Eschatology and the Book of Revelation
This course covers personal eschatology and general eschatology. Personal eschatology is in regard to every person and includes the study of death, resurrection, the intermediate state between death and resurrection, the judgment seat of Christ, the general judgment, hell, and eternal punishment. General eschatology includes the importance of studying eschatology, the eschatological system followed in […]
Ecclesiology
This course is a study of various understandings of and issues in ecclesiology from both a historical and Biblical point of view. Emphasis is placed on applying the doctrine and principles gleaned from this study to contemporary worship, ministry, and leadership in local churches within the Arab world.
Soteriology
This course is in five sections. Section one is the introductory material covering a metanarrative of salvation and the Biblical roots. Section two discusses and critically analyses the soteriological development in the thinking of the Church Fathers and Theologians who made a major contribution to the doctrine. Including the thinking of Irenaeus, Athanasius, Anselm and […]
Patrology, Christology, and Pneumatology
This course is a continuation of TH 620 and presents the study of the persons of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The study of the Father includes: an analysis of the divine name Yahweh and His distinctive function. The study of the Son includes His deity, the unity of His two natures, His emptying […]
Theology Proper and Trinitarianism
This course is a study in unity in diversity of the Trinity, with emphasis on comparison and contrast with the understanding of pervading Arab philosophy of God and His attributes. The course then demonstrates the necessary triune concept of God as a basis for God’s incarnation and redemption and for man knowing God in a […]
Bibliology
This course deals with how the Bible came from God’s mind to a written form. It covers the study of inspiration, canonicity, transmission, translation, and interpretation. The course stresses the Bible’s inerrancy, infallibility, and authority.
New Testament Backgrounds
This course is a survey of the physical, historical, and cultural world of the New Testament, with attention given to key historical events, developments, and personalities, including the discussion of chronological and interpretative issues.
NT Greek Grammar II
This course is a continuation of the prerequisite course NT 201/NT 501, as well as a completion of the study of basic grammar and vocabulary necessary for accurately translating the Greek New Testament.
NT Greek Grammar I
This course is a study of the basic principles of Biblical Greek, including reading, vocabulary, conjugations, declensions, and grammatical constructions. Attention will be given to translating sentences from the course textbook.
Old Testament Backgrounds
This course aims to introduce the student to the social and cultural background of Hebrew life in Old Testament times through the lectures and through introducing him to the information and resources available which help the student who wishes to exegete the Old Testament.
