Biblical Studies ADIVISION OFTALBOT SCHOOLOFTHEOLOGY Dean: Denni s H. Dirks. Ph.D. Dean of t he Faculty: Michael Wilkins, Ph.D. Cha ir: Dave Ta ll ey, Ph.D. FACULTY Professors: C urtis, Pierce, Rae, Russell Associate Professors: W. F lory, Hellerman, Horner, Hutchison, Talley Assistam Professors: Lee, Thoennes
Exams are g iven in two parts, written and oral. S uccessful pe r formance must be attained on the written and oral portions in order for th e srndent co receive credit for the c hall enge exam. Grades a re recorded on a cred it or no c redi t basis onl y. No re-takes permitted. New Testament Hiscory & Literature (3) Old Testament History & Literature (3) CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES CERTIFICATE PROGRAM Jointly sponsored by the Biblical Studies and C hris t ian Ed uca tion departments, chi s program is designed for those desiring a con cencracecl year of biblical srndies and C hris tian ministry, without a bac ca laureate degree. It in volves 33 semester un its of regular university coursework and meets the standards for organizations requiring one year of Bible training. Specific courses inducle BBST Im, IUS, 109, I 10. 25 1,254,306. CEED ISO, plu s e ith er BBST 120 or CEED :,20. three unit~ of BBST or CEED elec tive, and three units of BBST or CEED indepe ndent swcly and/or practicum. For those who have a bacca la ureate degree. a course of swcly leadi ng m an M.A. is available th roug h B iol a 's :srad uace sc hoo l, Talbot School of T heolq,,y. Please see 1-,'Taduate section for details.
c ulwre; literary genre, strucrnre, and themes: persons and evencs, togeth er with practica l application for C hri st ian li ving. Walk T im, the O ld 'T'escament fee: $20. Fall and spring semesters o nl y. 110 New Testament History and Literature (3) An ove rview of the New Testa ment with emph as is on the pur pose of the writers; histori cal and c ulrn ra l bac kground ; lite rary ge nre, scrucrnre, and the mes; per sons involved: together with prac tical application to C hristi an li vi ng. 150 Old Testament Survey (4) An overview of the Old T estame nt foc us in g on book outlines, k ey themes. persons and events in bibli cal history. along with personal appli c.-ation. For BOLO student, only. 251 Christian Thought I (3) 'T' he Bibli ca l doctrines of Goel, Christ, man . and sin , wich refer ence to t he history a nd deve lop men t of C hri st ian theology. Pre requi site: I OS . 254 Christian Thought II (3) The Biblical cloccrines of salvation, t he Holy Sp iri t, th e c hurc h, and last things. with refere nce to the history and developmenc of C hris tian rheology. A service learning component is incorporated into this class. Prerequisite: 10.'i. 306 Early Christian History - Acts (3) Srncly of the Book of Aces from a missions perspective. dealing w ith t h e activity of th e ea rl y c hurch and its current expression in evang;elisn1 and missi ons. Pre re quisites: 10."l, 105, 110. 307 Missiological Principles in the Book of Acts (1) A lcK>k at mission issues in the book of Act~, through the lens of biblical, historical, cu lrnral and s trategic s tud ies with an emphasis on con temporary international Christian ity. Required for students missing this emphas is in their srncly of Act,. Electives 220 Guided Study (1 -3) For those needing unit, co complete their Bible req uirement. Headi ng wit h written reports on biblical and/or rheological subject,. Prereq uisite: consent of undergrad uate Biblical srndies chair. Fur BOLD srnde nt~only or by pem1ission. 301 Biblical Studies Research Seminar (3) Research skills for use of the inte r net, library and reference works in
bibli c.-a l srnclies and rheolo1,,,y. Meth ods of writing with empha.~is on crir ic.-a l chinking. persua.,ion, and evalu at ion are covered, culminating in a researc h paper and oral presenca tion. Required of Bible majors. For Bible Majors onl y. Must be taken within the first two yea rs at Biola. 311 Biblical Backgrounds (3) Concribmions of archeolob'Y• geo1,',Ta ph y, culrnre, and history to biblical inte rpretation. May include abroad scucly in lands of the biblical world. 312 Principles of Interpretation (3) Methods and principles for incer pr et ing Scr ipture throughout c hurch hisrory and the presenc era. T heory is applied to texts with an emphas is on the grammatica l-his tori cal method. Prerequisite: 103. 320 Inductive Bible Study (3) Indu c ti ve mechnd app li ed to selected biblical texts. Prerequi site: 10.1 . 330 Jesus' Life and Ministry (3) C hronol og ica l st ud y of the gospe ls, similarities a nd d iffe r ences between the w rit e rs . as well as the hismri ca l, c ultu ra l and rheological fac tors aiding in inter preci ng evencs a nd t eachings. Prerequisite: I 10. 340 Guided Study (1-3) In-<lepth study of a specific hook or h<K>ks of t he Bible including wric cen report on the relevance of the hook m the srnclenc's life. Course offered to fulfill BOLD prog ram req uireme nt. Prerequisite: consenc
OBJECTIVES
A s trong e mphas is in Biblical Studies has always been at die core of Biola's curriculum. le is imended that all swdents regardless of major wi ll g raduate with a working knowl edge of th e Scripwres and a Christ ian worldview, integrated with aca demic learn ing as well a.s pe rsona l and profess ional li ving.
GENERAL BIBLE REQUIREMENTS
All swdent, muse complete 30 unics of Biblica l Studies includ ing 103. !OS, 109. I 10. 251,254,306, 465 and two bible deceives. Majors other than Biblical Srndies or C hris t ian Educat ion may count a maxi mum of30 unit, toward b'Tad uacion.
DEGREE PROGRAM
A Rrufu,for of Arts i11 Hiblica/ Studies is offerecJ° upon che comple tion of the uni vers ity baccalaureate and major req uirements. O btain in g a deg ree w ith this m ajor requires 39 unics. Majors must complet e ge n era l requirements (excl uding the two e lect ives) plus :rn1, .111. 3 12,4 11 , 412.455 , 1s uni ts of 300/400-level Bible elec tives, HIST :,21 , 12 units of either Greek (BLGR 101/!02, 201/202) or Hebrew (BLHE 101/!02, 201/202). In acklicion co th e major require ment, stu dents are encouraged en select a speciali zat ion of 12- 14 units outside the department to fulfill their non-prescribed electives.
COURSES (BBST) Core Curriculum 103 The Bible and Spiritual Formation (3)
of t he Biblical Srncl ies dept. 341 Pauline Literature (3)
Equippi ng to inte rpret and apply the Bible in accurate and dynamic wavs for spiritual transformation and character formation. j\,I usr be completed d uring the first yea r. 105 Foundations of Christian Thought (3) I nrrocluction ro rheology w ith spec ia l emphas is on our C hri st ian h e rit age as exp ressed in th e C reeds and Counc il s of che earl y c hurch: the doctrine of Scripture; introduc tion to the integrat ion of the var iou s fields of knowledge w ith the Bible: a nd the impor ta n c e and development of a Ch rist ian world view. Must be completed during the first year . 109 Old Testament History and Literature (3) An overview of the O ld Testa me nt with emph ases on th e pur pose of the writers: h isrory and
Authorship , occas io n of writing, themes. rheological issues. lite r ary structure a nd co n tent of Paul's writings. May foc us on a smaller uni c such as Prison or Pas coral Letters. Prerequisite: 110. 342 Johannine Literature (3) Aut horsh ip , occasion of writ in g, themes, t heo logica l issues, li terary s t ru c ture a nd comenr of John ' s writings. Pre req uisite: 110. 343 General Letters (3) Aut hors hip . occasion of wr iting, th e mes, theologi ca l issu es , liter ary strucrnre and content of non Pauline letters. Prerequisite: 110. 360 Pentateuch (3) Mosaic amhorship, hi storical and c ulrnral backdrop , th e mes. theo log ica l iss ues , literary st ruct ure and content. Pre req uisite: 109.
BIBLICAL STUDIES CHALLENGE EXAM
C hallenge exams are designed fo r thos e who have a wo rkin g knowl edge of t he course content as a result of attend ing a Ch ristian hi g h school. for exa mpl e, but were not able to transfer thac work to Biola. In formal, personal study normall y will not prepare o ne ade quatel y to pass these exams.
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