Class withdrawal procedures as set forth in the catalog must be followed. The student must initiate an official process. Non-attendance does not constitute official withdraw. The student who neither attends nor drops the class will receive a grade of "F."
Goals and Objectives Criteria for Evaluation Class Requirements: Evaluation Grading Scale [% of possible points] Note: This syllabus is an agreement between the student and instructor of BIBLE 105. The professor reserves the
right to amend any or all of this syllabus as he deems necessary during the course of the semester, and will
promptly notify all students involved of the changes.
1. The student will be introduced to the general study of "how we got the Bible," including the history of the transmission of the text and related textual questions.
2. The student will be aware of the issues of biblical authority, inspiration, and interpretation.
3. The student will overview the general content of the biblical text through an emphasis on major events, personalities, and teachings.
4. The student will become familiar the OT storyline to the extent that the student can set the wisdom and
prophetic books in their proper historical contexts.
5. The student will be aware of the intertestamental period and its importance in biblical studies.
6. The student will be aware of the overall history of the first century A.D. as demonstrated by the ability to place
the NT books in a general historical context.
7. The student will be introduced to the area of religious studies with an overview of comparative religious studies.
8. The student will understand the content and significance of apologetic studies.
9. The student will become familiar with the dynamics of religious life among God's people in both the Old and New Testaments.
10. The student will be aware of the issues in the creation-evolution discussion and of the general content of the discussion of human origins.
11. The student will become aware of the importance of themes such as creation-evolution, God's existence and
self-revelation, the nature of natural and special revelation, the nature of humanity, the problem of sin, and
concepts of covenant, salvation, community, law, worship, ethics, and the hope of Israel.
12. All students will be equipped with sufficient information about the Bible to understand the nature of reality,
the nature of God, the nature of humanity, and the problems that threaten the Creator-created relationship. The
student will understand the view that Jesus Christ is the fulfillment and culmination of the biblical story. The
ultimate goal of the class is appropriate practical application of the biblical text to contemporary life.
The successful student will master all course objectives to some degree. The successful student will cooperate
with the professor in a mutually stimulating, exciting learning experience. Evaluation will be based upon mastery
of goals and objectives as reflected in class participation, quizzes, homework, and examinations.
1. Mastery of the general chronology of the Bible reflected in events, personalities, teachings and themes, as
reflected in Anders and class presentations. This will be reflected on the class examinations.
2. Mastery of the information presented in class and in the texts--the nature of religion, the world of the Bible, the
value of the Bible, the use of the Bible, transmission and translation concerns, biblical backgrounds, authority-inspiration-interpretation issues, origins and comparative religions. These will be reflected on class examinations.
3. Personal Reflection Paper
4. Personal Research Project
150 Class Attendance and daily quizzes/homework (each unexcused absence deducts 50 points)
200 Personal Research Project (due 10/15)
150 Personal Reflection Paper (due 11/15)
250 Mid-Term examination
250 FINAL
1000 Total points possible
A 90-100%
B 80-89%
C 70-79%
D 60-69%
F <60%
