Bible Background

BB 205 Bible Geography (2) A study of the geography of Bible lands including mountains, cities, rivers, political and geographical areas. Map studies are made in class. An emphasis is placed upon Palestine and the historical-geographical study of Jerusalem.

BB 405 Bible Lands Study Tour (3) This course includes a field study of the Biblical history and geography of Palestine. Every aspect of the land of Israel is studied and visited during a two-week tour to the Holy Land. It is recommended that this tour be combined with BB 205 Bible Geography.

BB 411 Church History (3) Prereq.:HI 101, 102, and junior or senior. A survey of the New Testament Church from its birth to the present. This course may be taken as a history elective by history teaching field (minimum grade—“C”) or minor, in which case it would not count as a Bible Background elective. Fall sem.

BB 417 Church in 20th Century (2) Prereq.: Junior or senior. This course identifies major movements that have influenced twentieth century church history: Pentecostalism, Liberalism, Neo-orthodoxy, Fundamentalism, and New Evangelicalism. Each movement is examined in light of its leaders, their principles, and their practices. Spring sem.

BB 419 Reformation (2) Prereq.: BB 411. In this course, notice is taken of the religious state of Europe in the fifteenth century and the political events that led to and accompanied the sixteenth-century Reformation. The lives of the reformers are studied in detail. This course may be taken as a history elective by history teaching field (minimum grade—“C”) or minor (if not a Bible major), in which case it would not count as a Bible Background elective. Spring sem.

BB 420 History of English Bible (2) An examination of the underlying texts of the English Bible, the history of the translation of the English Bible, and the great Christians whom God has used to give us His Word in the English language. Fall sem.