Th e book of Daniel, and Reve lati on arc dealt with from the stan dpo int of expos iti on. 14 1-2 . Bibl e Exegesis. Two hour s a week- F ourth Yea r . Exegesis-from the Greek verb mean ing "t o lead th e way out"- sugges ts th e rea l purpose of thi s study as being th e discovery from the origin a l words of the tex t itself the primary meaning under the Spir it of God o f th e words g iven by di vine inspiration. lt is not imposi ng on the tex t any man' s concep ti on of truth, but endeavo ring to draw out from th e text itself that concepti on which th e Spirit of God int ends to convey. Attention is g iven to th e meaning of individual word s by the light thrown upon them f rom the o ri gi na l languages. The shorter E pi s tl es, such as J ohn , P eter, J ames, Phi lip pians, are dealt wi th in this course. (May a lternate with- 131-2.) GROUP II ORIGINAL LANGUAG ES (Nos. 200-299) 22 l- 2 . Begi nners' N . T. Greek. Fo ur hour s a week throughout th e Second Yea r. While some men, on acco unt o f age and lack of pr evious education, enter the ministry with ou t knowing New T estament Greek and often do excellent work, it is well for you ng men who can do so to take that subj ect. A conscienti ous student, under proper instruction, can in two years lay the fo und at ion of a working knowledge of the la nguage in which the New Testament was written. A t ten ti on is g iven to the study of the la nguage from the s tandpo int of g ramma r and sy ntax. 235-6 . Begi nners' Hebrew. Three hou r s a week throughout th e Third Yca r . An intensive study of Hebrew Gramma r and acquis iti on of a working vocabulary. Translati on of selected por ti ons o f Genesis and the hi sto ri ca l books. Exercises in Hebrew prose compos it io n. 231-2, 241-2. Greek Exegesis. Two hour s a week T hird a nd Fourth Years. At tention is g i1·cn to a n exege tica l study of different porti ons of the New T es tament. 245 -6 . H ebrew Syntax and Exegesis. T wo hour s a week throughout th e F ourt h Year. Rev iew of g ramm ar a nd intensive s tudy o f Hebrew sy ntax . Translation o f selected portions of the hi sto ri ca l and prophetical books. Carefu l st udy of spec ia l problem s in in te rpr etation and exegesis .
GROUP Ill BIBLICAL HISTORY AND CR ITICISM (Nos. 300-399)
312. Bible Geography, Manners and Customs. Two hour s a week,
Second Semes ter,
first Year. A knowl edge of the geog rap hy of the countri es conce rn ed, and o f th e mann er s and customs prevailing, o ften th rows im po rt a nt li ght upon a given passage of Sc r ipture. Th e purpose of thi s s tudy is to give such a background, to revea l the true se tting o f any gi vcn passage . 3 14. Biblica l Introduct ion. Two hour s a week, Second Semeste r, First Year. T he ob j ect of this cour se is to so acq uaint the st ud en t with certa in s impl e facts conce rning the Bible as a book: The names a nd division s o [ the va ri ous books; the hi s tory of the Bible, especia lly the translation s, etc. Some a ttenti on is given to the Apocryphal books and to the In te r -T es tament period . 321. Evidences and Cr iticism. Two hou rs a week, F ir st Semester, Second Year. These subj ects in cl ude evidences that the Bible is the Wordof God, as well as of the h is tor icity of Jesus of Nazareth as the Chri st of God. Ref erence is made to suc h evi dences as come from the monum ent s, from proph ecies, from the history of th e Book, it s rela ti on to o th er books, a nd a lso th e proof through persona l exper ience th a t th e B ib le is th e Word of God. 323. Typology. Two hour s a week, First Semeste r , Second Year. A comprehen sive s tudy of the Tabernacl e in it s typical signifi ca nce in relation to th e plan of Salvation is made, as well as a study of other type s used in the Sc ri pt ur es . 334 . Bible and Sc ience. Two hours a week, Second Semeste r, Second Yea r. There is no confli ct between true science a nd the Bible. The purpose of thi s cour se is to show that " there is no fact of science that contradi cts a ny s ta tement of Scr ipture. S in ce the Crea tor of the uni verse is th e a uthor of th e sacred Sc riptu res, there ca n be no conflict between the two." Thi s course is des igned to show th e ha rmony which ex is ts between science a nd the Bible.
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