THE BIBLE INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES
pression in preaching and teaching, and the public reading of the Bible. Very specific instruction will be given in the care and development of the voice, in enunciation and pronuncia tion and also in diction and style, both in writing and speak ing. The student will be required to make public addresses before the class, to be criticised by the class and by the instruc tors. They will be required to read the Bible and will be shown their defects and how they can be corrected. It is es pecially aimed to teach the students to think on their feet and to be ready on all occasions to express the truth in the most forcible and telling way. XX. Bible Lands and Manners and Customs The object of this course is to enable students to under stand the Bible in the light of the lands and customs in which the Bible was written. XXI. Greek and Hebrew There is no attempt in the Bible Institute to teach Greek and Hebrew to those who have little or no knowledge of these languages, as such a smattering of Greek and Hebrew as could be given in a two years' course is worse than useless. It is far better for one who would wisely interpret and preach the Gos pel to know no Greek and Hebrew at all than merely to have an elementary and superficial knowledge of these languages. But in all the study of the Bible, reference is made to the He brew Old Testament, and Greek New Testament, by those who have a thorough knowledge of the Hebrew and Greek Scrip tures, and comparison is made of the three versions in com mon use, the Authorized Version, the English Revised Ver sion, and the American Standard Version. This comparison is carried on in the light of the best manuscripts in the original languages. XXII. The Study of English Every graduate from the Bible Institute will be required to have a thorough, practical knowledge of the English lang uage. It is desirable that every one before entering the Insti-
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