HOME TEMPLE TUITION PROGRAM

CURRICULUM AREAS

Candidates for Ordination study in the seven subject areas listed below. Priesthood studies are more advanced than those for the Diaconate and require the foundation developed in the Diaconate curriculum. Much of the curriculum is ONLINE THROUGH DR. KEIZER'S PATREON YOUTUBE PRE-CHRISTIAN TEACHINGS SITE

When a person is accepted into studies, he/she signs and returns  the Home Temple Code of Ethics.  The new Postulant for Ordination receives study materials including a certificate to operate as a Subdeacon of the Home Temple authorizing use of Pre-Consecrated Elements for private operation and practice of the Sacred Eucharist as a "Deacon's Mass," an ancient tradition recorded in the Book of the Acts and practiced from the time of the first-century churches at Rome. When the Candidate is Ordained to the Diaconate, he/she continues to operate with Pre-Consecrated Hosts (only an Apostolic Priest/ess can Consecrate Hosts), but is now authorized to offer the Eucharistic Mass publicly. When finally the Candidate is Ordained to the Priesthood, he/she is fully empowered for independent sacramental ministry (see PROGRAM).

Those who have already received independent Apostolic Ordination or a denominational seminary education will be received as Home Templar Ordinands upon reception of appropriate letters of reference and Letters Dimissory from the previous Bishop (if possible), and upon completion of a special course of studies (FAST TRACK--SEE PROGRAM) designed to make up deficiencies in previous education.

THE FOLLOWING TOPICS ARE ADDRESSED IN BOTH DIACONATE AND PRIESTHOOD ONLINE PLAYLISTS


Jesus Studies: Teachings, practices, and concepts of Mar Yeshua (Master Jesus) in Aramaic language and historical context; The Galilean background of Jesus; prophetic, rabbinic, and wisdom schools reflected in the Teachings of Jesus; medieval Jewish Kabbalistic and Chasidic schools transmitting the Teachings, practices, and concepts used by Jesus; Shroud of Turin studies.

History: Origins and Development of Ancient Hebrew Religion; Israel, Judah, and the Prophetic Schools; Second Temple Judaism; Origins of Rabbinic Judaism and Christianity; Medieval and Modern Jewish and Christian History; Origin and History of Women's Ordination, Independent Episcopate, and the Home Temple Movement.

Scripture: Old Testament (Pentateuch, Prophets, Writings); Intertestamental Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha; New Testament; New Testament Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, including Dead Sea Scrolls and Nag Hammadi Coptic Gnostic Tractates; relevant medieval and modern spiritual literature.

Liturgics: Comparative world shamanism and priesthood; history of Jewish and Christian liturgics; modern liturgical reform; applied liturgics; harmonic chanting and use of voice; liturgical symbolism; the Home Temple and altar; history and development of prayer; incense, fragrance, color, candles, elements, voice, and mudra in liturgy.

Religious Tradition and Ritual: Use of the Sacramentary and Sacraments for the EUCHARISTIC LITURGIES, which are are the Liturgy of the Chalice (Eucharist, Communion, or "Mass") and the Shabbat Seder; and LIFE-CYCLE RITUALS, which are the Wedding; Funeral; Kabbalistic mikveh, purifications, and chrismation  for healing, exorcism, grief, and other life-crises or transitions; Pesach or Passover; and Pascha or Easter.

Integrative Spiritual Practice: Six-Month Spiritual Journal (Diaconate); Temple meditation practice; The Vigil of Jesus; the Kabbalistic Psalm recitations of Jesus; The Master's Prayer and the prayer techniques of Jesus; introduction to Kabbalistic prayer, development of harmonic chanting technique, theurgical healing, exorcism, purity practices, and other Home Temple practices; applying the Teachings of Jesus for individual and social evolution.

 

ORDINATION CURRICULUM

Access the online Diaconate Program by going to: http://www.wisdomseminars.org/Catalogue.html 

Scroll down to the SCHOOL OF SACRED STUDIES. Click. This will bring up the very simple access page for Diaconate and Priesthood Studies.

Click on The Diaconate Studies. This page is open to the public.

