Course Syllabus

Course title: ST 701 Christ

Course description: A systematic study of the historical unfolding of God’s plan and promises of redemption through the person and work of Jesus Christ.

Course credit: 3 credits

Course instructor:

Greg Nichols was ordained as a pastor in 1978. He is a graduate and former professor of Trinity Ministerial Academy, Montville, NJ. He is the author of Covenant Theology: A Reformed and Baptistic Perspective (Solid Ground Books, 2011). He is a pastor of Grace Immanuel Reformed Baptist Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Greg and his wife Ginger have 4 children.

Course requirements: The student must satisfactorily complete the following course requirements:

(1) Lectures

The student must listen to all 30 lectures by Greg Nichols on the doctrine of Christ either live or via audio/video format.

(2) Reading

The student must read completely the assigned reading in the following textbooks according to the reading schedule given below:

Required Textbooks Louis Berkhof, Systematic Theology (Eerdmans, 1941). B. B. Warfield, The Plan of Salvation (Simpson Publishing, 1989). John Murray, The Covenant of Grace (Presbyterian & Reformed, 1953). John Murray, Redemption Accomplished and Applied (Presbyterian &

Reformed, 1955). Robert Letham, The Work of Christ (Inter-Varsity Press, 1993).

AND … Donald MacLeod, The Person of Christ (Inter-Varsity Press, 1998).

OR … G. C. Berkhouwer, The Person of Christ (Eerdmans, 1955).

Note: The substitution of another work for those listed above in each category may be considered, but the course instructor must approve it in advance of its being read. The student will also be required to read chapter 7 from The Westminster Confession and the Second London Baptist Confession, both of which can be accessed on the Internet.

Reading Schedule Predestination Berkhof, ST (pp. 109-25), 16 pages B B Warfield, Plan of Salvation (entirety), 106 pages Total: 122 pages Covenants Berkhof, ST (pp. 262-99), 37 pages Murray, Covenant of Grace, 32 pages Robert Letham, The Work of Christ (pp. 39-74), 34 pages Chapter 7 of WCF and LBCF, 2 pages Total: 108 pages

Person of Christ Berkhof, ST (pp. 305-55), 50 pages Berkhouwer, Person of Christ (entirety), 376 pages

OR Berkhof, ST (pp. 305-55), 50 pages Donald MacLeod, Person of Christ (entirety), 303 pages Total: 426 or 353 pages Work of Christ Berkhof, ST (pp. 356-410), 52 pages Robert Letham, Work of Christ (pp. 91-247), 156 pages John Murray, Redemption Accomplished and Applied (pp. 9-78), 69 pages Total: 249 pages

Total required reading: between 862 and 935 pages

(3) Exams

After completing the lectures through section two (from course introduction through the study of the God’s covenants), the student should take the midterm exam, which is worth 100 points and accounts for 45% of the student’s final grade. Then after completing the remaining lectures, the student should take the final exam, which is also worth 100 points and accounts for 45% of the student’s grade. A “study guide,” which identifies content in the lectures that the student must know for the exams, is available on Virtual Campus. The student should direct any questions about the exam to Greg Nichols (ggbrown2006@mac.com) or the seminary dean (dean@rbseminary.org).

Grading evaluation:

Lectures & Reading = 10% / Midterm exam = 45% / Final exam = 45%