Notes from a divinity student
A growing collection of study notes — the things I'm learning in divinity school, written as simply as I can manage: what Christianity actually claims, how it differs from other religions and worldviews, and what the text says when you slow down and read it.
Who's behind these, and why they exist.
I'm Karun Bourishetty — a Christian first of all, and a software engineer at Ford Motor Company.
By day I build software. In the evenings I read: the Bible, and alongside it other books both religious and secular, working to understand the different worldviews people hold and how they stand next to what Scripture says. It's part of a master's in divinity I'm pursuing — and, more than that, it's how I grow.
As I go, I want to document what I learn — simple pages, one concept at a time. If you're new to any of this, I hope they give you a way in; if you already know it well, I hope they're still worth reading.
It's a work in progress, and it will stay that way — I'll keep adding as I learn. If something here should be corrected or updated, email me at the address below. I'd be glad to hear it.
Each opens as its own page. More will be added over time.
An interactive diagram of Trinitarian structure. Drop any one of the five load-bearing claims and watch the shape fail into the matching historic error — modalism, arianism, tritheism, partialism. Includes a scripture walkthrough and an audit of the analogies your class has already heard.
A comparative map of hamartiology, from the Hebrew and Greek word field through original sin, depravity, and God's relation to sin. Traces where the traditions actually split, and ends with an interactive locator: answer four decisions and it names your framework — and where it strains against itself.
A comparative map of theology proper — how God can be known at all, the divine names, the classical attributes, the Trinity, decree, and providence. Takes the classical consensus as its baseline, prices the modern revisions against it, and ends with an interactive locator: answer four decisions and it names your doctrine of God — and where it strains against itself.
An interactive chronicle of all 42 rulers from Saul to the exile, drawn to scale in two columns. Tap any reign for its record — parents, verdict, events, death, and an honest note on the textual problems. Overlay the nine northern dynasties against Judah's single house, or the prophets who spoke into each reign.