 

DIACONATE MODULE MATERIAL

 

The Diaconate Handbook (110 Pages Download)

 

The Authentic Jesus   Textbook (167 Pages Download)

 

Audio Lectures (10 Hours) in Biblical Literature and History with and Video Demonstrations in Liturgics and Mind-Body Practices (4 Hours)

Spiritual Journal (Daily Observations for Morning Meditation and Evening Contemplation, Submitted at End of Six Months)

THE FOLLOWING PLAYLISTS THAT CAN BE FOUND AT https://www.youtube.com/user/lewiskeizer/playlists

     Exegitical Studies for Diaconate (11 Hours Multimedia Lecture-Presentations; Exegetical Paper Required, Submitted When Ready in Fulfillment of Jesus Studies Curriculum)

     Liturgics: Diaconate Studies (Two Presentations)

     Early Church: Diaconate (Nine Presentations)

     Biblical Studies: Diaconate (Five Presentations)

     Yeshua Studies: Diaconate (Thirteen Presentations)

 

Questions About Jesus and Questions About the Bible (Submitted When Ready in Fulfillment of Biblical Studies Curriculum)

Required Purchase for Biblical Studies Curriculum:
 The Bible, Bart Ehrman
The Bible: A Historical and Literary Introduction

Recommended Purchases:
New English Bible, Revised Standard Version, or other latest translation supported by many denominations (New English Bible includes Apocrypha); The Other Bible edited by Barnstone (includes selections from Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, New Testament Apocrypha, Dead Sea Scrolls, and Nag Hammadi Coptic Gnostic Library)

 

PRIESTHOOD MATERIALS:

Priesthood Handbook (77 Pages Download)

Keys of the Master  Textbook (51 Pages Download)

Audio Lectures (12 Hours) in Biblical Literature and History, Shroud of Turin Studies, with Video Demonstrations in Liturgics and Mind-Body Practices

Home Temple Sacramentary (91 Pages Download)
(Includes Latin translations parallel to Spanish translations for Home Temple Kabbalistic Mass and THG Liturgy of the Holy Grail)

 

The Pre-Christian Teachings of Yeshua (Download) This is arranged by Sunday lessons/commentaries to serve as the HOME TEMPLE LECTIONARY

 

The Yeshua Seminar at http://wisdomseminars.org/YS_Syllabus.html (Requires Five-Page Reflection Paper Submitted When Ready in Fulfillment of Jesus Studies Curriculum)

It is highly recommended, but not required, that a student
purchase and read Bishop Keizer's historical novel
Yeshua: The Unknown Jesus, to prepare for the
Yeshua Seminar.


SEE http://hometemple.org/YESHUA.htm
 

 

 

THE FOLLOWING PLAYLISTS THAT CAN BE FOUND AT https://www.youtube.com/user/lewiskeizer/playlists

     BIBLICAL STUDIES: PRIESTHOOD (TWENTY PRESENTATIONS)

     OLD TESTAMENT AND HISTORY OF ISRAEL (FOUR PRESENTATIONS)

     YESHUA STUDIES: PRIESTHOOD (FIFTEEN PRESENTATIONS)

     PRIESTHOOD: SACRED STUDIES (SEVEN PRESENTATIONS)

     PRIESTHOOD STUDIES: THE INITIATIC MYSTERIES OF CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY (EIGHT PRESENTATIONS)

     THE GOSPEL OF THOMAS (TWELVE PRESENTATIONS)

RECOMMENDED FOR POST-ORDINATION STUDY: THE PRE-CHRISTIAN TEACHINGS OF YESHUA; YESHUA SHORT TOPICS; YESHUA RETREAT 2008; EPISCOPAL T:.H:.G:. AND RELATED; EPISCOPAL STUDIES: WESTERN MYSTERY TRADITION; THG

Other Recommendations:
1. Publications of the Wisdom Seminars on topics of interest (see http://www.wisdomseminars.org/Catalogue.html).
2. Since Priests nominated by their Bishop for elevation to the Episcopate must have completed the First Order Wesak Initiation, Empowerments, and studies for T:.H:.G:. (see THG), it is strongly recommended that THG work be commenced as soon as possible after acceptance for Ordination studies, since a minimum of thirteen months, beginning at Wesak (usually May) is required for completion of First Order.