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Course Description:
The Biblical Foundations Course consists of two parts. Foundations Part 1a – Kingdom, Covenants, and Canon of the Old Testament and Foundations Part 1b – Kingdom and Covenant of the New Testament. You are required to complete both parts to complete the Biblical Foundations Course.
Foundations Part 1a – Kingdom, Covenants, and Canon of the Old Testament
Foundations Part 1a Course description:
This course gives a brief survey of the Old Testament, examining the themes of kingdom, covenants and canon. We will see that the Old Testament is not a random amalgam of episodes, genealogies and prophetic tidbits. Instead, it is unified around the central theme of the kingdom of God which was administered through covenants and applied to life through the Old Testament Canon. This course is based on the lecture series, Kingdom, Covenants & Canon of the Old Testament, produced by Third Millennium Ministries and presented by Dr. Richard L. Pratt, Jr.
Dr. Richard L. Pratt, Jr.
Dr. Pratt is the president and founder of Third Millennium Ministries. He received his M.Div. from Union Theological Seminary and his Th.D. in Old Testament Studies from Harvard University. He formerly chaired the Old Testament department at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida. Then he transitioned in 2006 from his teaching role at RTS to work full time with Third Millennium Ministries. Among his published books are: Every Thought Captive, Pray With Your Eyes Open, He Gave Us Stories, and Designed For Dignity.
Goals and Objectives
GOALS
In this course, we would like to accomplish the following:
1. We hope you will make use of all the elements of the course to grasp the unity of the Old Testament, as expressed in the theme of the Kingdom of God, to understand the purpose of God in the history of the Old Testament, as expressed in the covenants, and to discern how the Old Testament should be applied in our lives today.
2. We hope you will develop a new interest and greater confidence in studying and teaching from the Old Testament.
3. We hope you make changes in your life as a response to the teachings of this course. It should help you interpret and apply passages from the Old Testament.
OBJECTIVES
When you have done the following, it will show that the goals are met:
1. Obtain satisfactory grades on the tests, demonstrating that you can identify key concepts of the Kingdom of God, as expressed in the Old Testament, that you can identify the key covenants of the Old Testament and explain their relationships, and that you can identify valid principles for using the Old Testament today.
2. Complete the study guides and other assignments of the course, expressing your thoughts and attitudes regarding the Old Testament, and showing how you have applied the teachings of the course to your own life, especially that you are taking into account the unity of the Old Testament, the history of the covenants, and the theme of the kingdom of God to interpret and apply passages of the Old Testament.
Thematic Outline of the Course
1) Why Study the Old Testament?
2) The Kingdom of God
3) Divine Covenants
4) The Canon of the Old Testament
Explanation of Assignments
The Multimedia Lessons
1. Study the lessons, watching the video, listening to the audio, or reading the text.
2. Complete the study guides for each lesson. These study guides will prepare you for the online quizzes and help you apply the teachings of the lesson to your own life. (For those students associated with a particular institution wishing to track the completion of the completion of the Study Guides, a drop box has been provided at the end of the course.)
3. Take the online quizzes on each section of the lessons. The quizzes may be taken as many times as you want, but you must wait five days between each attempt, and the official grade will be from the first attempt.
4. Optional: We recommend that you look through the glossaries and use the learning games to become familiar with special names and technical terms used in the lessons.
5. Take the cumulative test for each complete lesson. You may take the test again as many times as you want for review, but you must wait five days between each attempt, and the official grade is from the first attempt.
6. When you have finished all the lessons on the multimedia lectures, take the final exam on the lectures.
Course Requirements:
1. You must complete each lesson in the course. After you complete the requirements for a lesson/session, go to the Activity Feed and post a comment about something that interested or impacted you as you worked through the lesson. Your comment needs to be well thought out and at least 75 words. These posts will be counted as part of the writing requirement for the course so please write well thought out comments on what you are learning in the lesson. Please start your comment by referring to the course name and session or lesson number of the course. You also need to post comments on two other students recent comments on courses they are currently taking.
