TCH610.1‒ Introduction to Systematic Theology: Scripture: Description

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

A strong understanding of Bible Doctrine is mandatory for ministers of the gospel, especially for those earning Doctorates. Though our course TCH502 does a fine job of introducing Classic Christian Theology, a systematic study is the next step.

Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine is the most widely used seminary textbook and theological reference across denominational and non-denominational lines. With 1616 pages, the volume is more extensive that the 304-page curriculum in our MDiv-required course. Therefore, we wanted to introduce this resource by offering this 2-course covering just one section of the book.

This course simply INTRODUCES students to this resource by focusing only on a small segment from Grudem’s book. The course addresses questions like: What is systematic theology? Why should Christians study it? How should we study it? What belongs in the Bible and what does not belong? What are the 4 characteristics of Scripture? What do we need to know about them? How do we know that the Bible is God’s Word? Are there any errors in the Bible?

Students who enjoy this sample course will want to purchase this book as an essential reference‒ and may be interested in purchasing it’s companion: Historical Theology: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine: a Companion to Grudem’s Systematic Theology by Gregg R. Allsion (author of the textbook for our course: TCH507‒ Catholicism Under the Hood for Protestants.)

We suggest students purchase the Systematic Theology book‒ but because this is only a “sample” course pointing interested students to this theology resource‒ students may alternatively access at no cost the applicable text through a provided link.

Should students want to study Systematic Theology further, Sword & Spirit Seminary welcomes the submission of appropriate quiz questions for additional credit.

Requirement Designation: MDiv Elective, DMin Elective
Prerequisite: No Prerequisite
Credit Hours: 1 Credit
Course Difficulty: Easy
Instructional Components: Textbook
Retention & Assessment: Quizzes
Educational Material Author: Wayne Grudem