2020-2021 Catalog

 

Biblical and Theological Studies - A.B.

Requirements (47-48 credits)

Core

BIL-202Inductive Bible Study

3

BIL-280Lands of the Bible

3

-
or

BIL-380Scripture in Context I

3

-BIL
300/400 Advanced OT

3

-BIL
300/400 Advanced NT

3

-BIL
400 Level OT/NT Elective

3

PHL-248Religions of the World

3

REL-382History of the Christian Church

2

-
or

REL-384History of the Christian Church in the Middle East

3

REL-392History of Protestantism

2

THE-233Christian Theology I

3

THE-333Theology II: Salvation/Holiness

3

PHL-480Philosophy and Religious Studies Capstone

1

Choose one of the following specializations

Ancient Languages (18)

-
6 hours of language beyond 202 (HBR 422, GRE 422, LAT 320, 321)

6

-
Two languages at 201 and 202 level (GRE, HBR, LAT)

12

Biblical Studies (18)

HBR-201Beginning Hebrew I

3

-
and

HBR-202Beginning Hebrew II

3

-
or

GRE-201Beginning Greek I

3

-
and

GRE-202Beginning Greek II

3

-BIL
300/400 Advanced OT/NT

3

Choose any 9 hours which have not already been taken
-BIL
Elective

3-9

HBR-201Beginning Hebrew I

3

HBR-202Beginning Hebrew II

3

HBR-422Hebrew Bible

3

GRE-201Beginning Greek I

3

GRE-202Beginning Greek II

3

GRE-422Greek Bible

3

NES-380Israel-Palestine

3

NES-480Archaeology of Syria-Palestine

3

Total Credit Hours:6

Bible Teaching (18)

CED-230Teaching the Bible to Children

3

CED-240Teaching the Bible to Youth and Adults

3

EDU-250Principles of Teaching

3

PSY-276Psychology of the Exceptional Learner

3

PHL-282Ethics

3

REL-226The Christian Life: Sustaining Spiritual Vibrancy

3

ACSI certification requires supervised teaching plus a paper submission on "Biblical Philosophy of Christian Education" in addition to the major.

Theological Studies (18)

GRE-201Beginning Greek I

3

-
and

GRE-202Beginning Greek II

3

-
or

LAT-201Beginning Latin I

3

-
and

LAT-202Beginning Latin II

3

THE-
Systematic Theology Elective

3

THE-
Historical Theology Elective

3

Choose any 6 hours which have not already been taken
THE-
Elective

3-6

PHL-282Ethics

3

PHL-434Philosophy of Religion

3

GRE-201Beginning Greek I

3

GRE-202Beginning Greek II

3

GRE-422Greek Bible

3

LAT-201Beginning Latin I

3

LAT-202Beginning Latin II

3

LAT-320Intermediate Latin I

3

LAT-321Intermediate Latin II

3

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