Manuscript Evidence
Description
This class examines the historical and cultural settings in which the scriptures were inspired and explores the history of preservation and translation from the original manuscripts to today. We will answer: What is the Bible and where did it come from? What is the Apocrypha? Who decided what books should be in the Bible? Why are the Dead Sea Scrolls important? What is the Septuagint (LXX)? Where do modern Bible translations come from and are all of them right? This course provides practical answers from the Bible itself. An evidential approach to textual criticism is presented, providing a relevant defense of the authoritative nature of the Bible.
SUMMER SELF-PACE ONLINE:
Student learning will be self-guided. Each lecture and quiz taken unlocks the next lecture and quiz. This allows the student to pace themselves through the content between the dates associated with the course. All major projects and assignments can be submitted at any time between the dates of the course. All assignments have a hard end date of August 1st @ 11:59 pm CST.
Details
Course Level: Bible Essentials - 1 credit hour
May 23rd - August 1st
Online Only
Instructor: Dr. Alan Shelby, Harvest Baptist Church Blue Springs
Prerequisites: The Foundations series of classes (Foundations 1, 2, and 3 and Freshman Orientation)
