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133 | COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY 2017-2018 │SEMINARY & SCHOOL OF MINISTRY
BIBLICAL LITERATURE MINOR
Minor Only
Purpose and Objectives
The Biblical Literature minor provides students with in-depth training in the content of and interpretative approaches to the
Bible. It prepares students to apply their training in exegesis and to use their training as a foundation for further study of
Scripture.
In addition to the mission statement, general objectives and requirements of the bachelor’s degree, the objectives of the
Biblical Literature minor are to enable students to:
Discuss the teaching of individual Bible books in detail.
Practice sound exegesis and exposition of texts from the English Bible.
Understand the texts of the Old and New Testaments against their historical, literary, and cultural backgrounds.
See Appendix A for graduation requirements.
Course of Study
15
BIB 3/4xxx
OT or NT Exegetical Book Study
3
BIB 3/4xxx
OT or NT Exegetical Book Study
3
BIB 3/4xxx
OT or NT Exegetical Book Study
3
BIB 3/4xxx
OT or NT Exegetical Book Study
3
BTS 4200
Bible Backgrounds
3
Note: Students who are not pursuing a professional major must complete three semester hours of upper-level practical
skill development (BTS 4401, taken twice) in addition to the 15 hours set out above.