Glenn Giles, Elder for the Denver Church of Christ will be teaching a class for the ARS Apologetics Certificate Program in San Diego Friday Dec. 11th and Saturday Dec. 12th.  This will be a 10 hour class.  The cost is $40 to include dinner on Friday.  For more information or to register contact Jan Oakes at 858-505-8841 or at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .  The classes will be at the Mission Center of Hope, starting at 5:30 on Friday.  See below for a detailed schedule, outline and reading assignments.    Flyer Biblical Criticism and Inspiration 117.57 Kb      Registration Form 

Class Outline for Apologetics and Biblical Criticism: 

1. The History of Biblical Criticism

2. Textual Criticism

3. Source Criticism: Including the Synoptic Problem and the Documentary Hypothesis

4. Form Criticism

5. Redaction Criticism

6. Tradition Criticism

7. The Jesus Seminar and Radical Higher Criticism

8. The Accommodation Doctrine theory and Biblical Inerrancy and Inspiration. 

Required Reading:

 1. Beale, G. K. The Erosion of Inerrancy in Evangelicalism: Responding to New Challenges to Biblical Authority (Wheaton, IL: Wheaton, 2008). 

2. Paper by Glenn Giles entitled "The Jesus Seminar and HIgher Criticism" which can be found at www.Rockymountainschoolofministry.com under "Articles and Studies"

Extra credit readings on-topic will be accepted by permission of the instructor.

Class Schedule:

Fri 12/11 5:30-9:30