The Right Reverend Patrick S. Fodor, our Bishop Ordinary, leads regular Bible study and teaching sessions published on the Diocese of the Missouri Valley YouTube channel. These recordings are an excellent way to encounter the depth of Anglican biblical teaching — at your own pace, from wherever you are.
The videos fall into three series. The Old Testament Survey is a sequential lecture course best watched in order. Bishop’s Bible Study episodes are standalone topical studies — watch any in any order. A Christian Approach to the Psalter is a clergy workshop (“Clericus”) on praying and reading the Psalms.
Old Testament Survey
A sequential lecture series, currently ten episodes, working systematically through the Old Testament. New episodes are released roughly monthly.
- #1 — Literary Structure and Orality (59:20)
- #2 — Elements of History, Textual Criticism, and Resources (1:00:40)
- #3 — Main Themes and Structure of Genesis (1:02:40)
- #4 — The Covenant Structure of the Old Testament and Other Literary Clues (1:00:44)
- #5 — The Documentary Hypothesis and the Literary Design of Noah’s Flood (1:02:20)
- #6 — The Threefold Covenant with Abraham and Sarah (1:00:55)
- #7 — The Remainder of the Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob Cycles (Genesis 23ff.) (1:04:40)
- #8 — The Joseph Cycle (1:05:15)
- #9 — The Book of Exodus (1:02:27)
- #10 — The Ten Plagues and the Red Sea Crossing (1:02:01)
Bishop’s Bible Study (Standalone Episodes)
Topical, self-contained studies. Each stands on its own — start with whichever subject draws you.
- Episode 1 — Jesus as the Divine Bridegroom Revealed to the Samaritans (John 4) (1:01:17)
- Episode 2 — The Sin of Ham: Why Is Canaan Cursed? (Genesis 9 & 10) (54:30)
- Episode 3 — The Nature of Melchizedek and Christ as the Ultimate High Priest (1:03:00)
- Episode 4 — The Identification of the Star of Bethlehem (57:20)
- Episode 5 — An Analysis of the O Antiphons (50:20)
A Christian Approach to the Psalter
A workshop given at the 2026 diocesan Clericus on praying and reading the Psalms.
- Part 1 — Literary Structures, Background, and Basic Orientations to the Psalms (1:10:23)
- Part 2 — Structure and Background Materials (1:46:07)
- Part 3 — Section 3 (partial recording) (15:04)