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fication, Conversion, Resurrect ion. Judgment . Retr ibution, Glorifi cat ion , etc. The subj ects an· those with "·hich Systematic Theology dea ls. but the method used is that of or iginal and concerted investigation. The result s arc such as the class itse lf develops and will therefore be the more readi h· assi mil ated and retai ned in the memory. Throughout the wo1\: there is wi de oppo rtun ity for inst ructi on from the platform in response to \nitten ques ti ons from th e class, and in response to th e demand s of the subj ect in hand as it ca ll s fo r illustrati on or enl argement. II. Bible Synthesis T he Synthetic method of Bible stu dy aims to provide the student with the following: First: A comprehen sive g rasp of the general contents of the entire Bible so that the main feat ures of its revelation may be seen and ucderstood. Second: A bringing together and summing up of the general contents so that the mutual relat ionships and harmony of the component parts a re recogn ized . Third: A recogniti on of the progress ive cha racte r and deve lopment of the di-vine reYelati on as set fort h in the Sc ri p tures. Fourth: A knowledge of the di spensat ional teachi ng of the ·word of God. The Synthetic method pursued by the class ;n this study is the r eading beforehand of an appo inted number of chapters in a book of the Bible ; indeed . at times . a whole book is read at one s1tt111g. The main ecti ons of the book are then taken up and cons idered , and finally the teaching of the book is presented in unified form. FrnsT YEAR F irst Semester- General Yi ew of the B;bl c as a whole and o[ the Old Testament in par ticul a r. th e Pentateuch. the Hi s tor ical Books. Second Semester-The Poeti ca l and Prophetical Hooks.
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