VBBC 2023
First Semester

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Attendance and texbooks

Classes are conducted electronically with live attendance required. Please contact us if you wish to attend on campus.

Textbooks should be purchased before the start of class whenever possible.

VBBC 2023 Terms Dates:

Term Dates                         
Term 1: 6 February* - 6 April
Term 2: 1 May - 29 June

*Bible Study Methods will start on Feb. 20th and may finish on April 10th

Monday Classes 

Manners and Customs
2 hour class

Times: 10am - 12:30pm
Lecturer: Kevin Currell

Subject Description:
This subject equips the student with a greater knowledge about what it was like to live during Bible times in the land of Israel. It teaches how people did various activities (manners) and how people interacted with each other (customs). It also provides the student with essential information about such things as geography, climate, political and social factors, and language. The student comes to appreciate the necessity for every Christian to understand these fundamental (everyday) matters in order to avoid confusion, frustration, poor exegesis, and even false doctrine.

Textbook:
Essential Bible Insights - Kevin Currell (sourced by VBBC $25)

Bible Study Methods
2 hour class

Times: 1:30pm - 3:20pm
Dates: This class will start February 20th and may run until April 10th
Lecturer: Alan Parry

Subject Description:
This subject focuses on learning the basic Bible study skills to properly interpret the Word of God. The student learns to do basic inductive Bible study and word studies according to proper interpretative principles.

Textbook:
How to Study the Bible For Yourself (30th Anniversary Edition) by Tim Lahaye

Survey of Bible Doctrines
2 hour class

Times: 5:30-7:20pm
Lecturer: Kevin Currell

Subject Description:
This subject gives an overview of all the major doctrines in the Bible. It is designed to show their relationship to each other, and their practical value in the life of the believer today. It also serves as an introduction to all other doctrine classes.

Textbooks:
The Great Doctrines of the Bible - William Evans (more than one ISBN)

IT and Ministry
1 hour class*

Times: 7:40pm-9:30pm
Dates: February 6th-April 6th (First Semeter only)
Lecturer: P Tesch

Subject Description:
This subject is intended to give the student the understanding of technological tools – both software and hardware – that can aid in the ministry. It aims to help the student maximize the use of IT for the furtherance of the Gospel.

Textbooks:
The Next Story: Faith, Friends, Family, and the Digital Word - Tim Challies

*This refers to payment only and not the actual length of the class. This is a shorter class in terms of the number of weeks it is run. It will only be taught during Term 1 instead of the whole semester.

Old Testament Prophets (Year 3)
2 hours

Times: 7:00-8:50pm
Lecturer: Brenton Honeychurch

Description: This subject is designed to give the student a firm grasp of the lives and teachings - especially the prophecies - of both the major and minor prophets of the Old Testament. The consequential connection with the New Testament and future things is also studied. .

Textbook:
KJV Bible Commentary by Thomas Nelson publishers

Tuesday Classes

Bibilcal Lanuages 3* (Year 3)
2 hour class

Times: 8-9:50am
Lecturer: K Currell

Subject Description: This subject commences the serious study of the fundamentals of Biblical Hebrew and Greek

Textbooks:
Provided by lecturer

*Prerequisite: BL 101 - Introduction to Biblical Languages
BL 201 - Biblical Languages 1
BL 202 - Biblical Languages 2

Old Testament Survey*
2 hour class

Times: 10am-11:30am
Lecturer: Richard Hester (rec.)

Subject Description:
This subject studies each book in the Old Testament with the purpose of giving the student a comprehension of the Old Testament as a whole. In the course of study, the student will read the entire Old Testament while receiving an overview of each book, insight into how it fits in with the rest of the Bible, and a basic outline and exposition of the book. Key information is also given regarding authorship of each book, its historical and cultural background, its place in the time line of biblical history, etc.

Textbooks:
Old Testament Survey by Hester (sourced by VBBC textbook is $20 and the workbook is $15)

*This class will continue in the 2nd Semester.

Prayer (Year 3)
2 hours

Times: 7:00-8:50pm
Lecturer: Various

Subject Description:
This subject is a unique study of this essential aspect of the Christian life – prayer. There is no set curriculum for the course. Some foundational material is shared in the first few weeks (by the Principal) then the rest of the course is shared by other lecturers and invited men of God, who take a 2-hour session and share whatever specific area the Lord lays on their hearts. It is certain to be an unforgettable course.

Textbook:
The Prayers of Christ - Starr
All the Prayers of the Bible - Lockyer
Purpose in Prayer – Bounds

Thursday Class

New Testament Survey
2 hour class

Times: 7-8:30pm
Lecturer: Robert Apps

Subject Description:
This subject studies each book in the New Testament with the purpose of giving the student a comprehension of the New Testament as a whole. In the course of study, the student will read the entire New Testament while receiving an overview of each book, insight into how it fits in with the rest of the Bible, and a basic outline and exposition of the book. Key information is also given regarding authorship of each book, its historical and cultural background, its place in the time line of biblical history, etc.

Textbooks:
New Testament Survey by Hester (sourced by VBBC textbook is $20 and the workbook is $15)

Textbooks should be purchased before the start of class whenever possible

Bible Study Methods