19 courses with the subject BIB, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
BIB 101• Introduction to the Bible4
Exploration of connections between key portions of the Bible and challenges faced by students in their own lives. Students trace the journey of God's people from Abraham and Sarah through the New Testament church, tracing God's self-disclosure through biblical cultures and their genres of writing. Offered: Fall, January, Spring, Summer. Special Notes: Students may not receive credit for BIB 101 and BIB 102 or SPA 361.
Traces the journey of God’s people from Abraham and Sarah through the New Testament church, highlighting the unifying self-disclosure of God in the various cultures and types of writing of the Old and New Testaments. Introduces students to historical and thematic content as well as broad but basic exegetical principles. Prerequisites: SPA 340U or Consent of instructor. Offered: Fall. Special Notes: Instruction is in Spanish. Students may not receive credit for BIB 102 and BIB 101 or SPA 361. This course carries cross credit in languages and cultures.
Study of select foundational themes and difficult areas for Christians reading the Hebrew Bible today, with an introduction to a range of methods in interpretation. Topics discussed may include: creation, capital punishment, social justice, violence and holy war, and the status of women. Prerequisites: BIB 101. Offered: Fall or Spring.
Historical geography and onsite investigation of the Holy Land with emphasis on sites from the Early Bronze through Byzantine eras. Particular emphasis on sites that underlie the Hebrew Bible, the intertestamental period, and the New Testament. Prerequisites: BIB 101 and GES 104. Offered: Occasionally January.
Main events of the life of Jesus and the form and message of His teaching in the light of first century Jewish culture. Use of the Old Testament in the gospels, the structure of the gospels, and their literary genre. Prerequisites: BIB 101. Offered: Fall or Spring.
Life of Paul, his strategic role in the expansion of Christianity, and the contribution of his theology and thought as reflected in his writings. Prerequisites: BIB 101. Offered: Fall or Spring.
Development of such terms as “Son of Man,” “Son of God,” and “Messiah” are traced from origins in Old Testament texts of poetry and prophecy to New Testament fulfillment in the Gospels and Epistles. Prerequisites: BIB 101. Offered: Occasionally.
Major covenants between God and humans in both the Old and New Testaments. Relationships between these covenants, especially regarding the theme of promise and fulfillment. Prerequisites: BIB 101. Offered: Occasionally.
Responses to poverty in the Old Testament, intertestamental literature, and the New Testament in light of the socioeconomic setting of these records. Construction of a biblical perspective and implications for Christian communities in North America. Prerequisites: BIB 101 and GES 160 or GES 149 and Sophomore standing. Offered: Fall or Spring. Special Notes: This course carries cross credit with theological studies.
Exegetical and theological foundations underlying the biblical notion of holiness in both the Old and New Testaments. Biblical texts in their historical-cultural contexts, with a view to uncovering biblical understandings of holiness and integrating them into a Christian worldview. Prerequisites: BIB 101. Offered: Occasionally.
Significant Old and New Testament passages related to past and current discussions of gender, roles, and ministry in the church. Prerequisites: BIB 101. Offered: Occasionally.
BIB 316• Vocation and Calling: A Biblical Perspective4
An investigation of the biblical understandings of vocation and calling in both Old and New Testaments. Examination of foundational issues such as definitions of ministry, personal and spiritual gifting, the role of the church in contemporary context, and calling and vocation as they relate to being Christ-followers. Prerequisites: BIB 101. Offered: Occasionally.
The meaning of prophecy and the function of prophets in Israel. Analysis of context and message of selected Hebrew prophets and the nature of Hebrew poetry used by the prophets. Textual studies focused on historical understandings, relating them to the New Testament and contemporary Christian life. Prerequisites: BIB 101. Offered: Spring, even # years.
BIB 331G• Cultural and Literary World of the New Testament4
Study of the way in which the cultural and literary worlds of the New Testament inform the understanding of key New Testament texts. Prerequisites: [GES 130; GES 160 or GES 149]; Contemporary Western Life and Thought (L) course or World Cultures (U) course. Offered: Spring.
BIB 334G• Cultural and Literary World of the Old Testament4
Study of the way in which the cultural and literary worlds of the Old Testament inform the understanding of key Old Testament texts. Prerequisites: [GES 130; GES 160 or GES 149]; Contemporary Western Life and Thought (L) course or World Cultures (U) course. Offered: Fall.
A study of Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs. Understanding the structure, message, and nature of Hebrew poetry. Textual studies focused on historical understandings, relating them to contemporary Christian life. Prerequisites: BIB 101. Offered: Spring, odd # years.
Paul’s letter to the Corinthian church in its first century setting. Topics include sexuality, divorce, spiritual gifts, the Christian ministry, resurrection, and the contemporary application of these. Prerequisites: BIB 101. Offered: Spring, even # years.
Selected topics related broadly to the areas of ministry, Bible, and theology. A major research project in consultation with department faculty is followed by an oral and written presentation of its results. Prerequisites: Major in biblical and theological studies or missional ministries and Senior standing. Offered: Spring. Special Notes: Carries cross-credit with missional ministries and theological studies.
