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the Bible interprets itself. You will begin to lay a
foundation of cognitive understanding, with an
emphasis on practice in applying the principles.
Prerequisites:
BIB 1114 and BIB 1120 for under-
graduates; graduate students may take this as a
graduate school prerequisite.
BIB 3421 Principles of Biblical Exegesis
and Exposition ..................................(3)
Spring Semester
This course is an extension of the study done in
BIB 3420 concerning principles for interpreting
Scripture. This workshop course gives you the
opportunity to apply hermeneutical principles by
exegeting passages in the Bible and developing
messages, lessons and explanations which reflect
the content, outline and reasoning of the passage
and are suitable for designated situations.
Students may replace BIB 3421 with any upper
division elective that requires them to use the skills
learned in BIB 3420. This course serves as a bibli-
cal interpretation elective.
Prerequisite:
BIB 3420.
BIB 3613 Acts ....................................................(3)
Fall Semester
This course is an historical study of the continued
ministry of the risen Christ by the Holy Spirit
through the early Christian Church as God’s
instrument for witnessing to the Lord Jesus
Christ. You will focus on New Testament princi-
ples and methods for evangelization and church
growth, with attention being given to historical
backgrounds and interpretive problems. This
course may serve as a New Testament exegetical
book study.
Prerequisite:
BIB 3420.
BIB 3616 Romans ............................................(3)
Fall and Spring Semesters and Summer
Session
Within the framework of an exegetical study, you
will focus on the New Testament’s most organ-
ized, thorough exposition of the Christian faith
and its relations to human history and implications
for Christian living. Giving special attention to the
personal application of the message, you will
apply principles of biblical interpretation to the
study of this book.
Prerequisite:
BIB 3420.
BIB 3820 Bible for Teachers ..........................(3)
Fall Semester and Summer Session
In this course designed for teachers of the Bible,
you will develop a philosophy of Bible teaching
and learn to follow a preparation procedure that
will ensure that the purpose for which Scripture
was given will be accomplished in your own
teaching. You will focus specifically on how to
plan a Bible curriculum with courses of study,
units and daily lessons, following the pattern of
biblical revelation and teaching the biblical materi-
al with integrity.
Prerequisite:
BIB 3420 or permis-
sion of instructor.
BIB 3950 Faculty Directed Study in
Bible ..........................................(1 to 6)
Upon Request
This is an independent study available to juniors
and seniors by special arrangement with instruc-
tor. Consult with your academic advisor.
Prerequisite:
BIB 3420.
BIB 41__ Biblical Survey:_______ ................(2-3)
TBA
In this course you will examine a section of the
Old or New Testament, covering a group of books
in the Bible, with an emphasis on helping you
make use of what you have learned concerning
the principles and methods of proper biblical
interpretation.
Prerequisite:
BIB 3420.
BIB 4117 Old Testament Wisdom
Literature ..........................................(3)
Spring Semester
In this course you will master the content and the-
ology of the Old Testament Wisdom books (Job,
Proverbs and Ecclesiastes) by utilizing the exeget-
ical tools you learned in BIB 3420 Principles of
Bible Interpretation. Emphases include: the unique
purpose of each Wisdom book, the discovery of
meaning and the contemporary application of
meaning. The instructor stresses the importance
of literary analysis. This course serves as an Old
Testament exegetical book study.
Prerequisite:
BIB
3420.
BIB 4210 Old Testament Texts in Historical,
Cultural and Literacy Context ......(3)
In this course you will engage in reading the docu-
ments of the Ancient Near East that provide the
historical, cultural, philosophical and religious con-
text for understanding the writings of the Hebrew
Old Testament. You will give attention to docu-
ments that illumine each era of Old Testament his-
tory and each portion of the Old Testament canon.