1995-1996 Academic Catalog

50 Biblical Education Minors The Bible minor required as a part of the General Education requirements involves twenty-four quarter hours of coursework including: BEGE-171 The Christian Life ........................................ 4 BEGE-172 Introduction to Bible Study .......................... 4 BEGE-273 Old Testament Survey .................................. 4 BEGE-274 New Testament Survey ................................. 4 BEGE-375 God and History .......................................... .4 BEGE-376 God and the Church ...................................... 4 The Christian education minor involves twenty-three quarter hours coursework for the. student who. wishes to become better equipped to serve m the educational · function of the local church. The Greek minor provides the student with two years of study in Koine Greek, the original language of the New Testament. Designed to prepare students for advanced Greek language study at the seminary level, this minor is required for preseminary majors. Course requirements include twenty-four quarter hours of elementary and intermediate Greek. The philosophy and religion minor involves twenty– three quarter hours of coursework in philosophy and . religion for the student who seeks a greater understandmg of the nature and history of philosophical thinking and its impact on the religious life. Bible students gain insights from the many outstanding spe~kers who frequent chapel. Dr. Warren Wie1:sbe, a prolific autlu:r and 111temat10nally-kn01v11 Bible teacher, spoke during the 1994 Fall Bible Conference. OneeYear Bible Program The one-year Bible program is designed to provide the student with greater Bible knowledge through intensive study of the Scriptures in a single academic year. The curriculum involves surveys of the entire Bible and the major Christian doctrines as well as specific book studies, practical theology courses, and the electives chosen by the student. Whether the student is a college freshman desiring a good foundation of Biblical knowledge i.n seeking the will of God, a student from an academic program not offered by a Christian college, or an indi– vidual just desiring personal enrichment through formal Bible study, the one-year Bible program will equip that individual with greater spiritual understanding so that he or she will become a more effective member of the body of Christ. The course requirements for the one-year Bible program involve fifty-one quarter hours. The courses are typically taken in the following three-quarter sequence: Fall Quarter BEGE-171 The Christian Life ........................................ 4 BEGE-172 Introduction to Bible Study .......................... 4 BENT-311 The Four Gospels ......................................... 5 Bible elective ................................................................. 4 Total ............................................................................. 17 Winter Quarter BEGE-273 Old Testament Survey .................................. 4 BEGE-274 New Testament Survey ................................ .4 Old Testament elective .................................................. 5 Bible elective ................................................................. 5 Total ··········••o••••••o•••••••o••········,··················•o••o•o••··········· 18 Spring Quarter BEGE-375 God and History ........................................... 4 BEGE-376 God and the Church ...................................... 4 BENT-316 The Book of Revelation ................................ 3 Bible elective ................................................................. 5 Total ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooocieooooooooooooooo•ooooooo•oooooooooo 16