Pensacola Bible Institute Course Catalogue P.O Box 6235 Pensacola, Fl 32503 904-476-1387 =========================================== Available From Our Bookstore By Dr. Peter S. Ruckman: úBible Believeres Commentary Series ú Beginning and Advanced Bible-Study Material ú In-Depth Apologetics ú Numerous Pamphlets of Selected Topics ú Variety of Gospel Tracts ú Audio Cassettes ú Video Cassettes Also Available: ú A.V. 1611 Bibles ú Study Helps ú Concordances ú Biographies ú Evangelistic Material ú Material by Other Authors and Speakers For FREE Current Calalogue write: Bible Baptist Bookstore P.O. Box 7135, Pensacola, FL 32534 (904) 477-8812 ================================================================= Table Of Contents =============== Purpose.................................................1 History.................................................1 Dr. Peter S. Ruckman....................................2 Statement of Faith......................................5 Board of Directors and Faculty..........................6 Doctrinal Viewpoint.....................................7 Student Life............................................9 Location................................................9 Admission..............................................10 Application Procedure..................................11 English Proficiency Examination........................12 Midyear Admissions.....................................12 Expenses...............................................12 Grading System.........................................13 Graduation Requirements................................13 Schedule...............................................14 Calendar...............................................14 Description of Bible Courses...........................15 General Courses........................................19 Preacher's Courses.....................................21 Specialized Courses....................................22 Accreditation..........................................26 Bible Baptist Church...................................26 Bible Baptist Bookstore................................26 Bible Believer's Bulletin..............................26 Theological Seminar of the Air.........................27 Course Credits.........................................28 =========================================================== PENSACOLA BIBLE INSTITUTE 1 PURPOSE: The Institute was originated to supply a func- tion in modern Christianity which has been neglected by the vast majority of denominational and non- denominational schools. This function does not make the Pen- sacola Bible Institute any better than any other school, but it enables it to fulfill a purpose which is absolutely necessary for Its function is to train young men to do TWO things-and TWO things only. One of these is to know the English Bible of the English-speaking people from cover to cover, and the other is to be able to assemble this information and deliver it to a congregation in such a manner as to successfully transmit the message. This instruction is unique in that it will lay the primary em- phasis on PREACHING, rather than on the executive and pro- motional branches of the Church; and it will lay the emphasis on the Reformation text of the English-speaking people, rather than on the critical theories that have been used to destroy the authority of that text. As Victor Hugo said: ''England has two grcat books, Shakespeare and the Bible England made Shake- speare, and the Bible made England This Protestant heritage, connected with the Bible that was used by the founding fathers of our own country, is the heritage preserved in the Pensacola Bible Institute, and the REASON for this preservation will be clearly taught and analyzed from every point of view: critical historical. non-christian, Christian, orthodox, non-orthodox liberal. and Roman. HISTORY: In September of 1965, the first class of the Pensacola Bible Institute, a group of twelve students, met in a one room block building. This meeting was the result of a burden that the Lord had given to Dr. Peter S. Ruckman, founder and president of the Institute. Having sent numerous young men (saved and called to preach under his ministry) to the fundamental schools and having them come back with their faith in the word of God destroyed, he determined --------------------- Page 2 --------------------- to start a Bible institute that would preserve the student's faith in God's word, the Authorized Version. A generous friend donated the present site of the Pensacola Bible Institute, which originally housed one small classroom. The Lord has continued to bless the Institute; the school now has three classrooms, a student lounge, a nursery, a gymnasium, and recording facilities. A church auditorium and a separate building for the book and tape ministry were built in 1978. Since 1965 the Institute has graduated over four hundred fifty students, and one fourth of these are now in full time ser- vice as pastors, teachers, missionaries, associate pastors, and evangelists. During this time the Bible Baptist Church has or- dained sixty-five preachers, while at the same time more than two hundred and fifty young men were called to the ministry in meetings which Dr. Ruckrnan held across the nation. This Institute is interested in the training of Bible-believing preachers, and all its resources are available for that purpose. DR PETER S. Dr. Peter S. Ruckman was born in Wil- RUCKMAN mington, Delaware (November 19, 1921) and raised in Topeka, Kansas (1922-1942). After moving from Kansas to Alabama in 1943, he received his B.A. degree from the University of Alabama (1944). In his religious background he was "christened and confirmed" in the Episcopal Church, and before his conversion to Christ, Dr. Ruckman also became a student of Oriental religions while serv- ing with the United States Army in the Far East. Following this, he was a candidate for confirmation in the Roman Catholic Church (1949). Having been naturally blessed with a gift for reading and assimilating written rnaterial, Dr. Ruckman finished the Harvard Five Foot Shelf of Classics before he was twenty- two, and attained the state of Samhadi before he was twenty- five by applying the teachings of the Sutras, Vedas, Shasta, Puranas, Gitas, and the teachings of