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THE JOHN B. CARY MEMORIAL SCHOOL OF BIBLICAL
HISTORY AND LITERATURE.

Associate Professor Forrest.

Required for Admission to the Work of the School: The General
Entrance Examination.

The instruction in this department is planned to furnish students that
general acquaintance with the history and literature of the Bible which
should constitute a part of every liberal education.

Course 1B: Old Testament History and Literature: Course 1A
in English Literature prerequisite.—This course and Course 2B are designed
to give students a comprehensive knowledge of Hebrew history
and the literature that grew out of that history. Attention will be given
to Hebrew origins and the various periods of their history through nomadic
life, early settlement, monarchy, dissolution of the state, exile, and
restoration, together with the literature belonging to those stages of development
and experience. Instruction will be given by lectures, assigned
readings, reports and discussions.

Course 2B: New Testament History and Literature: Course 1A
in English Literature prerequisite.—A rapid study of the history and
literature of the times between the close of the Old Testament and the
opening of the New Testament will introduce students to the life and
literature of the closing period of Hebrew national history. A more
detailed study of New Testament history and literature in its relations
to the preceding period will then be made. Instruction will be given by
lectures, assigned readings, reports and discussions.

These courses will be given in alternate years, Course 1B being offered
for the session of 1909-1910.

Course 3C: Formation and Literary Value of the English Bible:
Course 1B, or Course 2B (or the equivalent of either) prerequisite.—A
study of the history of the Text and the canon will lead up to a study of
the history of the English Bible. Special attention will be given to the
various English versions that culminated in the Authorized and Revised
versions. The earlier versions will be examined, their sources will be
considered, and the literary value of both the earlier and later versions
estimated. In addition to a study by the students of these versions in original
copies or reprints, a wide range of reading will be required in the
voluminous literature of the subject, reports and papers will be called
for on assigned topics and an essay or thesis demanding original investigation
will be a part of the session's work.