The 神学院 intends that all students learn the Christian Scripture according to the ancient world behind the biblical texts, the literary world within the biblical texts, and the social world in front of the biblical texts. This course is taken in either the your sophomore or your junior year of study. It is also taken by transfer students who begin their studies as juniors or seniors.
In UFDN 2000/3001: “Christian Scripture,” you will learn:
- The most important aspects of the 宗教, 政治, 社会学, and geographical forces that helped shape biblical literature.
- The master plotline of the biblical story of God, and the order of collections that compose the biblical canon that narrates this story.
- The literary genre and rhetorical conventions of biblical compositions, and the transmission and translation of these ancient writings in 今天's readership.
- The core Christian beliefs and essential 宗教 practices related to the Bible, and how your particular social, 宗教, and cultural locations contribute to the meanings you make of these sacred texts.
UFDN 2000/3001: "Christian Scripture" Catalog course descriptions.
Current University Foundations offerings.