Gautama Buddha. Dr. Ruckman was led to a saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ on March 14, 1949, by Hugh Pyle, who at that time was pastor of the Brent Baptist Church in Pensacola, Florida. His call to the ministry came during a Billy Graham --------------------- Page 3 --------------------- meeting in Greenville while he was studying radio at Bob Jones University. He finished his formal education with six years of raining at Bob Jones (four full years and two accelerated sum- er sessions), complet- ing requirements for the (Picture of Dr Ruckman. Master and Doctor of Not available in ASCII text Philosophy Degrees. Format) Reading at a rate of seven hundred words a minute, Dr. Ruckman had managed to read about sixty-five hundred books before receiving his doctorate; and he still reads an average of one book a day. With this background-over twelve thousand books read and ssimilated-Dr. Ruckman holds to the King James Authorized version of 1611 as the final and absolute authority in matters of faith, practice, doctrine, science, religion, philosophy, morals, education, and politics. Dr. Ruckman teaches church nistory, theology, manuscript evidence, problem texts, and soul- winnmg as wcll as Bible courses and courses designed for the pastorale. With eleven years practical experience as a full-time evangclist and twenty-eight years practical experience as a full- time pastor, Dr. Ruckman is able to give students an "in-depth'' view of the ministry in the twentieth century. During his pastorate at the Brent Baptist Church of Pen- sacola ( 1960-1972), the church paid off $325,000 in debts, or- daincd thirty-eight young men to the ministry, established a book and tapc ministry, founded a Bible institute, and took on the support of thirty-two missionaries. Over five hundred profes- sions of faith took place during this pastorate with three hun- dred of them joining the church and following the Lord in bap- tism. With ten independent Baptist churches (plus forty-five Southern Baptist churches) in a town of seventy thousand, still more young men were called to preach at Brent than at any three other churches combined. One hundred and sixty-seven full- ----------------------- Page 4 ----------------------- time pastors, evangelists, and missionaries have traced their call to the ministry to the preaching or the teaching of Dr. Ruckman (1980). He continues today holding weekend Bible conferences throughout the United States while carrying a twenty-two sub- ject teaching load out of thirty-three subjects taught at PBI. Dr. Ruckman stands for the absolute authority of the Authorized Version and offers no apology to any recognized scholar anywhere (recommended by anyone) for this stand. This has brought forth a roar of protest from such men as lohn R. Rice, Robert Sumner, Bob Jones, III, and the faculty at Bob Jones University and Pensacola Christian College. In spite of this opposition, PBI continues to turn out soul-winning, street- preaching, Bible-believing young men who can handle a Greek New Testament as well as the graduates of any other institution. Dr. Ruckman continues, by the grace of God, to minister in the Laodicean church age. He gives the Lord Jesus Christ all the credit and all the glory for anything that may have been accomplished in his ministry, and he refuses to sit in judgment on the word of God as other ''recognized" Fundamental scholars have done. Young men and women wishing to learn the Bible can learn it at PBI without losing their faith in it. In an age when many Christian schools are attacking the AV 1611, this ministry is needed. God has raised it up, and God will honor it. ------------------------ Page 5 ------------------------ Statement of Faith ============== To PASTORS AND MINISTERS ALREADY IN THE MINISTRY For purposes of identification, the Pensaeola Bible Institute adopts the stand of premillenial Baptist doctrine. If there is any argument or disagreement about what the Institute teaches. the administration wishes it to be known that the following posi- tion is taken by the Institute, without apology: A. The absolute. sole, authoritative rule for students is the Reformation Text of the AV 1611, King James Bible. B. This is to be interpreted. scripture with scripture. with no regard to anyone's traditional way of private interpretation. C. The plain sense of the plain English is always to be taken, rather than appealing to some "original" that no one has ever found. D. The born-again believer is eternally secure and awaits the literal, visible, bodily Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ . E. The believer is baptized in water, by irnmersion, to show his identification with the Lord Jesus Christ. F. The local church is a self-governing, autonomous body. separate trom state or ecclesiastical interference through religio-politico bosses. G. Whenever any man, church, or organization denies that the word of God means what it says, aai it says it, whcre it says it, that man, church. or organizatjoll is to be ignored in spiritual matters. We acknowledge allegiance to our govern- ment as law-abiding citizens, and we uphold its Constitu- tion. By the grace of God, we will not recognize the spiritual authority of anyone who superimposes the private interpreta- tions ot his church over the Holy Scriptures. -------------------- Page 6 -------------------- Board Of Directors =============== Dr. Peter S. Ruckman Dr. Roy L. Clipper Mr. Robert W. Mitchell Mr. John R. Neidlinger Mr. Brian Donovan Mr. O. Wayne Hughes FACULITY ========= Petcr S. Ruckman..........B.A, M.A., Th.M., Th.D., Ph.D. Laurence M. Vance.........B.D., Th.M., Th.D. Brian Donovan.............Assoc. Pastor and Youth Director Ronald M. Forte...........B.D. Keith Karbine.............B.D. Ruth Meacham..............B.S. STATEMENT OF FAITH ==================== FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SUBSCRIBERS We believe that the God who inspired the Scriptures is powerful enough to preserve them in the form in which He in- tended us to have them. We believe in the providential PRESERVATION of the true word of God as well as in thc providential INSPIRATION ot' the word of God. We further believe that the purpose of this preservation was to maintain the infallibility of the inspired, original tcxt. We believe that the