Baptist Heritage

What do Baptists believe? What is the history of New Testament Christianity?

About This Course

Course Name/Code: Baptist Heritage, BIBC 221
Catalog Description: A study of the Baptist distinctives, the governmental structure of a New Testament church, and a survey of New Testament Christianity from the time of the Apostles to the present.
*Prerequisites: BIBI 107 and BIBI 108. Credits/Hours: 3

Instructors and Texts

Instructors Who Teach This Course: Dr. David Saxon Article: Dr. Saxon Teaches Summer 2009
Required Text(s) Students must purchase and possess the required text(s) by the first day of class. Order early:

Baker, Robert and John Landers, Summary of Christian History, 3rd edition.

ISBN-10: 0-8054-3288-4

ISBN-13: 978-0-8054-3288-6
Ryrie, Charles. Dispensationalism. Revised 2007.

ISBN-10: 0-8024-2189-X

ISBN-13: 978-0-8024-2189-0
You can purchase your textbook from wherever you can find it cheapest (i.e. Amazon, Half Books.) or you can purchase it from MBS Direct at certain times of the year.

Course Workload Preview

The following preview of anticipated course workload is subject to instructor change.

Regular (weekly? twice a week?) discussion forum posting and responses
10 quizzes
3 tests (one is an essay)
1, 2-3 page book report
Baptist Heritage syllabus

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