This course enables a student to pursue independent learning in some aspect of the field of Biblical Studies. Prerequisites: CSBS 1311/ 1312 and junior standing.
Prerequisites: CSBS 1311/1312 and junior standing.
This course enables a student to pursue independent learning in some aspect of the field of Biblical Studies. Prerequisites: CSBS 1311 /1312 and junior standing.
The course examines selected passages in the first five books of the Hebrew Bible. Special attention is given to modern techniques of scholarship, major themes in the Pentateuch relating to today's world, and selected passages of major importance. Prerequisites: CSBS 1311/1312
The course investigates selected portions of the Deuteronomic History (Joshua, Judges, 1-2 Samuel, and 1-2 Kings) and seeks to understand their relationship to the book of Deuteronomy. Prerequisites: CSBS 1311/1312
The course examines selected portions of the Major Prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel) with due attention given to the historical backgrounds and to their teachings. Prerequisites: CSBS 1311/1312
This course is a study of the Gospel of Luke and its distinctive features, tracing its continuity with and through its companion volume, the Acts of the Apostles. The study of Acts will stress the missionary career of St. Paul. Prerequisites: CSBS 1311/1312
This course is a study of the Gospel of John with attention to its non-synoptic nature and theological sophistication. The course will include studies of 1-3 John and the Revelation/Apocalypse. It will seek to identify the special themes in these books. Prerequisites: CSBS 1311/1312
This course is a study of Romans and the Prison Epistles. (Philemon, Ephesians, Colossians, and Philippians) noting incomplete the continuing development of Paul's theology and his prison ministry in Rome. Prerequisites: CSBS 1311/1312