tool alongside the quotation/allusion tool — how the Bible refers to itself, why intertextual connections (quotations and allusions) are the most...
In this lecture, Dr. Trent Rogers walks through the “vocabulary tool” from Dig Deeper and shows practical steps for doing word studies well — identify significant words, map possible meanings, gather...
Dr. Trent Rogers teaches the structure tool and shows how to map an author’s sectional breaks, topic transitions, and argumentative flow so you can see how clauses, paragraphs, chapters, and books fit...
In this lecture, Dr. Trent Rogers explains why authorial intent matters, how to discern it from the text, and how to apply the tool to books like Ephesians, Matthew, and John. He argues that meaning...
In this lecture, Dr. Trent Rogers shows us how to interpret Scripture by paying attention to literary context, tone, and structure. This lecture introduces several key interpretive tools — including...
Dr. Trent Rogers introduces the “genre tool” for biblical interpretation — why the form of a text (narrative, poetry, discourse/epistle) matters for what the author intends and how we should read...
In this second session on the Genre Tool, Dr. Trent Rogers explores how biblical narratives and parables reveal God’s truth through story. Building on Part 1’s focus on discourse and letters, this...
In this final lecture from Cedarville University’s Bible and the Gospel course, Dr. Trent Rogers teaches the So What Tool for moving from careful exegesis to faithful application. Dr. Rogers explains...