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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Focused study is here given to the crucial doctrine of God's triune being. Attention will be given to the history and outcome of the early church's struggles to formulate Trinitarian doctrine, along with issues related to various ways this doctrine is being reexamined and reformulated today. Scripture's own teachings will be given primacy in considering how contemporary Christians should understand and articulate this foundational doctrine.
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3.00 Credits
The central conviction that God has graciously planned and carried out the salvation of sinners will be given focused study. Aspect of the doctrine will be emphasized, e.g., issues involved in divine election, the nature of saving faith, justifi cation by faith, positional and progressive sanctifi cation, the necessity of preserving faith, and the eternal security of those who savingly believe.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the defi nitive issues (biblically, theologically, and historically) for interpreting the person of Jesus Christ, analyzing the various Christological traditions of the Church and the major contemporary options for conceptualizing the Incarnation.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the Old Testament sacrifi cial system and Christian perspectives on atonement. Special attention will be given to New Testament texts relevant to a biblical and theological understanding of the death of Christ.
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3.00 Credits
This course involves an investigation of several models of sanctifi cation held within Christian movements and denominations today. Students will examine and evaluate these models biblically, historically, and theologically, with the goal of developing their own proposals for understanding the doctrine of sanctifi cation.
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3.00 Credits
A study of those doctrines pertaining to last things as defi ned by classical theology: the kingdom of God, judgment, death, millennial perspectives, heaven and hell. An overview of contemporary perspectives on eschatology will be presented.
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3.00 Credits
A critical study of the doctrine of the church and its ministry in Christian theology, giving careful attention to the biblical traditions, the historical development of ecclesiology, and the areas which are pertinent for contemporary Baptist ecclesiology.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of worship in the Bible, both Old and New Testaments, with a view to developing a theology of worship that is consistent with the teachings of Scripture. Special attention will be paid to the appropriate application of this theology for the church today.
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3.00 Credits
A study of primary theological themes of the Old Testament (e.g., the kingdom of God, covenant, Messiah, atonement and reconciliation, promise and fulfi llment, faith, the coming of the Lord), exploring both the distinctive perspectives represented by specifi c compositions, and the manner in which the Old Testament lays foundation for the biblical witness as a whole. The course will include an introduction to the history of and current trends in the theological interpretation of the Old Testament. Prerequisite: one semester of Hebrew.
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3.00 Credits
A study of primary theological themes of the New Testament (e.g., the kingdom of God, covenant, Messiah, atonement and reconciliation, promise and fulfi llment, faith, the coming of the Lord), exploring both the distinctive perspectives represented by specifi c compositions and the manner in which the New Testament presents Christ as the fulfi llment, and culmination of the biblical witness as a whole. The course will include an introduction to the history of and current trends in the theo logical interpretation of the New Testament. Prerequisite: one semester of Greek.
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