providential preservation of the New Testament concentrated itself on the Greek text within the sphere of the Greek Church through Antioch, Syria, and that the text of the majority of manuscripts from this area is the providen- tially preserved and AUTHORIZED text. The text of the ma- jority is the standard text. This text is thc Textus Receptus of the Syrian (Byzantine) extraction, coming to the English-speaking people through the Reformation in the Balkans and Germany. The final and outstan- ding representative of this text is the Authorized King James, AV 1611. which represents a purified, neutral text (Beza's fifth edition with improvements over Erasmus). We subscribe to a moderate Calvinism and a moderate dispensationalism. --------------------- Page 7 --------------------- We believe in all the historic, fundamental doctrines of the Baptist taith in regard to the Virgin Birth, the Deity of Christ, the Vicarious Atonement, the Bodily Resurrection, and the Se- cond Coming. We believe in the authority of the local church and in its separation from political and state entanglements. We practice the two ordinances of baptism and the Lord's supper. We or- dain the two offices of deacon and elder, with the presiding elder being called a bishop or pastor. We believe in free grace and the gift of eternal life given to anyone who will receive the Lord Jesus Christ as his own Savior. We bclieve in personal work. prayer, visitation, giv- ing, and ministering to the sick and needy. We believe that prac- tical application of Bible truth is as important as correctness in doctrine or profession of faith. DOCTRINAL Since all ministers are classified, sooner VIEWPOINTS or later, by their congregations as Bap- tist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Catholic, etc., thc Pensacola Bible Institute identifies itself with the historic Baptist position, which briefly is as follows: 1. Separation of church and state. 2. The autonomy of the local church. 3. Water baptism by immersion 4. The security of the believer. Although identification with a group usually involves FINANCIAL "hooks" and religious and political problems, the Institute is not tied politically or financially to any Baptist association or convenlion. This is necessary for two reasons: I . The emphasis of the Institute is on the Reforrnation text ot the English Bible (AV 1611). Most Christian schools and seminaries rccommend the ASV (1901), the New ASV, or the NIV as superior to this text and teach students to take the AV (1611) ''with a grain of salt.'' 2. Thc present religious set-up shows that convention Bap- ists are holding bonds, stocks, and securities connected with ---------------------- Page 8 ---------------------- political situations This is not the historic Baptist position, and the Institute cannot subscribe to it, although it cannot condemn individuals who may have followed their own BELIEVING PREACHERS-not to erect a superstructure of a religio-politico nature. Students finishing the three years of study are thoroughly prepared for any Baptist school they may wish to attend. They will reccive TWO things at the Institute not presently available in ninety percent of the other schools in which they may pur- sue their course of studies: I . An unshakable faith that the King James Bible is the word ot' God, with the ability to prove this from the Greek manuscript evidence 2. An ability to stand before an audience and effectively deliver a mcssage, after having had more than forty opportunities lo preach before a critical audience and after having the messages analyzed, criticized, and reformed. ALL DOCTRINAL VIEWPOINTS WILL BE TAUGHT IN THE INSTITUTE so that the student will have an understan- ding of the position taken by every major denomination on the essenlial doctrines of Christianity. These viewpoints will be analyzed and discussed, checked with the scriptures. confirm- ed in Ihe original tongues, compared with as many as twenty- eight versions of the Bible, noted in the histories of doctrines, and commented on in the classroom. Doctrines thus treated will include the Nature of the Church, Regeneration. Justification, Sanctitication, Adoption. Atonement, Baptism, the Lord's Sup- per. Angelology, Christology, Redemption, Demonology. the Authority of the Scripture, the Inspiration of Scripture, Har- martiology, Soteriology. and Eschatology. --------------------- Page 9 --------------------- STUDENT Pensacola Bible Institute is made up of peo- LIFE ple, not buildings, and learning is not limited to the classroom. Because it is located on the Gulf Coast in an area with four military bases and two universities the opportunities for stu- dent witness are excellent. Many students group together to pur- chase radio time in Pensacola and Mobile. The missions, jails, nursing homes, and hospitals in the city provide choice fields for Christian work. Advanced students are sometimes able to serve in temporary pastorates. The wives have several meetings a year designed to provide the close spiritual fellowship they need. Although the Institute has no organized athletic program, sports are encouraged. On weekends one will find groups of students practicing karate or playing volleyball, racquetball. or hockey in the gymnasium. LOCATION The Pensacola Bible Institute is located at the corner of Jo Jo and Jernigan Roads, twelve miles north of Pensacola's downtown area. ------------------------- Page 10 ------------------------- A The Pensacola Bible Institute expects its students to possess the basic qualities of honor, integrity, and D maturity and to conduct themselves accordingly. Con- sequently, the Institute has only as many rules and M regulations as are necessary to maintain order and discipline. It is assumed that all students will respect I the rights of others, and any conduct contrary to this principle will receive the immediate attention of the S administration. Students are required to sign a pledge that they S neither drink, smoke, dance, nor attend the theater and that they are NOT engaged (nor intend to be engaged) I in any lorm of activity against the established govern- ment of the United States of America. Students who O cannot abide by the Christian instructions of First Cor- inthians and Ephesians in their practical conduct as N ministers will not bc