The short courses listed below are offered by BICU. Applicants need to be literate at the grade 6 level in order to qualify to do these courses. Each course may last from a few hours to fifteen (15) hours over a two/three weeks period and values one (1) credit hour. A registration and processing fee of $65.00 is required in addition to the charge for each course (variable, depending on the level at which the course is offered).
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📚 Religion
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Greek Grammar for Lay Leaders
An introductory course that enables the student to be conversant with the basic principles of NT Greek. The student will be able to read the Greek NT, as a foundation for translating it.
This course explicates who, when, where, and how the Bible was written and rewritten. The evolutionary development, of scripture particularly as it was/is impacted by oral tradition will be investigated. What are the implications? A question to be explored.
This course outlines the sociological, theological, philosophical and political factors that influenced the formation of the New Testament documents into a coherent canon of scripture.
This course outlines the sociological, theological, philosophical and political factors that influenced the formation of the Old Testament documents into a coherent canon of scripture.
This course focuses on scribal practices and the manuscript history of the Bible. It demonstrates that because of the work of scribes the text of scripture has always been a living text, whose initial formation is very illusive.
Outlines the basic principles of Biblical interpretation. Enables the student to become aware of the historical, cultural, linguistical and philosophical factors within which the Bible was written, so that, what the scriptures meant can be first be established as a foundation for what it means today.
Traces the manuscript history of the Greek NT. It treats scribal practices, textual variants, manuscript history and the theological impact of all these factors on the formation of the New Testament documents.
The Evolutionary Development of The Ten Commandments
Extrapolating from the various literary sources this course explicates the position that the decalogue was never a static document but evolved over centuries. The implications for ethics are also ventilated.
The course demonstrates how orality and memory influenced the formation of the Biblical text. It demonstrates that our current text of scripture is not just a written text but it is also an oral phenomenal along a continuum in its formation.
This course ventilates the Hebrew concepts of the sources of good and evil as it relates to various divine personalities culminating in the understanding of an evil being called Satan among other names. Implications for ethics are also discussed.
BUILD YOUR OWN PERSONAL SUCCESS PLAN. Explore the connection between personal worldview and psychological principles that influence success in life, learning, leadership, and ministry.
BUILD YOUR OWN PERSONAL SUCCESS PLAN. Explores foundational theories of success and their practical applications across personal, professional, and spiritual domains.
