1. Getting Started
2. Lesson Text: Esther 1–7
3. In | The Timeline
4. In | Diaspora
5. In | Diaspora Stories and Heroes
6. In | Nehemiah 9
7. In | Workbook: Nehemiah 9
8. In | The Importance of Vindication
9. In | Plot #1: Guilt and Reconciliation
10. In | Plot #2: Dishonor and Vindication
11. In | Plots Converge in Jesus
12. Behind | Building a Home in Egypt
13. Behind | iMap: Post-Exile Diaspora
14. In Front | Modern-Day Dishonor and Vindication: Louis Zamperini
15. In Front | Workbook: Modern-Day Dishonor and Vindication - Louis Zamperini
16. Wrap-Up

1. Getting Started
2. Lesson Text: Esther 8–10
3. In | Workbook: A Royal Beauty Pageant
4. In | Chiasm in Esther
5. In | A Book of 10 Banquets
6. In | The Hiddenness of God
7. In | Workbook: Echoes in Esther
8. In | Inner-biblical Echoes in Esther
9. In | Esther and Joseph
10. Behind | Workbook: Editions (and Additions) of Esther
11. Behind | Esther and the Canon
12. In Front | Signs and Esther
13. In Front | Workbook: The Hidden Hand of God in Your Life
14. Wrap-Up

1. Getting Started
2. Lesson Text: Esther
3. In | Workbook: The Courage of Esther
4. In | What Else Is Esther About?
5. In | Workbook: Narrative Liturgy
6. In | The Gospels as Narrative Liturgy
7. In | The "Meaning" of Stories
8. In | Esther and Character Formation
9. Behind | Workbook: The Historicity of Esther
10. Behind | The Historicity of Esther
11. In Front | Christianity Today: Moments of Crisis
12. In Front | Crisis, Character, Calling, Competence and Community
13. In Front | The Holocaust and Bible Interpretation
14. Wrap-Up

1. Getting Started
2. Lesson Text: Ezra
3. In | Workbook: Ezra 1 and Exodus
4. In | Ezra's Place in the Bible Story
5. In | Introduction to Ezra
6. In | Workbook: Introducing Ezra
7. In | A Difficult Scene in Ezra
8. In | Ezra 10
9. Behind | iMap: Exile and Return
10. Behind | Second Temple Period
11. Behind | Persian Kings and the Bible
12. Behind | The Persian Empire
13. In Front | Purity and Assimilation Today
14. In Front | Workbook: Purity and Assimilation in Your Life
15. Wrap-Up

1. Getting Started
2. Lesson Text: Nehemiah
3. In | Workbook: A Persian Cupbearer
4. In | Introduction to Nehemiah
5. In | Workbook: Comparing Three Prayers
6. In | Workbook: Nehemiah's Leadership in Action
7. Behind | Collective Identity
8. Behind | Setting the Stage for the New Testament
9. Behind | A Temple State
10. Behind | The Walls of Nehemiah
11. Behind | Tensions Between the Samaritans and Jews
12. In Front | Nehemiah and Leadership
13. In Front | Affairs of State and Favor with Those in Authority
14. In Front | Workbook: The Best Citizens and the Biggest Threat
15. In Front | Eschatology as "The Already" and "Not Yet"
16. In Front | Workbook: Guiding Questions - Esther, Ezra and Nehemiah
17. Wrap-Up

1. Course Evaluation

• Final Exam