accepted by the Institute or will be expelled on review by the Board of Directors if such S misconduct cffects the testimony of the Institute The administration expects all students to use good taste in their dress and appearance. Men are expccted to dress ap- propriately for class, and slacks are not considcred appropriate women's attire for class. Students who cause dissention over doctrinal or personal controversies can be dismissed or suspended by the president. The Institute's doctrinal position concerning hyper-Calvinism and hypcr dispensationalism is clearly stated in its publications, givcn to all new students at orientaition so that these might not become an issue during the year. Should a student be suspend- ed, he may appeal this action to the Board ot Tnlstees. No student will be rcfused enrollment because of race or nationality, but he will he subject to examination by the Board ot Directors about his conversion experience, his desire to serve the Lord, and his attitude toward the authority of the Bible. ---------------------- Page 11 ---------------------- APPLICATION Applications for enrollment may be PROCEDURE obtained from the Registrar, Mr. Robert W. Mitchell, P.O. Box 6235. Pensaeola. Florida 32503. These should be returned with the registration fee as carly as possible. Applications are maintained at the office on file. but registration must be completed in per- son on either of the last two Sundays in August, before classes begin in September. No students will be admitted for credit after the second week of school. A 2''x 3'' black and white or color photograph must be submitted with the school application. Credits from other colleges and institutes will be considered upon receipt of validated transcripts and accepted at the discre- tion of the president. No previous educational achievement is required. A high school diploma is nol a prerequisite to admission. --------------------- Page 12 --------------------- ENGLISH All men not having a college tran- PROFICIENCY script in English are required to take EXAMINATION an English examination to determine their placement in the English program. This English examination is given on the night of orientation. All English requirements may be completed in one summer, prior to the first year enrollment. Registration for this purpose is scheduled during the first week of June. MIDYEAR Students are encouraged to enter their pro- ADMISSIONS gram with the fall semester since the ma- jority of the courses cor-tinue through both semesters. Midyear entrance will exclude the student from several courses and require an additional year in order to graduate . EXPENSES Student expenses at the Pensacola Bible In- stitute are moderate, Evening classes make it possible for a man to support himself and his family while attending, and tuition may be paid by the week, month, or semester in advance. The Registration fee is $15.00 each school ycar. This is not retundable and must be paid by every student, including those auditing classes, those entering midyear, and wives at- tending classcs. A student's wife is allowed to attend free of charge the classes in which her husband is enrolled. Femalc students who marry during the semester must pay for that scmester. Tuition costs $2.00 per class-hour per week. This totals $36.00 per class per semester. Textbooks are provided free of charge. There is a make-up exam fee of at least $2.00 per exam, and points will be deducted. There are no nursery facilities for any age children during classes except during Wednesday night Bible classes. As there are no dormitory facilities, it is necessary for students to obtain their own housing. The school has no agent set up to assist with housing or jobs. It is best to arrive at least a month before school starts to obtain employment and housing. --------------------- Page 13 --------------------- GRADING All work is graded in letters which may be SYSTEM interpreted as follows: A................... 94- 100 B....................88-93 I ..............Incomplete C....................78-87 PC ..........Passed on Condition D....................70-77 F.................... 0-69 Any course dropped during the year should be reported to the teacher and to the secretary within the week of dropping the class. If thc secretary is not notified the student will be required to pay the tuition for the course for the whole semester and will receive a grade of F. No courses may be added for credit after the third week of sehool. Report cards will be given to students at the end of each semester and a permanent record is kept on eaeh student. Dr. Ruekman will be the final authority on any credits given to a student from another school. To he eligible to receive credit for any course the student must attend at least fourteen weeks out of the eighteen week each class meets. Make up work should be done as soon after the absence as possible. All work must be made up before final exams unless special permission is given by the instructor. There is a charge for make-up tests. GRADUATION Pensacola Bible Institute offers a REQUIREMENTS three year program leading to a Bachelor of Divinity degree. Degrees are conferred publicly on scheduled commence- ment dates. Only those students who take all of the courses given in the catalogue on pages 16-26 are eligible for this degree, and they must take Hebrew and Greek to qualify. Certificates of completion are awarded to students who have not completed the language and preaching courses. No degree will be conferred until all tuition and fees have been paid. --------------------- Page 14 --------------------- SCHEDULE The Institute conducts a three year course, in six eighteen-week semesters. Each weck has twenty class periods, meeting Monday through Fri- day, 6:00-10:00 PM. The classes are taught on a three year. rotating schedule. CALENDAR School opens the first Monday in September (Labor Day), with Orientation at 7:00 PM. There is a two week break in December, and classes resume the first week of January. There is a spring break, and the year concludes with graduation in the last week of May. Dr. Peter S. Ruckman teaches all Bible classes (except John), Church History, Evangelistic Song Leading, Preacher's Problems, The Local Church, Advanced Theology. Problem Texts, and Manuscript