BIBL 105 Old Testament Survey

A student of God’s Word must consider the value of the Old Testament for his or her life. Not only is the Old Testament the history of the Jewish people, but it also holds God’s earliest teachings of sin, repentance, and justification. This course identifies the points of importance for a more complete, historical, and contextual understanding of God’s revelation to man.

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (3)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student will create a thread in response to the provided prompt. Each thread must be at least 300 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. The student is required to reply to at least 2 other classmates’ threads for each Discussion. Each reply must be at least 150 words. The student must support assertions with references from the specified course textbook. (CLO: D)

This assignment aligns with the following FSLOs: Christianity & Contexts 3 and 5.

Video Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student will create a thread in response to the provided prompt. The thread must be a 3–5-minute video and demonstrate course-related knowledge. The student is required to reply to at least 2 other classmates’ threads for the Video Discussion. Each reply must be at least 150 words. The student must support assertions with references from the specified course textbook. (CLO: D)

This assignment aligns with the following FSLOs: Christianity & Contexts 3 and 5.

Old Testament Bible Study Assignments (3)

The student will complete a Bible study assignment where he or she will demonstrate correct use of the hermeneutical method in order to properly study, understand, and teach a passage from the Old Testament. The student will seek to discover what can be learned from the selected passage when using the technique of observation, interpretation, correlation, and application. Additionally, the student will connect the Bible passage to the redemptive narrative of Scripture. Rather than using the typical research paper format, this Bible study assignment will be completed by using a template that addresses each component of the hermeneutical method. The assignment will be completed in 3 parts. (CLO: C, D)

This assignment aligns with the following FSLOs: Christianity & Contexts 2, 3, and 5.

Reflective Reading Assignments (3)

The Bible is the primary textbook in an Old Testament survey course, with the hope that the student will continue to study God’s Word in the Old Testament beyond the course. This is because the Bible, as God’s inspired Word (2 Timothy 3:16), is transformative (Hebrews 4:12). The 3 Reflective Reading Assignments therefore provide the student with the opportunity to explore selected chapters from the Law, the Writings, and the Prophets and then to formulate responses centered on the connection of those chapters to the broader story of the Bible and on personal applications and reflections. (CLO: A, B, D)

This assignment aligns with the following FSLOs: Christianity & Contexts 1, 4, and 5.

At the end of the course, the student will consider the overarching story of the Bible (Creation, Fall, Redemption, New Creation) and explain how they will share these truths with someone to help him or her understand God’s character and plan as revealed in the Old Testament leading up to the coming of Jesus the Messiah. (CLO: A, B, D)

This assignment aligns with the following FSLOs: Christianity & Contexts 1, 4, and 5.

Extra Credit GENED Assessment Test

The student may complete a comprehensive General Education Assessment for extra credit. Questions are drawn from the 6 foundation skills (Civic & Global Engagement, Communication & Information Literacy, Christianity & Contexts, Critical Thinking, Social & Scientific Inquiry, and Technological Solutions and Quantitative Reasoning). Extra credit point(s) will be awarded for each correct response and will be factored into the overall grade of the student. This quiz will be closed-book/closed-notes, contain 28 multiple-choice, true/false, and multiple-answer, and will have no time limit.