COURSE GUIDE CRS211 INTRODUCTION TO THE BIBLE Course Team ...

COURSE GUIDE

CRS211 INTRODUCTION TO THE BIBLE

Course Team

Bernard Onyebuchi Ukwuegbu (Rev Fr, PhD) (Course Writer/Course Developer/ Course Reviewer)- Imo State Polytechnic Michael Enyinwa Okoronkwo (Rev. Fr. PhD) (Course Editor)-NOUN Felicia E. Acholo(Copy Editor)

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CONTENT

Introduction..................................................... iv Course Aims and Objectives................................. iv Requirements from Students................................... iv Course Materials............................................... iv Study Units....................................................... v Set Textbooks..................................................... v Assignment File................................................ viii Assessment..................................................... viii Tutor- Marked assignment.................................... viii Final Examination and Grading.............................. viii Course Marking Scheme..................................... ix How to Get Most from This Course........................ x Tutors and Tutorials........................................... xi

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INTRODUCTION

CRS211 Introduction to the Bible informs you about the basic facts of the Christian Bible. The course will introduce you to the Bible, its name, its origin. You will also learn how the Bible came to be regarded as the Word of God in human language, how the truths contained in the bible are guaranteed from errors as well as the process of collection of the different books that make the Bible. In addition, you will also learn how the initial writings were composed and transmitted down through the ages, the initial versions of the books in their original language, as well as the translations into different languages. All these will help you to understand both the sacred character of the Bible as well as the importance that different faith traditions have come to attach to it.

COURSE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

The aim of this course is to provide you with a basic introduction into the Christian Bible. Among other things, the course helps you to:

appreciate the importance of the bible

recognise the different traditions behind its emergence

identify the processes that went into its composition and transmission

The above stated are the overall objectives of this course. In addition, each unit also has specific objectives. The unit objectives are always included at the beginning of a unit. You should read them before you start working through the unit. You may want to refer to them during your study of the unit to check on your progress. You should always look at the unit objectives after completing a unit. In this way you can be sure that you have done what was required of you by the unit. By meeting these objectives, you should have achieved the aims of the course as a whole.

REQUIREMENTS FROM STUDENTS

To complete this course, you are required to read the study units, read recommended books and read other materials. Each unit contains self ? assessment exercises, and at points in the course you are required to submit assignments for assessment purposes. At the end of this course is a final examination. Below you will find listed, all the components of the course and what you have to do.

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COURSE MATERIALS

Major components of the course are: 1. Course Guide 2. Study Units 3. Textbooks and References 4. Assignments

In addition, you must obtain the material. Obtain your copy. You may contact your tutor if you have problems in obtaining the text materials.

STUDY UNITS

There are ten study units in this course. Each unit should take you 2-3 hours to work through. The ten units are divided into three modules. The first two modules contain 4 units while the last contains 1 unit Each unit includes a table of contents, introduction, specific objectives, recommended textbooks and summaries of key issues and ideas. At interval in each unit, you will be provided with a number of exercises or self-assessment question. These are to help you test yourself on the material you have just covered or to apply it in some way. The value of these self-test is to help you gauge your progress and to reinforce your understanding of the material. At least, on tutor- marked assignments will be provided at the end of each unit. The exercise and the tutor-marked assignments will help you in achieving the stated learning objectives of the individual units of the course.

TEXTBOOKS AND REFERENCES

Aland, Kurt & Barbara (1989). The Text of the New Testament: An introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and practice of Modern Textual Criticism. (2nd ed.). rev. Translated by E.F. Rhodes, Grand Rapids: W.B. Eerdmans.B.C. Butler (1960). The Church and the Bible: Baltimore-London, Helicon Press.

Benjamin Beckinridge Warfield (1948). The Inspiration and Authority of the Bible, New Jersey: The Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company.

Bernhard, W. Anderson (1986). Understanding the Old Testament (4th ed.). Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall.

Bruce, M. Metzger (1992). Text of the New Testament. (3rd enlarged ed.). Madison, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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