Evidence. ---------------------- Page 15 ---------------------- DESCRIPTION OF COURSES BIBLE COURSES B101-102-201-202 GENESIS (4 Semesters-72 hours) A detailed verse by verse study of each word in Genesis, with comparative cross references in the other sixty-five books Critical theories on the authorship will be taught (Tub- ingen, Graf-Wellhausen. etc.) plus the material by Harry Rimmer and Wilbur Smith on the apparent conflicts between Genesis 1-3 and modern "science." Classic works on the book (Leupold, Pink, etc.) will be used in conjunction with the Bible itself with the sermon notes on the book from Moody, Torrey, Sunday, McClaren, Truett, Machen. Wilson, etc. Of course, Delitzsch and Gesenius will be re- ferred to on the Masoretic Text of Jacob ben Chayyim. The first twelve chapters will consume approxirnately thirty hours of the total seventy-two. B103-104 ROMANS (2 Semesters-36 hours) A detailed study, with special emphasis on the New Testa- ment revelation of salvation by grace, apart from works. Dr. Barnhouse's material will be referred to, along with the stan- dard commentaries. Attention will be given to alterations in the Grcek Receptus and the Westcott and Hort text of the ASV and RSV. where they deal significantly with the Dei- ty Person or work of the Messiah. Opinions of Scofield, Lipsius, Lietzmann, Julicher, Ruckert, Schaff, and Sunday will bc taken into consideration in the exposition. B105 GALATIANS (I Semester-18 hours) A detailed study covering the contents of both epistles. Special attention will be given to the dispensational teaching of Stam, Bullinger, and O'Hair in connection with these epistles, and Wuest, Trench, and Alford will be referred to in conjunc- tion with the critical apparatus of Nestle's Greek Text (a com- pilation of the readings of Weiss, Westcott and Hort, and ------------------------ Page 16 ------------------------ Tischendorf, with occasional readings of Von Soden, Tregelles, Griesbach, etc.). Doctrines of the Reformation are stressed, and in particular the "body mystery'' of the church as revealed by Paul. B106 PHILIPPIANS, COLOSSIANS ( I Semester-18 hours) A detailed study covering the contents of both epistles. Em- phasis is again on the ''body mystery," with detailed analysis given to Colossians 2 as it relates to the contemporary Chris- tian understanding of philosophy and baptism. Nestle's Greek Text is referred to throughout, with notes of discrepancies between academic use of "OLDER MANUSCRIPTS'' and actual practice when forming the text of the epistles. Rejec- tion of papyrus from the second and third centuries, where it agrees with the AV 1611, will be noted, and, conversely, where B (Vaticanus) of the fourth century disagrees with the papyrus and is still used will be noted as it occurs. B107-108-207-208 MATTHEW (4 Semesters-72 hours) A detailed verse by verse study, with emphasis on the dispen- sational nature of this Gospel in contrast to the Pauline Epistles. Critical theories on authorship, Aramaic sources, "Q'' document, two document theory, etc., will be discussed. Special studies will be given on the parables and Mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, as they are related to the false teaching of Ecumenicism and the Roman Church. Exhaustive study is included concerning the mis-identification of Peter as the "Rock'' and the misinterpretation of ''This is my body'' as referring to a physical corpse. B203 HEBREWS ( I Semester-18 hours) A detailed study giving special attention to the historical posi- tion of the book and its doctrinal application to each dispen- sation (past, present, and future). The problem of author- ship (Paul, Apollos, Barnabas) will be discussed. Commen- taries used will be John Peter Lange, Adam Clarke, Williams, Matthew Henry, The Pulpit Commentary, etc., plus the stan- ------------------------- Page 17 ------------------------- dard works of the Greek exegetes-Marcus Dodds, Kenneth Wuest, Trench. Vincent, Nicolls, etc. B205-206 1 & 2 THESSALONIANS, 1 & 2 TIMOTHY, TITUS (Semesters-36 hours) A study with special emphasis given to the passages dealing with the Second Coming of Christ and to those dealing with the two offices of the local church-pastor and deacon. B209-210 EXODUS (2 Semesters-36 hours) A verse by verse, word by word study of all forty chapters, with a detailed discussion of the "Suph Sea" nonsense taught at Christian schools. Critical and exegetical analysis of the mistakes of Lange, Clarke, Dummelow, Jarniesson, Fausset, Brown, and the Wycliffe Commentary in mishandling pass- ages. Devotional and practical lessons on the Passover and wilderness journey, and a detailed study of Tabernacle typology . B301-302 REVELATION (2 Semesters-36 hours) A detailed verse by verse study of each word in Revelation, giving comparative cross-references in the other sixty-five books. Critical theories on authorship will be noted, with the three main schools of interpreting the book: historic, preterist, and spiritual. The premillenial position will be taken from Larkin. Biederwolf, Pember, Scofield, Moody, Criswell, R.G. Lee, Pieters (The Theocratic Kingdom). McClain, and Webb. The a-millenial and post-millennial posi- tions as presented and taught by Berkhoff, A.T. Robertson, Kuyper, Dabney, Strong, Shedd, Hodge, Talmage, Beecher, The New Hampshire Confession of Faith, etc., will be dis- cussed. Analysis will be made of so-called ''missing passages'' in Erasmus' Receptus, compared with papyrus manuscripts and Hesychian-type texts. B303-304 JOHN (2 Semesters-36 hours) A detailed study with special attention given to the differences between this and the Synoptic Gospels. Authorship and date -------------------- Page 18 -------------------- of authorship will be discussed thoroughly, with reference to the commentaries listed above, in addition to the standard work of Farrar, The Early Days of Christianity, and the opin- ions of A.W. Pink, Lightfoot, Zahn, Westcott, Ebhard, Holtsmann, etc. Attention will be given to the universal op- position of Liberalism to this Gospel while accepting the Synoptics and to the doctrinal reasons for this opposition where they concern the Deity of Christ and the method of Salvation. B305-306 ACTS (2 Semesters-36 hours) What may be sald of all the other Bible courses may be said of this one, with the addition that