Instructions
Course Description:
This course equips students for personal study of the Word of God. Students learn how to study the Bible by book, chapter, paragraph, verse, and word. Other methods taught include biographical, devotional, theological, typological, and topical. Special guidelines for studying Bible poetry and prophecy are presented and students are taught methods of charting and outlining.
Course Objectives:
- Explain how the Bible originated.
- Describe the organization of the Bible into testaments, major divisions, and books.
- Summarize basic history and chronology of the Bible.
- Explain the unity and diversity of the Bible.
- Explain how different Bible versions developed.
- Apply rules for proper interpretation of the Bible.
- Summarize what the Bible teaches about itself.
- Identify prerequisites for Bible study.
- Create outlines, charts, summaries, and text markings to help you retain content.
- Apply creative methods to your study of God’s Word.
- Use Bible study tools.
Course Requirements:
Read entire study guide.
Complete all chapter study questions.
As you complete each chapter you need to go to the Activity Feed and post a comment about something that interested or impacted you as you worked through the lesson. Make sure that you begin your comment with the course name and lesson number. You also need to post comments on two other students recent comments on courses they are currently taking.
Complete writing assignment.
Pass final exam.
Writing Assignment:
Write a 750 word paper discussing at least three of the Course Objectives. This paper must be sent to us (along with your final exam) using the Completed Coursework Upload form.
Course Study Guide:
Course Final Exam Answer Sheet:
When you have completed all of the lessons for this course, you will need to download the Answer Sheet for the Final Exam. The download button is located in the toolbar at the bottom of the form. Print out the answer sheet and use it to record your answers for the final exam. We would like you to scan and return your completed answer sheet to us (along with your written paper) using the Completed Coursework Upload form. If you can’t scan on your computer, many smartphone Apps can scan documents.
Course Final Exam: