School of Biblical Studies

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O. Herbert Hirt, Ph.D., Dean

Professor Emeritus

Julius C. Bosco, Th.M. 
G. Robert Kilgore, D.Miss. 

Professor

Paul N. Benware, Th.D.
Richard D. Emmons, Ph.D.
David C. Hard, Ph.D.
John R. Master, Th.D.
Gary E. Schnittjer, Ph.D.
Brian G. Toews, Ph.D.
Robert E. Wenger, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

G. Thompson Allen, Th.M.
Eddy D. Field, III, Th.M.
Edgar B. Hardesty, Th.M.
William L. Krewson, S.T.M.

Assistant Professor

John S. Oliff, Th.M.

Part-time Faculty

Raymond Thomas, Ph.D.

Adjunct Faculty

Craig Biehl, Th.M.
Peter Hook, Th.M.
Victor Jacobs, Ph.D.
John Quay, M.A.

God has revealed Himself to the world through His creation and His Word. PBU seeks to educate students in both of these areas of God’s revelation, with the School of Biblical Studies concentrating on the latter–educating students in God’s revelation of Himself in the Bible. All baccalaureate students are Bible majors and graduate with a B.S. in Bible degree. This is because God’s revelation of Himself in the Bible is the means to know Jesus Christ, who is the basis for a true understanding of God, ourselves, and the world.

The goal of the core Bible curriculum is to educate students in the Bible and theology in a manner which intentionally integrates it into the total educational experience at PBU, thus producing “biblically minded, well-educated, and professionally competent men and women of character.” This is accomplished through a core curriculum of 36 credits. Twenty-one of these credits are in biblical studies and fifteen in theologically related subjects. The biblical studies courses consist of a general introduction to the Bible, overviews of the Old and New Testaments, with concentrations on the Pentateuch and Gospels, a capstone course on the book of Romans, and a practical study of wisdom literature and its importance to living a life of Christian character. Courses in theology consist of a general introduction, a study of the nature and work of God, God’s salvation for the world, the history of the church in the world, and apologetics, a defense of the Gospel to the world. This core curriculum not only provides students with a foundational understanding of God’s revelation of Himself  in His Word, but also shows how students are to use God’s Word in their lives and ministries.

By God’s grace, Philadelphia Biblical University has been providing excellent biblical education for almost a century. The present School of Biblical Studies endeavors to continue this tradition of excellence and commitment to the Scriptures so that future generations may continue to seek to know God and His Word.

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