THE BIBLE INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES
II. Bible Synthesis
T he Syntheti c method of Bible study a ims to provide the student with the fo llowing: First: A comprehensive grasp of the genera l contents of the entire Bible so th at the main features of its revelation may be seen and unde rstood. Second: A bringing together and summing up of the general content s so that the mu tual relati onships and ha rmony of the component parts a re recogni zed . Third: A recogniti on of the progressive cha rac ter and deve lopment of th e divine revela ti on as set fo rth in the Scri p tures. Fourth: A knowledge of the dispensati onal teach ing of the Wo rd of God. The Syn theti c method pursued by the class in this study is the reading beforehand of an appointed number of chapter s in a book of the Bible; indeed, at times, a whole book is read at one sitting. T he main sections of the book a re then taken up and considered, and fi na ll y the teaching of the book is presented in uni fie d fo rm.
The Two-Year Cycle of Study
FIRST YEAR:
Fall Term-General view of the Bible as a whole and of the O ld Testament in particula r. T he Pentateuch-Genes is, Exodus, Leviti cus, Numbers, Deuteron omy. Winter Term-The histor ical and poetical books. Sp ring Term-Books of the prophets. Fall Term-General view of the New Testa ment-the Gospe ls and Acts of the Apos tl es. Winter Term- The Pauline Epistl es . Sp ring Te rm-The Genera l Epistl es and Rev ela tion.
S ECOND YEAR:
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