DEGREE PROGRAMS
BIBLICAL STUDIES
Ready to take the first step toward a dynamic career in ministry? Antioch's Associate of Arts in Biblical Studies will deepen your understanding of the scriptures and give you a greater appreciation of theology and its effect on the world. Examine key figures, places, events and themes of the Old and New Testaments to help prepare you for a role in ministry, service organizations or other areas of Christian leadership.
A.A. BIBLICAL STUDIES - 60 CREDITS
​​LAN 101
ACADEMIC WRITING, RESEARCH & RHETORIC
Course Description: think and write rhetorically among various cultural discourses and worldviews.
Classical and current conversations across academic and cultural spheres, with a specific focus on the habits and conventions
of academic writing.
3 Credits
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LAN 104
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Course Description: Effective speaking using various methods.Classroom practice given in oral and interpretive readings.
Study is given to the correct preparation and delivery of different kinds of
speeches as well as the use of correct speech habits and behavior.
3 Credits
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LAN 205
INQUIRY BASED COLLEGE RESEARCH AND WRITING
Course Description: Picking up where LAN 101 ends, this course focuses specifically on understanding
how to read texts with an academic curiosity that leads to substantive research questions.
Critically analyze the rhetorical situation of multiple types of research writing.
3 Credits
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​​MAT 060
BASIC MATH SKILLS
Course Description: This course equips students with mathematical skills necessary for success in college level mathematics courses. Students will build quantitative reasoning and logical thinking skills through encounters with problems drawn from a
variety of contexts, including arithmetic, algebra, geometry, financial math, and statistics.
3 Credits
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GEN 100
THE MAKING OF THE CHRISTIAN MIND
Course Description: Explores the development of a Christian worldview and philosophy of life.
Studies some alternative worldviews from a Christian worldview perspective. Investigates the sacredness of all spheres of human life and the relevance of a Christian worldview to all spheres of human life and action through the works of some of Christianity’s leading thinkers and writers.
3 Credits
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GEN 250
THE MAKING OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE
Course Description: Exploration, assessment, and application of Scripture to key ethical and cultural issues,
with an emphasis on the development of moral discernment and reasoning.
3 Credits
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BIB 105
INTRODUCTION TO BIBLE
Course Description: Introduction to the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures with an emphasis on biblical interpretation
and application in the contemporary world. Importance and reliability of the Scriptures, genres of Scripture with
representative readings, basics of biblical interpretation, and skills needed for application to the Christian life examined.
3 Credits
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BIB 106
CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE
Course Description: Exploration of core doctrinal and theological beliefs of the Christian faith. Emphasis placed upon the development of a Christian worldview in order to prepare students to face the challenges of their current culture.
3 Credits
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BIB 200
PRINCIPLES OF HERMENEUTICS & THEOLOGICAL THINKING
Course Description: Introduction to methods of studying and interpreting Scripture, theological understanding, and practical application.
3 Credits
BIBL 255
THE GOSPELS
Course Description: Examination of the content and messages of the Gospels, their theology, and their application in modern culture. Prerequisite BIB -200.
3 Credits
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BIB 282
PENTATEUCH
Course Description: Examination of the content and messages of the Pentateuch, its theology, and its application in modern culture. Prerequisite BIB -200.
3 Credits
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BIB 301
APOLOGETICS
Course Description: Exploration of the articulating the reasonableness of Christian faith as well as developing meaningful responses to common objections.
3 Credits
BIB 312
PSALMS & WISDOM LITERATURE
Course Description: Examination of the content and message of Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs &
Lamentations, their theology, and application in modern culture. Prerequisite BIB -200.
3 Credits
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BIB 322
PAULINE LITERATURE I
Course Description: Examination of the content and messages of Paul’s letters to the churches, their theology,
and their application in modern culture. Prerequisite BIB -200.
3 Credits
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BIB 323
PAULINE LITERATURE II
Course Description: Examination of the content and messages of Paul’s letters to individuals, their theology,
and their application in modern culture. Prerequisite BIB -200.
3 Credits
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BIB 330
ROMANS
Course Description: Examination of the content and message of Romans. Its theology, and application in modern culture.
Prerequisite: BIB -200.
3 Credits
BIB 331
SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY I
Course Description: Exploration of core doctrinal and theological beliefs of the Christian faith as understood through Scripture. Prerequisite: BIB -200.
3 Credits
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​BIB 332
SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY II
Course Description: Continued exploration of core doctrinal and theological beliefs of the Christian faith as understood through Scripture. Prerequisite: BIB -200
3 Credits
BIB 373
PREACHING & TEACHING THE BIBLE
Course Description: Examines the process of lesson/sermon preparation and delivery from the biblical text
with the aim of influencing an audience. Students build upon their knowledge of written, verbal, and non-verbal
communication skills to develop sermons and lesson plans.
3 Credits
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BIB -430
CHRISTIAN ETHICS
Course Description: Exploration of biblical principles of ethics, along with assessment of historical and contemporary approaches to the topic.
3 Credits