About this course

This course is free because of the generosity of our Vision Partners.

Knowing who he is and his being is essential for a deep, intimate relationship with the God of creation. You may use words like love, holy, just, and good to describe him. It’s through these attributes that God reveals himself and we discover who he really is. Throughout Scripture, different attributes are displayed at different times. In this course, Dr. Heiser outlines the nature of God by explaining the unshared attributes that God alone possesses as well as the attributes he shares with humanity, created as his image. He lays out the arguments for God’s existence and you’ll walk away with a solid foundation for the doctrine of God.
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Course objectives

After completing this course, you'll be able to explain:

  • Traditional arguments for God’s existence, which is presumed in Scripture.

  • Terms used by theologians and Bible scholars to describe God (e.g., eternality, omnipotence, immanence, etc.).

  • Concerns raised by certain attributes to what we find in Scripture and in relationship to other attributes.

  • How we are like God by virtue of his creation of humanity as his own image.

Course outline

    1. About this course

    2. What you will learn

    3. What you need

    4. Instructor

    1. Objectives 01

    2. Pre-work 01

    3. Session 01

    4. Quiz 01

    5. Discussion 01

    6. Additional resources 01

    1. Objectives 02

    2. Pre-work 02

    3. Session 02

    4. Quiz 02

    1. Objectives 03

    2. Pre-work 03

    3. Session 03

    4. Quiz 03

    1. Objectives 04

    2. Pre-work 04

    3. Session 04

    4. Quiz 04

    5. Additional resources 04

    1. Objectives 05

    2. Pre-work 05

    3. Session 05

    4. Quiz 05

Attributes of God

  • Free
  • 2.5 hours of video content
  • 7 Modules

Additional course details:

  • Difficulty level: 4

    The learning difficulty for this course is 4 out of 5. It is recommended for advanced students and above.

  • Unlimited access

    You receive unlimited access to the course once you enroll.

  • Icon & text

    You automatically receive a certificate of completion once you finish the course.

Instructor

Dr. Michael S. Heiser

Dr. Michael S. Heiser (who prefers to be called Mike) is a scholar of the Bible and its ancient context. He earned master’s degrees in Ancient History from the University of Pennsylvania and Hebrew Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has a Ph.D. in Hebrew and Semitic Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Before teaching at AWKNG School of Theology, Dr. Heiser taught at the university level for over 20 years and was the Academic Editor and Scholar for Logos Bible Software for 15 years. He supervised scholarly data projects related to the Dead Sea Scrolls, Hebrew and Semitic inscriptions, the Septuagint, and the Greek Pseudepigrapha. Dr. Heiser is published widely in scholarly academic journals, including the Bible Study Magazine, and authored several portions of the Faithlife Study Bible.

Certificate program

Earn credit towards the Certificate of Biblical Doctrine when you complete this course.

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What our students are saying

5 star rating

Excellent course!

Rachel Matkin

The attributes of God! WOW! How can we not be in AWE of such a Holy, Wonderful Father?! Thank you Dr. Heiser. I can only imagine. 💜✝️🙌🏽

The attributes of God! WOW! How can we not be in AWE of such a Holy, Wonderful Father?! Thank you Dr. Heiser. I can only imagine. 💜✝️🙌🏽

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5 star rating

Awesome Class!

Jan Faust

I learn so much in all of these courses. So grateful for them!

I learn so much in all of these courses. So grateful for them!

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Attributes of God

Ronald Barnes

liked the course. take notes of the scripture and go over them as you feel led. These topics are some that nonbelievers and other religions could ask you about. you will gain some awesome insight.

liked the course. take notes of the scripture and go over them as you feel led. These topics are some that nonbelievers and other religions could ask you about. you will gain some awesome insight.

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5 star rating

Awesome

David Ellis

Loved the class!!

Loved the class!!

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5 star rating

Excellent title that describes the material covered by it perfectly

Michael Morimando

Absolutely dives in deeper with not only a pin point understanding of both the shared and unshared attributes of God. The pre-work reading was spot on for additional references with opened up so much for me that I had my thinking and thoughts rene...

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Absolutely dives in deeper with not only a pin point understanding of both the shared and unshared attributes of God. The pre-work reading was spot on for additional references with opened up so much for me that I had my thinking and thoughts renewed that, again, opened my thinking and the eyes of my heart, to greater understanding of my God and Who He really is!!

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