As a result of this program, the student will: Gain a basic understanding of the Bible and its major themes and teachings sufficient to effectively integrate learning and living with faith. Gain an understanding of basic Christian doctrine and its historical development sufficient to formulate a personal belief statement summarizing biblical teaching for each major doctrine. Learn to identify the major types of biblical literature and the interpretive methods appropriate to each genre. Learn the basic skills for appropriately applying Scripture to life in forming Christian character and informing effective Christian ministry. Learn the role of Scripture in fostering spiritual growth, develop techniques and disciplines for effecting that growth, and be motivated to engage in spiritual growth. Understand and develop skills for constructing a biblically informed worldview and for effectively integrating biblical and theological understanding with every area of life. Develop the knowledge, skills, and commitment to fulfill Christ’s commission to make disciples of all nations. Develop the biblical and theological knowledge and skills to enable critical interaction with the major intellectual, ethical, and cultural issues of our time in a consistently Christian way. Develop the knowledge, skills, and character to effectively minister to others in ways that glorify God in the context of the church and life.
Foundational Courses
	BBST 103 The Bible and Spiritual Formation	3
	BBST 105 Foundations of Christian Thought	3
	BBST 109 Old Testament History and Literature	3
	BBST 110 New Testament History and Literature	3
Intermediate Courses
	BBST 251 Christian Thought I	3
	BBST 254 Christian Thought II	3
	BBST 306 Early Christian History — Acts	3
Elective Courses
	BBST 300/400 Level Bible Elective	3
	BBST 300/400 Level Bible Elective	3
	BBST 465 Integration Seminar	3

103 The Bible and Spiritual Formation Equips to interpret and apply the Bible in accurate and dynamic ways for spiritual and character formation.

105 Foundations of Christian Thought Introduction to theology with emphasis on our Christian heritage, the doctrine of Scripture, and Christian worldview.

109 Old Testament History and Literature An overview of the Old Testament with an emphasis on historical and cultural background, literary genre, themes, people, and events.

110 New Testament History and Literature An overview of the New Testament with emphasis on historical and cultural background, literary genre, structure, themes, people, and events.

251 Christian Thought I The Biblical doctrines of God, Christ, man, and sin with reference to the history and development of Christian theology.

254 Christian Thought II The Biblical doctrines of salvation, the Holy Spirit, the church, and end times with reference to the history and development of Christian theology.

306 Early Christian History: Acts Study of the book of Acts from a missiological perspective, dealing with the activity of the early church.

311 Biblical Backgrounds Contributions of archeology, geography, culture, and history to biblical interpretation.

312 Principles of Interpretation Methods and principles for interpreting Scripture throughout church history and present era with an emphasis on the grammatical-historical method.

320 Inductive Bible Study Inductive method applied to selected biblical texts.

330 Jesus' Life and Ministry Chronological study of the gospels as well as a look at the historical, cultural, and theological factors aiding the interpretation of the events and teachings.

341 Pauline Literature Authorship, occasion of writing, themes, theological issues, literary structure and content of Paul's writings.

342 Johannine Literature Authorship, occasion of writing, themes, theological issues, literary structure and content of John's writings.

343 General Letters Authorship, occasion of writing, themes, theological issues, literary structure and content of non-Pauline letters.

360 Pentateuch Mosaic authorship, historical and cultural backdrop, themes, theological issues, literary structure, and content.

380 Wisdom and Poetic Literature Authorship, historical and cultural background, themes, and literary content of Job through Song of Solomon.

391 Major Prophets Authorship, historical and cultural background, themes, and literary content of the major prophets.

392 Minor Prophets Authorship, historical and cultural background, themes, and literary content of the minor prophets.

411 New Testament Theology Method, practice, and history with emphasis on selected writers or themes.

412 Old Testament Theology Method, practice, and history with emphasis on selected writers or themes.

430 Advanced Study: New Testament Selected books or themes from the New Testament are studied by independent student research and writing in addition to a seminar style class.

440 Advanced Study: Old Testament Selected books or themes from the Old Testament are studied by independent student research and writing in addition to a seminar style class.

450 Advanced Study: Christian Thought A variety of topics offered including selected texts or topics from both testaments. Independent student research and writing in addition to a seminar style class.

455 Pauline Theology: Romans Study of Paul's theology and worldview as contained in the book of Romans.

458 Theology of Mission Study of God's redemptive acts in Scripture on behalf of mankind, with application to the mission of the church today.

465 Integration Seminar Senior level capstone seminar in which the student will search the Bible and literature that deal with a variety of topics that are offered. Each topic is integrated with Biblical truth.

480 Directed Research Guided independent reading, research, and preparation of a formal paper or project done in consultation with a selected professor.

490 Practicum Supervised experience in teaching biblical studies. Includes course preparation, observation, and evaluation.