Description
The Bible Proficiency Exam is one part of an overall program of biblical studies at Luther Seminary designed to enhance and encourage familiarity with the Scriptures. Students begin their seminary education with widely differing backgrounds in biblical seminary education with widely differing backgrounds in biblical studies. The Biblical Proficiency Exam helps to ensure that everyone becomes acquainted with the basic contents of Scripture early in their studies. Students prepare for the exam by learning themes of biblical books, the significance of key people, basic biblical geography and chronology, and the location of important biblical passages. The Bible Tutor, which is available online at www.luthersem.edu and on CD-ROM, is a learning tool that includes information that will appear on the exam, together with self-tests that help students assess their progress. (Students prepare for and take the Bible Proficiency Exam at their own pace, although the exam is to be completed by