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CHRI 1301-03 Introduction to the Bible
Fall 2020
Department of Theology
COURSE DESCRIPTION
A survey of the Bible designed to introduce the student to the Old and New Testaments, their
main themes, and backgrounds. Required for graduation.
CHRI 1301 is an entry–level course with no prerequisites. The course is required for graduation
from HBU and is a prerequisite for all Christianity courses except CHRI 2373.
INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Name: Felisi Sorgwe
E-mail: fsorgwe@hbu.edu
Office Phone: 281-649-3281
Office Location: Atwood I 224
Office Hours: MWF 11:00 a.m. – 12 noon, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Day(s) and Time Course Meets: MWF 12:00 – 12:50 p.m.
Day & Time of Final Exam: All final exams will be delivered remotely via Blackboard
December 8 – 11, 2020
COURSE DELIVERY (FALL 2020)
The HBU Husky Strong Task Force has provided direction concerning residential course
delivery for the fall 2020 semester. The University will deliver most graduate courses in the
traditional manner of residential classes meeting in-person with faculty and students using
face coverings and physical distancing measures; where rosters would be split, students would
be notified in advance. All assignments are to be submitted electronically via Blackboard.
The plans for undergraduate course delivery is for high-density class sections to be split into
two groups, which will alternate in-person and remote attendance. Students will complete the
content for the remote part of the class via the University’s Learning Management System,
Blackboard. Videos and content for the remote part of the class will be recorded and made
available for students in Blackboard. Faculty will disseminate rosters and instructions within
24-hours before the first-class session of the term informing students as to which days they
are to attend in-person versus remotely. Residential classes will meet in-person with faculty
and students using face coverings and social distancing measures, while in classrooms and
University buildings. All assignments are to be submitted electronically via Blackboard.
All in-class sessions for both graduate and undergraduate courses will be recorded using
Panopto, and embedded in the course in Blackboard.
All undergraduate and graduate class sessions will move to remote-delivery after Wednesday,
November 25, 2020 beginning with the Thanksgiving holiday and students will complete the
semester remotely, including final exams, via Blackboard. Undergraduate and graduate
residential course delivery methods and measures are subject to change pending, local, state,
and federal guidance.
MISSION AND OUTCOMES
RELATION TO THE MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY
The mission of Houston Baptist University is to provide a learning experience that instills in
students a passion for academic, spiritual, and professional excellence as a result of our
central confession, “Jesus Christ is Lord.”
This course seeks to provide an educational atmosphere which fosters academic excellence,
freedom of thought, moral and spiritual development of students, and the enrichment of life
through the Christian faith and message.
RELATION TO COLLEGE GOALS AND PURPOSES
The mission of the School of Christian Thought is to serve and equip the Church; to provide
students with foundational knowledge in philosophy, theology, and apologetics through reading
and engagement with the ideas and languages of classic and biblical texts; to challenge
students to display sound reasoning, to communicate clearly, and to demonstrate effective
research skills; and to foster both intellectual and spiritual growth as students and faculty
alike seek to glorify God in all things.
Introduction to the Bible will be particularly helpful in taking classes in the School of Christian
Thought. You will learn to read one of the most influential works in history. In addition, you
