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3.00 Credits
Students will identify the central affirmations of Christianity that distinguish orthodoxy from heresy, heterodoxy, liberalism, and neo-orthodoxy. Students will be able to support each defining doctrine from Scripture. The role of creeds, church councils, and doctrinal statements in defining and preserving orthodoxy will be explored. Students will appreciate the diversity within Christian orthodoxy, while the central affirmations are preserved. Prerequisite: BIB105. Three hours.
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Students will explore the various dynamics that converge to produce maturity in the life of a Christian. They will seek to construct a theory of spiritual formation based on a practical knowledge of God, a realistic awareness of self, a full-orbed understanding of pertinent scriptural insights, and a historical perspective of various approaches to spirituality. They will examine the necessity of the integration of the individual pursuit of spiritual maturity with the corporate dimension. The approach of the course will include practical application along with classroom discussion and outside research. Prerequisite: BIB105. Three hours.
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Students will seek to understand how people thought, communicated, and lived in the ancient world at the time of the OT, with special focus on the Canaanites, Philistines, Egyptians, Hittites, Assyrians, Babylonians, and Persians. Students will learn to use insights from geography, cultural anthropology, archaeology, sociology, philosophy, politics, literature, and history for the interpretation of Scripture in light of the history and culture of the people to whom it was addressed. Students will examine literature from the Ancient Near East for background information to the OT. Prerequisites: BBL201. This is an upper level course available to juniors and seniors. It is also offered at a graduate level. Three hours.
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3.00 Credits
Students will seek to understand how people thought, communicated, and lived in the Mediterranean world at the time of the NT, with primary focus on the Jewish people. Students will learn to use insights from geography, cultural anthropology, archaeology, sociology, philosophy, Jewish theology, politics, literature, and history for the interpretation of Scripture in light of the history and culture of the people to whom it was addressed. Prerequisites: BBL202. This is an upper level course available to juniors and seniors. It is also offered at a graduate level. Three hours.
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3.00 Credits
Students will examine the belief systems of major religions with a view to understanding why the tenets of each system make sense and drive behavior for the adherents. They will also examine how each religion affects the host culture and how the culture affects the religion. The inadequacies of each belief system will be considered in light of the adequacy of Christianity. Prerequisites: BIB330. Three hours.
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3.00 Credits
Students will seek to understand the methods of field archaeology used on digs of biblical sites. Students will reconstruct life at the time of the Bible based on the material remains of the various societies, including architecture, statuary, paintings, pottery, religious objects, tools, burials, inscriptions, etc. Significant archaeological discoveries in the Near East will be explored, especially as they relate to the Bible and its world. Prerequisites: BBL201. This is an upper level course available to juniors and seniors. It is also offered at a graduate level. Three hours.
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3.00 Credits
Students will explore the various roles women played in the OT against the backdrop of the ancient world. They will investigate ways that Jesus elevated the status of women and how NT passages describe the function of women within the Christian community. Prerequisite: BIB105 Three hours.
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3.00 Credits
All majors in the department will take this course in their senior year. A specific topic in biblical studies will be selected by the department to become the focus of the semester-long seminar. This capstone course will call on a culmination of skills, insights, and research from all students, and apply them to a ministry leadership context. Three hours.
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1.00 Credits
This one hour hands-on course is an introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint. (Home Department ? CCIT. Register as CIT113.) One hour.
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1.00 Credits
This course is only open to those students who are working as residence assistants in the dorms. One hour.
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