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Biblical Studies
Biblical Studies courses cover the history, cultural practices, and customs of ancient peoples and introduce the
student to the laws of sound Bible study.
Required Courses
BI 301 Hermeneutics and Bible Study Methods (3)
A study of the basic principles of hermeneutics and methods of Bible study. The course is
designed to give the new student a solid foundation for Bible study.
BI 302–303 Old Testament History and Survey (3–3)
Fall semester is a study of the structure and argument of each book from Genesis to Jeremiah,
including a survey of the history of Israel and of the peoples in the ancient Near East whose
history influenced the Jewish nation. Spring semester is a study of the structure and argument
of each of the Poetical books and the Prophets, as well as of the ancient Near Eastern peoples
whose history influenced the Jewish nation.
BI 304–305 New Testament History and Survey (3–3)
Fall semester is a study of the structure, argument, and the historical and cultural settings of
the Gospels and Acts, as well as a survey of the intertestamental period. Included in the study
are outlines of each book and discussions of current problems. Spring semester repeats this
approach for Romans through Revelation.
BI 306 Advanced Hermeneutics (3)
Electives
A detailed study of the principles of the consistent literal-grammatical-historical system of
biblical interpretation. This course requires the student to think through the basic issues of
interpretation of literature in order to grasp the hermeneutical principles and to apply them in
the interpretation of selected problem passages. Prerequisite: BI 301.
BI 308 Biblical Archaeology (2)
In this course, the basic methods and instruments of archaeology will be described, followed
by a survey of the chronology, geography, religion, ancient languages, texts, artifacts, and
archaeological sites associated with Biblical Archaeology in the Ancient Near East from the
time of the Patriarchs through the Exile. The goal of this course is to familiarize the student
with archaeology in the land and time of the Bible and give the student tangible evidence for
the historicity of the Biblical text.
BI 310 Analytical Layout (2)
An introduction to inductive Bible study involving the steps of observation, interpretation,
application, and correlation. This includes the principles and procedures of the analytical
approach to Bible study, with practice in analyzing selected Bible books. Prerequisite: BI 301.