Aurora ITA: Bible Survey

Bible Survey

Bible Survey Old Testament

Objectives

To teach the basic content of every book in the Old Testament.
To give students an understanding of the progression of revelation through the Word of God.
To provide an overview of the different literary genres in Scripture.

The Program

The Old Testament Bible Survey Program is a two-year course with one week of resident work per year. In addition to the one-week modules, students complete various reading assignments and homework. During the program students will take the following classes:

Bible Survey of the Old Testament 1
Bible Survey of the Old Testament 2

The Faculty

Professor Michael Grisanti taught Old Testament Language and Literature at Central Baptist Theological Seminary in 1997. During this time, he also studied at Dallas Theological Seminary, the Institute of Holy Land Studies in Jerusalem, Grace Theological Seminary, Luther Seminary, and the University of Minnesota. In addition to his educational training, Dr. Grisanti has had extensive pastoral experience, serving as an interim pastor, children’s pastor, and church planter. He also taught seminary courses and preached on trips to Romania from 1993-96. Dr. Grisanti has written numerous journal and periodical articles and assisted in various editorial projects, including contributions to The New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis (Zondervan, 1997).

Bible Survey New Testament

Objectives

To teach the basic content of every book in the New Testament.
To give students an understanding of the progression of revelation through the Word of God.
To provide an overview of the different literary genres in Scripture.

The Program

The New Testament Bible Survey Program is a one-year course with one week of resident work per year. In addition to the one-week modules, students complete various reading assignments and homework. During the program students will take the following classes:

Bible Survey of the New Testament 1

The Faculty

Professor Keith Essex ministered with Campus Crusade during his residency for his Master of Theology degree and later served as a student pastor in Dallas, Texas. Following graduation, he served as Academic Dean at Grace Bible Institute in Long Beach, California. During this time he was also involved as a church planter, interim pastor, and later as an associate pastor. For nine years he pastored in Redondo Beach.Professor Essex joined The Master’s Seminary as an adjunct professor in 1992, joining the faculty full-time in 1994. We are pleased to have him on staff now at the ITA as we expand the courses offered to fill the needs of our students.

Academy News

Learning to preach the Old Testament August 9, 2010
How does an understanding of the Old Testament help my Christian life and ministry? How do we understand books like Job where so much suffering is present? What is the theme of Isaiah? How do we interpret Proverbs? What is the purpose of the minor prophets? How do we preach and teach the OT? Students [...] […]
Learning to live biblically August 9, 2010
Thank you for your prayers! Introduction to Biblical Counseling was a true blessing from the Lord. The professor not only shared profound insights from the Word of God that dealt with helping people be more like Christ, but he also shared many wonderful testimonies. One particularly moving and impactful story was about a young man [...] […]
The importance of Biblical Counseling August 3, 2010
Throughout the week of August 2nd to the 6th there will be 23 students from different parts of Italy gathered at ITA to study the importance of counseling from a Biblical perspective. The focus will be on the principles and practice of applying the Word of God to the lives of individual believers and married [...] […]