Both exams are offered once each semester and must be signed up for in advance with the BTS department office manager.
NT & OT Biblical Competency exams will be given Tuesday, January 29, 2013, 7:00-8:00pm, in BGC 140. Please plan to sign up with Ann Gerber in BGC 519 by Friday, January 25. There is a $10 fee for each exam. Both NT and OT exams consist of 100 multiple choice questions. The next time the exams will be given is in Fall 2013.
**Students desiring to take both exams will be accommodated with a second exam sitting to be determined.**
Students are expected to have a basic level of familiarity with the primary story line of both Old and New Testaments, including major figures, events, history, culture, geography, and central theological themes. Study suggestions for each exam can be found at Preparation for Biblical Competency Exams (PDF).
Email Ann Gerber with any questions.
Students who pass the Biblical Competency exam must satisfy the General Education requirement with additional coursework, as follows:
- Those who pass the New Testament competency exam also must take a 300-400 level New Testament course for 2 hours. They should not take BITH 214.
- Those who pass the Old Testament competency exam also must take a 300-400 level Old Testament course for 2 hours. They should not take BITH 212.
Students who do not take or do not pass the Biblical Competency exam must satisfy the requirement by one of the following course work options:
- Take BITH 212 OT Literature and Interpretation for 2 hours and BITH 214 NT Literature and Interpretation for 2 hours. Students choosing this option must take an additional 2 hour OT and NT class (at the 300-400 level).
- Take BITH 211 OT Literature and Interpretation, BITH 221 OT Literature in Three Traditions, or ARCH 211 OT Archaeology for 4 hours and BITH 213 NT Literature and Interpretation or ARCH 213 NT Archaeology for 4 hours.
Either option will satisfy the Biblical Content Competency as well as part of the Bible requirement in the Faith and Reason Cluster. See General Education requirements in the Wheaton catalog.