What do they teach in seminary?

Since I don't know what variety of "seminary" you reference, I'm not sure how to answer the question - but I'll take a stab at it.

My guess is that you are referring to "critical" studies of Scripture. Many Christians and even many whole Christian sects religiously believe and teach that the Bible is:

- inerrant

- unchanging (fixed in meaning)

- closed (fixed in contents)

But what is known of the Bible (as a result of careful and thorough study by appropriately-accredited scholars) **often does not agree with these beliefs**. This sort of examination of the Bible - refusing to assume that the Bible is perfect - is called "critical" not because it is critical of the Bible, but rather because **it attempts to assume nothing *believed about* the Bible is true unless there is solid evidence to support those beliefs**.

So - for example

- the Bible seems to indicate that The Book of Daniel was written by a single author. Scholars have - *based on evidence* - proposed that 3 or more separate authors were responsible, some adding to the work of the first author *centuries* later. In other words: not all of The Book of Daniel was written by the prophet Daniel who lived during the Babylonian Captivity.

- the Pentateuch - whose authorship was traditionally ascribed solely to Moses - is believed to have been authored by **at least** 4 different authors (one of whom may have been Moses), the last author editing those books in the 6th century - at least 800 years after the time of Moses

- Genesis titles the ruler of Egypt as "Pharaoh" in the time of Abraham, but historical evidence proves that the title "Pharaoh" was not assumed by the rulers of Egypt until centuries after Abraham's time

etc.

Of course, many seminaries **do not teach anything that is contrary to their religious doctrines concerning the Bible** - and the same is true of the history of Christianity. Generally speaking, the more academically-respectable seminaries (those whose degrees are held in very high esteem even outside a particular religious sect) will teach a more "critical" - that is to say, a more **complete** - set of facts regarding the Bible and the history of Christianity to its students (including critical theories and hypotheses), while "the Bible is perfect" seminaries will simply neglect to teach facts, theories and hypotheses that disagree with their beliefs regarding the Bible and the history of Christianity.

Naturally, some of these "critical" facts, theories and hypotheses will disagree with certain religious doctrines held to be true by some Christian sects, and so it is easy to see, for example, how someone might be taught in seminary that Daniel was not the sole author of The Book of Daniel, but the religious teachings of that someone's sect disagree and so that someone will never mention that theory (strongly supported by evidence) in a sermon.

frosty the snowman is the basis of thier teachings

Can't care too much if at your age 'heard stories' is the best your love of truth can do.