Tips from the Syllabus
Tips:
- Many view critical literary thought and biblical faith as contradicting forces, but this should not be the case in our lives. My college success (in public and private colleges) is due largely to years of thoughtful study of the Bible. And those years of study--hunting out metaphorical limits, considering cultural context, assessing commentators over the generations, meditating on life application--added richness and nuance and wisdom to my faith. Therefore, I suggest listening to a short, daily podcast by Dr. J. Vernon McGee. He was a great pastor in California and the chair of the Bible department at Biola. You won’t agree with all he says, and that is fine. His analysis, perspective, story craft, voice, and language study (Greek, Hebrew, Latin) all combine richly in clear, intelligent, faithful teaching. He taught through every book of the Bible in five years. Therefore, if you hop on board the bus now, you’ll graduate college and complete an entire tour of the Bible in the same summer. Not bad, eh? I’ll be listening myself and bringing ideas to bear in class where relevant. Join us.
- If you are going to attend a four-year college after MVCS, it would be wise to work on your college essay this summer...however much you wish. Here is our quarter 1 assignment so that you can get a head start.
- Explore the course blog, or begin reading an upcoming text that looks interesting to you: http://hyddeousstrength.blogspot.com/.
- Our year’s theme verse is Jeremiah 6:16: “Thus says the Lord: ‘Stand in the ways and see,/ And ask for the old paths, where the good way is,/ And walk in it;/ Then you will find rest for your souls./ But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’” We will regularly consider how a classic text reflects the paths of life, what characters and society did with those paths, and how God’s grace can be seen throughout.
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