Syllabus - Revelation
I.
PURPOSE:
To study the book of Revelation
with special emphasis in (1) refuting false theories relating to this
book, and (2) applying the message of Revelation to men today to
strengthen and encourage by it.
II.
TEXTBOOK:
A. Required Reading.
1. The entire book of Revelation
from KJV, 5 times; Matthew 24; Mark 13 and Luke 21.
2. 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.
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 May.
B. Reading requirements:
1. As mentioned above
each student will be expected to read selected material before each
class period. The specific schedule for reading will be assigned from week to
week by e-mail. 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 (see
"V. Recommended Reading"). 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:
1. It will be approximately 1,000-2000 words total. It should
be produced in .doc, .rtf, .txt, .pdf or .htm format and uploaded in the
OABS Classroom Explorer Classroom Portal. 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 May and should be submitted to thrasher@oabs.org
or mailed to: OABS - PO Box 482 - Olathe, KS 66051.
2. Suggested term paper subjects:
The Date of Revelation.
The Purpose of Revelation.
The Apostle John.
The Seven Churches of Asia (General).
The Church at Ephesus.
The Church at Smyrna.
The Church at Pergamos.
The Church at Thyatira.
The Church at Sardis.
The Church at Philadelphia.
The Church at Laodicea.
The Throne of God.
Symbols in Old Testament Prophecy and Revelation.
The Olivet Discourse.
The Mark of the Beast.
The Beatitudes of Revelation.
Battle of Armageddon (Refute).
Premillienialism and Revelation 20 (Refute).
The Final Judgment Day.
Hades, Heaven and Hell.
The New Jerusalem.
The Tree of Life.
The Lord's Invitation.
D. Examinations:
1. There will be an
examination after each three weeks of classes for a total of six
examinations per semester. Exams will be completed if in quiz form or
uploaded if in resource form in the OABS Classroom Explorer
Classroom Portal area. Exams will be
"open-book" which means you can use whatever resources you
have available. However, you may not cut and paste any documents from
outside sources into them. They must be your own answers to
the questions. They will be graded on accuracy and
comprehensiveness of the answers to the questions.
2. Students should be
prepared for extra credit work, which could be given at any time
during the class sessions.
IV. CLASS SCHEDULE:
Classes meet each Saturday for 18
weeks beginning the first Saturday in January with the exceptions of the
eighth Saturday (Spring break) and the Saturday of the Phillips Street
Lectures (usually the third Saturday in April). Each
Saturday will consist of two fifty minute classes with a ten minute
break between, meeting at: 3:00 and 4:00 PM CTZ.
V. RECOMMENDED READING:
In addition to the required reading, this is a list of reading
resources which you may
find helpful in your study of the book of Revelation.
1. "The Book of
Revelation" by Foy E. Wallace, Jr. - this book is out of print
but the entire works (including this commentary) of Foy Wallace can be
purchased on CD and is recommended for those taking this class for
credit.
2. Outline Commentary on
Revelation by Bob Winton.
3. The Avenging of the Apostles
and Prophets Commentary by Arthur M. Ogden.
(Some notes and articles available at:
www.aogden.com/online.htm)
4. The Avenging of the Apostles
and Prophets Workbook by Arthur M. Ogden.
5. Revelation - An Introduction
and Commentary by Homer Hailey.
6. God's Prophetic Word by Foy E.
Wallace, Jr.
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