Friday

"Need to Know"

Here is a short list of items seminary professors assume you know before you start your work. If you don't, you might want to learn them.
  • The books of the Bible: their basic content, characters, etc.
  • The historical order and approximate dates of events in the Bible (Noah, Abraham, Moses, David . . .)
  • The basic genres of biblical books (poetry, history, prophecy, letter . . .)
  • How to use a concordance and Bible references, maps, etc.
  • The Apostle's Creed (Nicene, too)
  • Basic familiarity with doctrines of the trinity, atonement, christology, etc. (at least Confirmation class level)
  • The broad parameters of the history of the Christian Church, including some knowledge of the Holy Roman Empire, the Protestant Reformation, and the spread of Christianity to the Western Hemisphere, Africa and Asia.
If you need help in acquiring background in these areas, you can get help from a pastor, teacher, library reference books, and online charts, articles and vocabulary lists. Chip away . . .

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