This course provides a sweeping overview of God's working from creation through the early days of His chosen people. The Old Testament reveals a self-portrait of God, what He has done and is doing through history with His grand design to restore relationship with his creation.

Textbooks:

• The Holy Bible (KJV preferred)
• Old Testament Survey- The Message, Form, and Background, second edition, by Lasor Hubbard Bush (Primary textbook),

The Message of the books of poetry and prophecy gives insight into God's dealings with His people. This course relates the great writings of the prophets to us today. The course is arranged in chronological sequence to avoid duplication of historical background information.

Textbooks:

• The Holy Bible (KJV preferred)
• Old Testament Survey Part 2 by Garnett Reid (ISBN 978-0-910-566-47-6)

This course begins the process of bringing unity and chronological sequence to New Testament study by weaving the contents of the books around a central theme---the person of Christ. Divisions are the synoptic Gospels, Gospel of John, Book of Acts, Pauline Epistles in chronological order, General Epistles, and Book of Revelation.

Textbooks:

• The Holy Bible (KJV preferred)
• Survey of the New Testament by Paul N. Benware (ISBN 978-0-8024-2483-9)

This course continues the journey began in past 1 of unfolding the New Testament for the student. Emphasis is placed on the Epistles of Paul and the Books of Peter, Jude, and John.

Textbooks:

• The Holy Bible (KJV preferred)
• New Testament Survey by Walter M. Dunnett

Hermenuetics I, Interpreting the Holy Scriptures, is the science of principles regarding interpretation, and applying these principles to understant what God meant by what He said in His written Word.  In every aspect of interpreting Scriptures the process will involve Canonology, Historical Critism, Texual Critism, Hermeneutics, Exegesis, and Biblical Theology.  

Hermenuetics II, Interpreting the Holy Scriptures, is the science of principles regarding interpretation, and applying these principles to understant what God meant by what He said in His written Word.  In every aspect of interpreting Scriptures the process will involve Canonology, Historical Critism, Texual Critism, Hermeneutics, Exegesis, and Biblical Theology.  Hermeneutics II focuses on the hermeneutic principles of interpration. 

Prequisite: Hermeutics I