01.001. Volume 1
BIBLE STUDY TEXTBOOK
SURVEY COURSE IN CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE
Volume I by C. C. Crawford, Ph.D. LL.D College Press, Joplin, Missouri
Copyright 1962 A88337
College Press First Printing – July 1962
Second Printing – August 1970
Third Printing – February 1977 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
art., article | intro., introduction |
cf., compare | I., line |
ch., chapter | II., lines |
chs., chapters | p., page |
edit., edition | pp., pages |
e.g., for example | par., paragraph |
ff., following | sect., section |
fn., footnote | sv., under the word |
ibid., the same | trans., translated |
i.e., that is | v., verse |
in loc., in this place | w., verses |
or connection | vol., volume |
EXPLANATORY This is the first of a two-volume work under the same title, the last volume to be published at some time before the end of the current year. The content of the entire work is arranged in four series of thirteen “lessons” each, thus providing an entire year of Bible study. The work is designed to present the teaching of the Bible as a whole, hence the over-all subject is “God’s Moral System.” The Course is prepared for use in Bible colleges, and in Bible study classes in local church and church school groups. Incidentally, these lessons were first prepared and used locally some thirty years ago. They are now being re-issued (with but little revision) for general distribution. In order to achieve the greatest possible measure of simplicity, the material in these lessons is printed in question-and-answer form. Of course, this material is not intended to be a catechism, nor is it intended to be used by anyone as such. It will be noted also that many of the Answers presented herein are in themselves brief sermon outlines. This homiletic touch should add to the usableness of the work. Brief excerpts from the writings of competent authorities will be found interspersed throughout the matter presented in this Course. In most instances, however, for the sake of brevity, I have not indicated the sources. I vouch personally for the reliability of the sources from which the excerpts are derived. I am especially indebted to the following works: The Christian System, by A. Campbell The Scheme of Redemption, by Robert Milligan Systematic Theology, by A. H. Strong The Origin of Sin, by E. W. Cook Commentary on Acts, by J. W. McGarvey Evenings with the Bible, by Isaac Errett The abbreviation A.V., as used in this course, refers to the Authorized or King James Version of the Bible. The abbreviation A.R.V., refers to the Revised Version, American Standard Edition (1901). A letter from Thomas Nelson and Sons informs me that permission is no longer necessary to quote from this Edition.
C. C. Crawford