Course Study Module in Israel
Courses Available for Registration as Modules during Spring 2013 Registration
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Course Description
This course is an intensive module that provides the opportunity to learn to defend the
veracity of the Scriptures from an onsite, contextualized, study of biblical history. The
claims of well-known critics, from the Jesus Seminar to the new atheists, will be
addressed and answered as students delve into the historical, geographical, linguistic and
cultural contexts of the Bible on location in Israel.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
 Identify the major critics and their primary objections to the reliability of the
Scriptures.
 Explain and critique the methodological and interpretive presuppositions of these
objections.
 Correlate specific persons & events in the Bible to their rightful geographical
locations and historical contexts.
 Formulate responses to the major criticisms of the Bible based upon the historical,
geographical, linguistic, and cultural contexts of the passages in question.
 Integrate the interpretive principles from this study into an overall apologetic for
the Christian worldview.
Students may receive three (3) credit hours for this module by registering for this
class under one of the following course options.
TH 536 Seminar in Apologetics I: Biblical Apologetics
An analysis of a particular issue or figure relevant to apologetics including contemporary
atheism, the evolution/creation debate, biblical inerrancy, truth and postmodern thought,
and others.
TH 435 Advanced Apologetics: Biblical Apologetics
An in–depth study of a particular area or figure in apologetics that contributes to the overall
apologetic task. Special emphasis will be placed upon understanding and countering objections
in contemporary academia and culture.
NT 477 Seminar in New Testament Studies: Field Study in New Testament
Specialized studies offered in New Testament literature, history, current issues,
backgrounds, and cultures.
OT 477 Seminar in Old Testament Studies: Field Study in Old Testament
Specialized studies offered in Old Testament literature, history, current issues,
backgrounds, and cultures.
NT 777 Seminar in New Testament Studies: Field Study in New Testament
Specialized studies offered in New Testament literature, history, current issues,
backgrounds, and cultures.
OT 777 Seminar in Old Testament Studies: Field Study in Old Testament
Specialized studies offered in Old Testament literature, history, current issues,
backgrounds, and cultures.