Jesus' Life and Ministry.............................. ................ ............ 3 Chronological study of the gospels, similarities and differences between the writers, as well as the historical, cultural and theological factors aiding in interpreting events and teach ings. Prerequisite: 110. Guided Study ..... .... ............ .. ... ........ ... .. .. .. .......... ................... 1-3 In-depth study of a specific book or books of the Bible including written report on the relevance of the book to the student's life. Course offered to fulfill BOLD program requirement. Prerequisite: consent of the Bibl ical & Theological Studies department. Pauline Literature ... .... .. ..... .. .. ......................... ............ ............. 3 Authorship, occasion of writing, themes, theological issues, literary structure and content of Paul's writings. May focus on a smaller unit such as Prison or Pastoral Letters. Prerequisite: 103,105,110. Johannine Literature .. .. ......................................................... 3 Authorship, occasion of writing, themes, theological issues, literary structure and content of John's writings. Prerequisite: 103, 105, 110. General Letters ...... .. ............................................. .................... 3 Authorship, occasion of writing, themes, theological issues, literary structure and content of non-Pauline letters. Prerequi site: 103, 105, 110. Pentateuch ........... .... .. .................................... .. .. .... ................... 3 Mosaic authorship, historical and cultu ral backdrop, themes, theological issues, literary structure and content. Prerequisite: 103, 105, 109. Early History of Israel ...... ............................................,.......... 3 Conquest through the establishment of David's ki ngdom, focusing on historical, cultural and theological issues that aid in interpreting events and texts. Prerequisite: 103,105, 109. Later History of Israel ......................................... .................... 3 Kings and prophets from Solomon through the return from exile, emphasizing historical, cultural and theolog ical issues that aid in interpreting events and texts. Prerequisite: 103, 105, 109. Wisdom and Poetic Literature ..... .. .... ... .............................. 3 Authorship, date of w riting, historical and cultural backdrop, themes, theological issues, literary structure and content of Job through Song of Songs. Prerequisite: 103, 105, 109. Major Prophets................. ..... .... ............................................... 3 Authorship, date of writing, historical and cultu ral backdrop, themes, theological issues, literary structure and content. Prerequisite: 103, 105, 109.
Theology I .. ........ ...................... ...... ..................... ....... .. ........ ...... 3 The Biblical doctrines of God, Christ, man, and sin, with refer ence to the history and development of Christian theology. Prerequisi te: 103, 105. Theology II (3) The Biblical doctrines of salvation, the Holy Spirit, the church, and last things, with reference to the history and develop ment of Christian theology. A service learning component is incorporated into this class. Prerequisite: 103, 105. Early Christian History - Acts ... .. .. ..... .. .. .. ... ..... ........ .......... 3 Study of the Book of Acts from a missions perspect ive, dealing with the activity of the ea rl y church and its current expression in evangelism and missions. Prerequisites: 103, 105, 110. Missiological Principles in the Book of Acts .................. 1 A look at mission issues in the book of Acts, through the lens of biblical, historical, cultural and strategic studies with an em phasis on contemporary international Christianity. Required for students missing this emphasis in their study of Acts. Guided Study (1-3) For those needing units to complete their Bible requirement. Reading with written reports on biblical and/or theologi- cal subjects. Prerequisite: consent of undergraduate Biblical & Theological Studies chair. For BOLD students only or by permission. Biblical Studies Research Seminar .. .. ...... .... .... .................. 3 Research skills for use of the internet, library and reference works in biblical studies and theology. Methods of writing with emphasis on critical thinking, persuasion, and evaluation are covered, culminating in a research paper and oral presen tation. Requi red of Bible majors. For Bible Majors only. Must be taken within the first two years at Biola. Biblical Backgrounds............................... ...... .. ....... .. .......... .... 3 Contributions of archeology, geography, culture, and history to biblical interpretation. May include abroad-study in lands of the biblical world. Bible majors only. Principles of lnterpretation .................................................. 3 Methods and principles for interpreting Scripture throughout church history and the present era. Theory is applied to texts with an emphasis on the grammatical-historical method. Prerequisite: 103, 105. Inductive Bible Study............................................................. 3 Inductive method applied to selected biblica l texts. Prereq ui site: 103, 105.
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eesr 340
BBST306
BBST341
eesr301
BBST342
ELECTIVES eesr220
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eesr 360
eesr 301
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