ONLINE ACADEMY
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION CURRICULUM
(Non-Certified Courses)
Our Christian Education Curriculum has been designed specifically for church/faith-based learning.
In contrast to the certified track, the non-certified track can be leased in bundles or individually, allowing institutions to select the modules from our curriculum catalog that best meet their needs for a nine-week period.
ABOUT THE CURRICULUM
The notion that the biblical Israelites were comprised of an African-based ethnically mixed community—one that would have been classified as Black by modern racial standards—has been a quiet narrative in Black Christian spaces since the Europeans forced Christianity upon West Africans in North America. The nineteenth-century former slave Bishop Henry McNeal Turner offered the first notable theological vocalization of biblical blackness. He said, "We had rather believe in no God, or … believe that all nature is God than to believe in the personality of a God, and not to believe that He is a Negro." Albert Cleage's 1968 public proclamation cited that Jesus and the entire Israelite family were Black. To be sure, this view has always been a part of the conversation in Black Christianity. The works of respected scholars such as Cain Hope Felder’s Troubling Biblical Waters, Walter McCray’s Black Presence In the Bible, Thomas Oden’s How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind, and others have lent their genius to legitimize the emergent Black biblical Presence proposition. These (and others) have incorporated this notion into the mainstream Christian conversation, and it can no longer be ignored.
Therefore, the contention that biblical Israelites were a Black community is not going away. Still, the demands for its legitimacy and mainstreaming into the Christian narrative, particularly by the Black church, have reached critical mass. The Bible is Black History Institute created its online academy to address this matter. The curriculum's development includes contributions from Black scholars, pastors, and vocational ministry practitioners from various walks of life. It is designed to address biblical topics that may have been unintentionally ignored or intentionally censored over the centuries. It provides a powerful counter-narrative to oppressive white evangelicalism, along with its white biblical iconography, which for the past five hundred years has been the accepted mainstream theological position for Western Christianity. Presently, this curriculum is not offered in colleges, universities, or theological seminaries worldwide; only here at the Bible is Black History Online Academy.
Our Christian Education Curriculum has been designed specifically for church and faith-based learning environments, including Sunday schools, Vacation Bible Schools, homeschool settings, and faith-based schools. It offers a flexible alternative to the more rigorous certification program and features engaging animations and interactive workbooks tailored for children and youth. This curriculum is ideal for use during Black History Month, Juneteenth celebrations, or as a valuable resource to support year-round Christian education initiatives.
In contrast to the certified track, the non-certified track bundle is leased for a nine-week period, allowing institutions to select the modules from our curriculum catalog that best meet their needs.
Non-Certified Courses - Trailer
The Genesis Creation Account - Trailer
Noah - Trailer
WHAT THE PROGRAM COVERS
The scholarly content covers the biblical origins of modern humans using biblical, DNA, archeological, and historical evidence to advance our claim that the mother and father of biblical history (namely, Adam and Eve) were people who would have been considered Black by modern racial standards. We will also consider the origins of European and African Jewries, the Hebrew migration to interior Africa, Black biblical presence's impact on Black theology, the African influence upon the birth of the New Testament church in Acts 2.
We also have a curriculum geared toward children, from Pre-School to High School.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
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MODULE 1: The Black Presence in the BibleThe Biblical Origins of Modern Humans The Hebrew Migration to Interior Africa The Color of Christ: Black Jesus The New Testament African Jewry
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MODULE 2: The Origins of European Jewry and White ChristianityThe Rhineland Hypothesis The Kharzarian Hypothesis Japheth, The Father of the Europeans Dispelling the Curse of Ham Myth Dispelling the Curse of Cain Myth The Color of Christ: White Jesus The Racist Origins of White Evangelicalism
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MODULE 3: The Origins of the Black ChurchThe Forgotten African History of Christianity The West African Religion's Influence on the Black Church The West African Roots of the Black Church in America The Black Church After 1863 Recovering the Prophetic Impulse of the Black church
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MODULE 4: The Black Biblical Presence and Black TheologyWhy is Black Theology Important? Toward a New Starting Point for Black Theology The Biblical Origins of the Domination System
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MODULE 5: Hermeneutics - Biblical InterpretationDefining Biblical Hermeneutics and its Importance Toward a "Bottom-up" Biblical Interpretation: Understanding the Bible from the Perspective of the Oppressed Hebrew Community that Produced it Samples of Scriptural Passages Interpreted through a Bottom-up Hermeneutic
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MODULE 6: The Bible is Black History Presentation SeminarHow to gather information to conduct a Bible is Black History Presentation How to construct a PowerPoint Presentation Tips and Suggestions for Certified Bible is Black History Presenters
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MODULE 7: Great Women of the BibleEve Judge Deborah Queen Vashti Queen Esther Mother Mary Mary Magdalene Lydia
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MODULE 8: Young Heroes of the BibleThe Hebrew Boys Jeremiah Samuel King David Jesus Christ Timothy Titus
WHO YOU'LL LEARN FROM
YOUR ONLINE ACADEMY FACULTY PRESENTERS
WHO SHOULD ENROLL IN THE ACADEMY
This online academy is designed to provide an educational experience that reimagines the biblical story as told by the ancient Black Hebrews. The story is about how Black people understood Yahweh’s being at work in their communities as they strove for liberation and independence, and how that reality empowers Black Bible readers today.
Through this initiative, our goal is to serve the needs of people seeking a deeper understanding and greater appreciation of Blacks’ role in salvation history.
This could serve as your Christian Education Curriculum for the church, or be augmented for various educational opportunities such as Vacation Bible School, Black History Month, the Juneteenth celebration, or secular education for Primary, Middle or High School.
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
BASIC REQUIREMENTS
In order to complete this program, you'll need a current email account and access to a computer and the internet, as well as a PDF Reader. You may need to view Microsoft PowerPoint presentations, and read and create documents in Microsoft Word or Excel.
BROWSER REQUIREMENTS
We recommend that you use Google Chrome as your internet browser when accessing the Online Campus. Although this is not a requirement, we have found that this browser performs best for ease of access to course material. This browser can be downloaded here.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Certain courses may require additional software and resources. Please note that Google, Vimeo, and YouTube may be used in our course delivery. If these cyber-services are blocked in your jurisdiction, you may have difficulty accessing the course content. Please check with an enrollment adviser before registering for this program if you have any concerns about this affecting your experience with the Online Campus.
Curriculum Essentials
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THE BIBLE IS THE SACRED HISTORY OF THE HEBREW PEOPLE.
THIS HOLY COMMUNITY WAS COMPRISED OF BLACK PEOPLE.
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