2. After completing all of the lessons in the course, you will need to write a 750 word paper on three things that have impacted you during the course and submit it using the Completed Coursework Upload form. At the Bachelor’s Degree Level, your paper must be well-written.
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3. Once you complete a course with a satisfactory grade at Third MIll Institute (IIIM), you can print out a certificate for yourself and then you need to email us a copy so we can record it as a completed course in your school record.
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Foundations Part 1a – Kingdom, Covenants, and Canon of the Old Testament
When you have completed Foundations Part 1a, you must also complete Foundations Part 1b – Kingdom and Covenant of the New Testament
Foundations Part 1b – Kingdom and Covenant of the New Testament
Foundations Part 1b Course description:
Have you ever wondered why the New Testament gives so much attention to the kingdom of God or how this central theme relates to the new covenant in Christ? This course explores these two fundamental features of the New Testament by examining where they originated and what they mean for us today. This course is based on the lecture series, Kingdom and Covenant in the New Testament, produced by Third Millennium Ministries and hosted by Dr. Simon Vibert with contributions from a variety of professors.
Goals and Objectives
GOALS
In this course, we would like to accomplish the following:
1. We hope you will make use of all the resources of the course to learn key things about the overarching message and the key theological themes of the New Testament
2. We hope you will become enthusiastic about studying the New Testament more seriously.
3. We hope you make some changes in your life as a response to the teachings of the course, especially in developing a strategy for applying the New Testament teachings to modern life.
OBJECTIVES
When you have done the following, it will show that the goals are met:
1. Obtain satisfactory grades on the tests, demonstrating that you can identify key information about the message and theological themes of the New Testament.
2. Answer the application questions in the study guides, demonstrating how this course has helped you apply the teachings of the New Testament to your own life.
Thematic Outline of the Course
1) Why Study New Testament Theology?
2) The Kingdom of God
3) The New Covenant
Explanation of Assignments
The Multimedia Lessons
1. Study the lessons, watching the video, listening to the audio, or reading the text.
2. Complete the study guides for each lesson. These study guides will prepare you for the online quizzes and help you apply the teachings of the lesson to your own life. (For those students associated with a particular institution wishing to track the completion of the completion of the Study Guides, a drop box has been provided at the end of the course.)
3. Take the online quizzes on each section of the lessons. The quizzes may be taken as many times as you want, but you must wait five days between each attempt, and the official grade will be from the first attempt.
4. Optional: We recommend that you look through the glossaries and use the learning games to become familiar with special names and technical terms used in the lessons.
5. Take the cumulative test for each complete lesson. You may take the test again as many times as you want for review, but you must wait five days between each attempt, and the official grade is from the first attempt.
6. When you have finished all the lessons on the multimedia lectures, take the final exam on the lectures.
Course Requirements:
1. You must complete each lesson in the course. After you complete the requirements for a lesson/session, go to the Activity Feed and post a comment about something that interested or impacted you as you worked through the lesson. Your comment needs to be well thought out and at least 75 words. These posts will be counted as part of the writing requirement for the course so please write well thought out comments on what you are learning in the lesson. Please start your comment by referring to the course name and session or lesson number of the course. You also need to post comments on two other students recent comments on courses they are currently taking.
2. After completing all of the lessons in the course, you will need to write a 750 word paper on three things that have impacted you during the course and submit it using the Completed Coursework Upload form. At the Bachelor’s Degree Level, your paper must be well-written.
Click here if you need information on How to Write a Paper. Your forum posts can be helpful in writing your paper.
3. Once you complete a course with a satisfactory grade at Third MIll Institute (IIIM), you can print out a certificate for yourself and then you need to email us a copy so we can record it as a completed course in your school record.
Third Mill Institute Course Link:
Foundations Part 1b – Kingdom and Covenant of the New Testament
