Syllabus - Christian
Evidences
I.
PURPOSE:
To study the subject of Christian
Evidences in three basic areas: (1) God is, (2) The Bible is God's
special revelation to man, and (3) Jesus Christ is the Son of God and
Savior of man. Emphasis will also be placed on (1) Refuting false
theories relating to this subject, and (2) The inspiration and lineage
of the Bible. Our efforts will be directed at strengthening
and encouraging faith in God, His Word and His Son by placing divine
testimony above man's theories and pseudo-science as we view both
internal and external evidences which support the Biblical record.
II.
TEXTBOOK:
A. Required Reading.
1. The Holy Bible. The only
acceptable versions in this class will be the Authorized (King James)
Version of 1611 and the American Standard Version of 1901. When and if
critical differences exist between the KJV and the ASV, few though they
may be, this instructor will give preference to the KJV in most cases.
Students will be expected to read assigned material before the class
date. These will be assigned on a week to week basis.
III. COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
A. A complete notebook.
1. This should include a
complete and concise outline of the course and the material discussed in
class, as well as notes from home work relating to this subject. It should be your own outline in your own words taken from the class
sessions. You may cut and paste from other sources for your
own copy, but no cut and paste sources should be used in the copy which
will be turned in to the Instructor.
It will be worth 10 percent of your grade.
2. It will be evaluated by
the following criteria:
a. Comprehensiveness: the
fullness of notes obtained through class discussion and home study.
b. Organization: it
should consist of (1) Title page, (2) Table of contents, (3) Notes, (4)
Possible personal bibliography. It should be given in a logical
order, and in a format which can be sent by e-mail in pdf or htm format.
File attachments in WordPerfect, MS Word or DOS TXT format are also
acceptable. It may also be typed or legibly and neatly printed on
paper and "snail-mailed" to: OABS - PO Box 482 - Olathe, KS
66051.
c. Neatness: it should be
attractively done with all pages of consistent fonts and font sizes in
headers, titles and text body. It should include page numbering.
3. The course notebook
should be sent for evaluation by e-mail to thrasher@oabs.org
or mailed to: OABS - PO Box 482 - Olathe, KS 66051, no later than the
last day of December.
B. Reading requirements:
1. As mentioned above
each student will be expected to read selected material before each
class period. The schedule for reading will be assigned from week to
week. Each student will be expected to have a fair grasp of the selected
material so that he might be able to enter the class discussion.
2. Parallel reading in other
related works would be valuable in the course and future work. An accurate record of
books, articles and pages read is suggested to be kept by the student
and turned in at the end of the course with the course notebook.
C. A term paper of
approximately 1,000-2000 words total will be required. It will be
worth 20 percent of your grade. It should
be produced in a format which can be transmitted by e-mail in pdf or htm
format. File attachments in WordPerfect, MS Word or DOS TXT format
will also be accepted, as well as typed or legibly hand printed on
paper. As with the notebook, all pages should be of consistent
fonts and font sizes in headers, titles and text body, and it should
include page numbering. It should be checked for spelling, grammar and punctuation.
Each student should select a subject and report his choice to the
instructor by the fourth week of the class. Subjects may be
selected from the following list, or another related subject may be
chosen if approved by the instructor. Preferably the topic should
be selected on a subject which the student has not previously studied,
in order to enhance the learning experience. Papers will be due no
later than the last day of December and should be submitted to thrasher@oabs.org
or mailed to: OABS - PO Box 482 - Olathe, KS 66051.
1. Suggested term paper subjects:
Origin of the Universe.
The Age of the Earth.
1st and 2nd Laws of Thermodynamics.
Law of Biogenesis.
Classical Arguments for the Existence of God.
Theory of Organic Evolution.
Theistic Evolution (Day-Age/Gap theories).
Genesis 1-11 - Myth or Literal?
The Genesis Flood - Global or Local?
Evidences of the Human Body.
Inspiration of the Bible.
Transmission of Biblical Text.
Translation of the Bible.
Alleged Bible Contradictions.
Fulfilled Prophecies of the Bible.
Archaeological Evidences.
Geography in the Bible.
The Problem of Human Suffering.
Jesus Christ - Historical Evidence.
Jesus Christ - Messiah.
Jesus Christ - Prophet, Priest and King.
Miracles of Christ.
Resurrection of Christ.
Conversion of Saul.
Situation Ethics and Morality.
Current Biological and Ethical Issues.
New Age Theories.
D. Examinations:
1. There will be six
examinations in this course. There will be no final examination. Each
examination will be worth 10 percent of your grade. The exams will be
made available in the OABS Classroom Explorer in the Classroom Portal
area for this course.
IV. CLASS SCHEDULE:
Classes meet each Saturday for 18
weeks beginning the first Saturday in August through the third Saturday
in December with the exception of two breaks. The breaks will be on
the Saturday of the third full week in September and the
Saturday following Thanksgiving. Each
Saturday will consist of two fifty minute sessions with a ten minute
break between, meeting at: (Session 1) 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM CTZ and
(Session 2) 4:00 - 4:50 PM CTZ.
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