special attention is given to progressive revelation as it is related to the teachings of Stam, Bullinger, Baker, and O'Hair. B307-308 DANIEL, HOSEA (2 Semesters-36 hours) A verse by verse, exhaustive study giving the student all the material contained in the Pulpit Commentary, in addition to information from Phillips and Dumrnelow, the writings of Larkin and Sir Robert Anderson, and the Scofield notes, plus practical material not contained in any of these. B204 JAMES, 1 & 2 PETER (I Semester-18 hours) The peculiar characteristics of these epistles are remarked on and noted. Any relevance to "end time" doctrinal ap- plications are marked as well as the tremendous practical truths contained in the ''General" Epistles B311-312 1 & 2 CORINTHIANS (2 Semesters-36 hours) A word by word, verse by verse study of both the epistles, correcting the errors of Nestle's Greek text, Aland and Metz- ger's Greek text, and Westcott and Hort's Greek text by com- paring scripture with scripture. Detailed study of 1 Corin- thians 7 and 14 giving all passages in either Testament dealing with the problems discussed there. Problem texts are analyzed and solved in class. ------------------------ Page 19 ------------------------ GENERAL COURSES =================== G101 OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY (1 Semester-36 hours) A general course designed to acquaint the student with the homogeneity and congruity of the thirty-nine books. All books will be listed with their number of chapters, verses, and words. Authorship and date of authorship will be discussed. Thc main points and doctrinal content of each book will be extracted. Thc history of the Theocratic Kingdom will be traced throughout with occasional references to DeWette, Hit- zig, Ursinius, Scholtmann, Raschi, Grotius, Umbreit, Lightfoot, Keil, Delitzsch, etc., and the scientific investiga- tion of R.D. Wilson will be used on critical problems. Mes- sianic prophecies will be traced thoughout the verses that deal specifically with the Second Coming of Christ. G102 NEW TESTAMENT SURVEY (1 Semester-36 hours) A general course as described above, except of course, the occasional references will be primarily to DeWette, Wes- tein, Thulock, Weiss. Neander, Olhausen, Calvin, Hodge, Schumacher, Ironsides, Kemp, Shedd, etc. Special attention will be given to the temporary transition of the Theocratic Kingdom to the Kingdom of God with the implications and involvement that this transition brings with it. The doctrines of thr Holy Spirit and Salvation (Pneumatology and Soteriology) will be traced throughout with some attention to Unger's Demonology, Schafer's Systematic Theology, J.P. Lewis' War on the Saints, and sirmilar works. G103-104-203-204 CHURCH HISTORY (4 Semesters -72 hours) A course tracing the history of the local church and the denominational structure (hierarchies and councils includ- ed) from thc Acts of the Apostles through LaTourette, Philip Schaff, Eusebius, E.H. Spence, LaGarde, Fisher, Froom, Dargan, etc. Detailed study will be made of early controver- ----------------------- Page 20 ----------------------- sies (Manichaean, Arian, Docetian, etc.) in the ante-Nicene and post-Nicene periods; the subsequent deterioration at Nicea (325 A.D.) under Constantine; the progress and development of the Pope and the Holy Roman Empire; pre-Reformation attempts at reform (Tanchelm, Huss, Wycliffe, Savonarola, etc.); D'Aubigne's work on Calvin and Luther; contemporary biographies on Wesley, Whitefield, Edwards, Bray, Finney, Cotton, Cartwright, etc.; and the history of doctrines dur- ing each period as they deviated from or adhered to the plain words of literal interpretation. G105 EVANGELISTIC SONG LEADING ( 1 Semester-18 hours) This course teaches the prospective preacher how to read enough music to handle his congregation until such a time as he may have access to professional or trained musicians. Studies include beats, bars, times, rests, holds, notes, and staff signatures augmented by patterns for leading each time signature and effective methods of getting a congregation to follow holds. attacks. releases, and volume. During the course, each student is required to stand and lead the class in song, some of which are picked at random by the instructor. G301 BAPTIST MISSIONS (2 Semesters-36 hours) A historical analysis ot the missionary movement from Genesis to the present, with special emphasis on New Testa- rnent missionary practice and its connection to Baptist mis- sions. Material from the Baptist fellowships at Arlington. Texas, and Springfield, Missouri, will be used with source material from Baptist Mid-Missions of Cleveland, Ohio. At- tention will be given to the need for indigenous LOCAL assemblies that hold to the fundamental practices of the historic Baptist position, as listed elsewhere in this catalogue. --------------------- Page 21 --------------------- PREACHER'S COURSES ===================== P101-201-202-309-310 PREPARATION AND DELIVERY OF SERMONS. (6 Semesters-144 hours) This course covers every phase of Bible preaching. All types of sermons (doctrinal, topical, expository, and textual) are studied, analyzed, and outlined with practice in outlining and and preaching extemporaneously, both fifteen and twenty- five minute messages. The great preachers are studied as to their METHOD of constructing a message as well as to their manner in preaching. Voice drills are taught by reading the Bible aloud, striving for correct diction, breathing, emphasis, and pronounciation. Pulpit marmerisms are studied along with effective and ineffective styles of delivery and the use and misuse of illustrations. In order to pass the course, each stu- dent will preach inside and outside the classroom. P103 PREACHER'S PROBLEMS ( I Semester-18 hours) A study course giving the scriptural answers to the personal, domestic, social, and emotional problems of the average mis- sionary, evangelist, or pastor. The matter of study methods is discussed along with problems with time, employment, personalities in the church, finances, personal devotion, and consecration Chapter and verse are used in answering ninety- five percent of these problems P301-302 THE LOCAL CHURCH (2 Semesters-36 hours) A course showing how to organize and set up a local con- gregation that teaches and preaches the Bible