The Bible Languages degree is designed for the student who wants to develop competence in doing research of Biblical text in the original languages and acquire skills in performing a complete exegesis of any Biblical text.

 

The student who will complete this course of study will show competence in the following areas:

 

1. Familiarity with the grammar, structure and syntax of the original Biblical Hebrew and Koine Greek.

2. Ability to read the original text of the Old and New Testaments in the original languages.

3. Ability to perform a complete grammatical analysis of the original text.

4. Ability to perform a thorough exegesis of the original text.

5. Skill in correct textual and contextual interpretation of any Scripture after applying the analytical and exegetical tools made available through this course of study.

6. A basic foundation in other Biblically related ancient languages and scripts such as Aramaic, Paleo-Hebrew, Proto-Sinaitic, Egyptian Hieroglyphics, and Cuneiform script and its various languages. 

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General Education Requirements (22 credit hours)
EDU 100 College Success
MAT 101 Practical Math
ENG 101 English Composition 1‡
ENG 102 English Composition 2‡
HIS 104 US History
HIS 201 History of Civilization 1
HIS 202 History of Civilization 2*
SPC 101 Fundamentals of Public Speaking

Biblical Foundation Requirements (30 credit hours)
BBL 101 Basic Bible Doctrines
SCI 102 Creation Science 
MIS 102 The Biblical Basis of Mission
HIS 102 Baptist History
BBL 103 Manners and Customs 
BBL 105 Bible Analysis‡
BBL 106 Personal Evangelism
BBL 205 Old Testament Survey‡
BBL 206 New Testament Survey‡
HIS 301 Church History‡

Theology Core Requirements (21 credit hours)
BBL 203 Systematic Theology 1
BBL 204 Systematic Theology 2*
BBL 301 Bible Geography
BBL 305 Systematic Theology 3*
BBL 306 Systematic Theology 4*
BBL 407 Apologetics‡
BBL 410 Hermeneutics

Bible Languages Core Requirements (36 credit hours)
LAN 102 Introduction to Ancient Near Eastern Languages‡
GRK 201 Elementary Greek 1*
GRK 202 Elementary Greek 2*
ARC 302 Biblical Archaeology
HEB 301 Elementary Hebrew 1*‡
HEB 302 Elementary Hebrew 2*
GRK 301 Intermediate Greek 1*
GRK 302 Intermediate Greek 2*‡
GRK 401 Greek Exegesis 1*
GRK 402 Greek Exegesis 2*
HEB 401 Intermediate Hebrew 1*
HEB 402 Intermediate Hebrew 2*

Practical Theology Requirements: 3 credit hours | Electives: 6 Credit Hours | Capstone: 3 credit hours

 

*Course has a prerequisite

‡Course fulfills writing requirement rule