THE BIBLE INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES
press ion in preaching and teaching, and the public reading of the Bible. Ve ry specific instruction will be given in the care and development of the voice, in enunciation and pronuncia tion and a lso in diction and style, both in writing and speak ing. The student wi ll be required to make publi c addresses before the class, to be criti cised by the class and by the inst ruc 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 t o 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 Insti tute to teach Greek and Hebrew to those who have little or no knowledge of these languages, as such a smat tering of Greek and Hebrew as could be given in a two years' course is worse than useless. It is far better fo r one who would wisely interpret and preach the Gos pel to know no Greek and Hebrew at a ll than merely to have an elementary and superficial knowledge of these languages. But in all the stud y of the Bibl e, reference is made to the He brew O ld Testament, and Greek New Testament, by th ose who have a thorough knowledge of the Hebrew and Greek Scrip tures, and compari son is made of the three ve rsions in com mon use, the Author ized Version, the Engli sh Revised Ver sion, a nd the Ame ri can Standard Vers ion. This compari son 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 E ngli sh lang uage. It is desirable that eve ry one before entering the Ins ti-
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