doctrines of Bible-believing people. How to acquire property, set up laws and by-laws, elect deacons, Choose Sunday school super- intendents, set up missionary programs, hold revivals, and establish effective visitation programs to reach the sick and the unconverted in a community are taught. Local preachers are called in on three class occasions to give practical ex- amples of the lessons taught in the classroom. The local church is traced through scripture, and statistical materlal is given on the present set-up and its deviation, if any, from the established Bible pattern. ----------------------- Page 22 ---------------------- SPECIALIZED COURSES ===================== S101-102-201-202 BEGINNER'S GREEK GRAMMAR (4 Semesters-144 hours) The texts used will be the standard beginner's grammar by Robertson, Davis, and Machen. Both years will be spent in learning and pronouncing the alphabet; memorizing vocabulary; conjugating the luo verbs; studying first, second, and third declensions of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives; working exercises in acccnts and punctuation and in transla- tion and transliteration of Greek words; learning rules govern- ing word ordcr and predicate; the first and second aorist tenses; mi verbs: irregular declensions; the use of the par- ticiple; contract syllables; and optative and subjunctive moods. Required for a degree. S103-104 THEOLOGY I (2 Semesters-36 hours) A basic course dealing with the main doctrines of the Bible. The course will consist of a symplifIed systematic theology covering every major belief found in Chafer or Berkoff. The course is a requirement for first or second year students as a prerequisite for advanced theological subjects. S213-214 CALVINISM (2 Semesters-36 hours) A historical exanlination and Biblical analysis of the claims of Calvinism as originated by Austustine, developed by Calvin and his followers, and taught by every major theologian. Attention will be given to the life of Calvin and the opposing system of Arminianism. Emphasis will be put on the connection (good and bad) between Calvinism and Baptists. The Course in the main will consist of an exhaustive, detailed, Biblical critique of the Five Points of Calvinism as presented by Calvin, Hodge, Boettner, Pink, Berkhof, and The Baptist Examiner. S111-112-211-212 BASIC ENGLISH (4 Semesters-144 hours) Concentrating one semester each on grammar, usage, ------------------------ Page 23 ------------------------ mechanics, and composition. Semesters must be taken in order. Classes are available during the summer. S105-106-209-210-310-311 VISITATION (6 Semesters-108 hours) Door to door visitation in personal work. Since the Pensacola Bible Institute is interested in training soul-winning personal workers as well as preachers, we require every full-time stu- dent to make regular calls every week, door to door, and to do personal work on the street and in jails and hospitals. In addition to this we have regular church visitation on Thurs- day night throughout the summer after school is out. All men called to the ministry must engage in street preaching dur- mg the summer months for all three years of courses. Re- quired for graduation. S203-204 PROBLEM TEXTS (2 Semesters-36 hours) The work in this course will include a minute examination of the texts used by Graf-Wellhausen and Astruc for the con- struction of the modern theory of Grammatico-historico ex- egesis; examination of two hundred apparent contradictions in weights, numbers, dates, and ages; examination of fifty apparent discrepancies in quotations or oversights of manuscript evidence; plus study in salient passages used to prove baptismal regeneration, universal salvation, soul sleep, etc. All texts will be examined, discussed, and solved by the class with the aid of the instructor. Emphasis will be made on the juxtaposition of words and letters in the Greek and Hebrew texts by the translators and scholars themselves who wish to enforce a subjective opinion or dogma. The main texts used as proof-texts for the Roman Catholic? Seventh Day Adventist, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormon, Church of Christ, communist, socialist, atheist, modernist, Lutheran. Reformed, and Holiness groups will be examined and dis- cussed openly. S205-206 BIBLE ARCHAEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY (2 Semesters-36 hours) Studies in the historical backgrounds of both Testaments as -------------------------- Page 24 -------------------------- evidenced by past and recent discoveries (ostraca, the tells excavations, inscriptions on monuments, etc.) with con- siderable attention to the origin and development of writing (hieroglyphics, cuneiform, demotic script, etc.) as it is related to the preservation of Bible manuscripts. Discoveries of Albright, Schliemann, Bliss, Burrows, Glueck, Robinson Boussard, Champollion, Emery, Lempsius, and Petrie are discussed, and pictures of archaeological findings are shown. S207-208 MANUSCRIPT EVIDENCE (2 Semesters-36 hours) The course is an exhaustive study in the texts, versions, revi- sionS, and alterations of the New Testament. The families of texts are studied with their contents, origin, compilation, and preservation. The material used in writing them and revis- ing them is also studied. The inconsistencies in the Westcott and Hort text are analyzed; the fidelity of the Textus Recep- tus is proved; and the student is taught the complete scholastic tradition underlying the present rash of "revisions,'' including the Syrian Peshitta hoax the so-called 'non-authentic'' passages in the AV 1611, the faked authority of the Vaticanus and Sinaiticus, and the additions of the Western family of manuscripts. References are made to the thirty-five versions. six different Greek texts, and the entire body of notes in Nes- tle's ''Critical Apparatus.'' (Prerequisite: Greek 1) S301-302 HEBREW LANGUAGE (2 Semesters-72 hours) A course to give the student the basic rudiments of the Hebrew language, including the alphabet, the long and short vowels, tenses and voices of the verb (Qual, Niph'al, Hiph'il, Hoph'al, Piel, Pual, etc.), suffixes, construct state, first and second declensions, etc. Exercises are used from Alleman's grammar and Morris' workbook, and Delitzsch and Gesenius are used as lexicon references Required for degree. S303-304 ADVANCED THEOLOGICAL STUDIES (2 Semesters-72 hours) A study in the philosophies of naturalism, idealism, realism. --------------------- Page 25 --------------------- pragmatism, and existentialism as they are related to the modcrn liberal concept of the ''fatherhood of God and brotherhood of man.'' Use is made of Calvinistic and Ar- minian theology where their concepts are in line or out of linc with this current trend of socialism in thie religious realm. Twelve class periods deal with the teaching and following of Charles Darwin and their effects on contemporary history. Eight more class periods are allotted to a survey of abnor- mal psychology and psychiatry where they seek to usurp Biblical authority and to set themselves up as a standard of conduct and a "definer of values." The numerous fallacies of the theory of evolution are noted and commented on, and scientific evidence is produced to refute it thoroughly. S305-306 LIFE OF CHRIST (2 Semesters-36 hours) A detailed study concerned with the chronological sequence of the life of the Lord Jesus Christ and with the harmony of the four Gospels. Referenccs are made to the standard works of A. T. Robertson (The Harmony of the Gospels), Bullinger Stirling, Morgan, etc. The Lord's journeys are traced, and the different incidents in His ministry are mark- ed at the places where they occured. S312-313 ADVANCED GREEK (2 Semesters-36 hours) A review of the first two years of grammar, plus the addi- tion of the ablative, locative, and instrumental cases. Exten- sive reading and translation of the New Testament is per- formed. Greek syntax is studied directly from Mestle's text and Burgon's Causes of Corruption in the Traditional Text. MASTERS A two year Master of Theology program is available to graduates of P.B.I.'s Bachelor of Divinity program. There are three requirements: I ) Commit to memory two chapters of the New Testament. 2) Submit two reports, each consisting of at least twenty letters from religious leaders dealing with an assigned topic. 3) Submit two written papers dealing with current theological trends, teachings, and particular subjects. ----------------- Page 26 ----------------- The Master's program does not require attendance at the school, and the tuition is $200.00. Further details are available from the Registrar. ACCREDITATION The Pensacola Bible Institute is not accredited. However, the training is so thorough that graduates are equipped to meet the requirements of any Baptist mission board. In addition, some Baptist colleges and universities will accept the credits receiv- ed from the Institute. A student is thoroughly prepared to pur- sue furlher education after graduating from PBI. BIBLE The Pensacola Bible Institute shares its BAPTIST facilities with the Bible Baptist Church. As CHURCH a result of this close association and in an effort to promote the teaching and preaching of thc King James Bible, it has two ministries that reach around thc world: the Bible Baptist Bookstore and the Bible Believer 's Bulletin. BIBLE BAPTIST The Bible Baptist Bookstore BOOKSTORE distributes the publications of the Bi- ble Believers Press to individuals through a mail order operation. In addition, it handles a group of fine. scholarly works on the King James text by David Otis, Fullcr, Edward Hills, J.J. Ray, Dean Burgon. Donald Clark. Dick Cimino, alld others. A catalogue is available listing the books and recordings available. BIBLE The Bible Believer's Bulletin is a monthly BELIEVER'S publication for Bible believers. It contains BULLETIN the most current news about those who are standing for and against the King Jams Bible-the pure word of God. To receive this publication, send a donation of $5.00 per year for postage to the Bible Believer's Bulletin, P.O. Box 7135. Pensacola, FL 32534. --------------------- Page 27 --------------------- THEOLOGICAL Anyone desiring to put on a thirty SEMINAR minute radio broadcast can obtain the OF THE AIR tapes by writing to the Bible Baptist Bookstore, P . O . Box 7135, Pen- sacola. FL 32534, or by calling (904) 477-8812. He will receive, FREE OF CHARGE, 104 thirty minute broadcasts which will be mailed out as they are needed. Those wishing to sponsor such broadcasts have only to pay the postage for sending and returning the tapes as they are used. They are done on a high quality recorder on one side only at 71/2 rpm to radio station specifications. Pensacola Bible Institute has recently revised its grading system and increased the number of credits awarded per class hour The course information now stands as follows: Course# Name Sems Hours Credits B101-102 Genesis 1 2 36 4 B201-202 Genesis ll 2 36 4 B103-104 Romans 2 36 4 B105 Galatians, Ephesians 1 18 2 B106 Philippians, Colossians 1 18 2 B107-108 Matthew 1 2 36 4 B207-208 Matthsw ll 2 36 4 B203 Hebrews 1 18 2 B204 James 1 18 2 B205-206 1-2 Thessalonians, 1-2 Timothy, Titus 2 36 4 6209-210 Exodus 2 36 4 B301-302 Revelation 2 36 4 B303-304 John 2 36 4 B305-306 Acts 2 36 4 B307-308 Daniel - Hosea 2 36 4 B311-312 1-2 Corinthians 2 36 4 G101 Old Testament Survey 1 36 4 G102 New Testament Survey 1 36 4 G103-104 Church History 1 2 36 4 G203-204 Church History ll 2 36 4 G105 Evangelistic Song Leading 1 18 2 G301-302 Baptist Missions 2 36 4 P101-102 Sermon Prep. and Delivery 1 2 72 8 P201-202 Sermon Prep. and Dellivery ll 2 36 4 P309-310 Advanced Prep. and Delivery 2 36 4 P103 Preacher and his Problems 1 18 2 P301-302 Local Church 2 36 4 S101-102 Greek Grammar 1 2 72 8 S201-202 Greek Grammar ll 2 72 8 S312-313 Advanced Greek 2 36 4 S103-104 Theology 1 2 36 4 S213-214 Calvinism 2 36 4 S303-304 Advanced Theology 2 72 8 S111-112 Basic English 2 72 8 S211-212 Basic English 2 72 8 S105-106 Visitation Prep, 2 36 4 S209-210 Visitation 2 36 4 S310-311 Visitation 2 36 4 S203-204 Problem Texts 2 36 4 S205-206 Archaeology and Geogrephy 2 36 4 S207-208 Manuscript Evidence 2 36 4 S301-302 Hebrew Language 2 72 8 S305-306 Life of Christ 2 36 4 Totals 1692 188 MASTER'S DEGREE COURSES ======================= M401 INDEPENDENT STUDY 4 (Commit to memory two chapters of the New Testament.) M402 INDEPENDENT RESEARCH 16 (Submit two reports, each consisting of at least twenty let- ters from religious leaders dealing with an asslgned topic.) M403 MAJOR THESIS 16 M404 MINOR THESIS 8 Totals 44