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Course Number, Title, and Credits

NT 506a New Testament Exegesis 3 Semester Credits

Academic Level of Course

Lower Division Undergraduate (100 -299)

Upper Division Undergraduate (300 – 499)

Graduate Division Master’s (500 – 599)

Graduate Division Doctorate (600 – 699)

Expected Time Required To Complete Course

3 months MINIMUM

Description of Course

The course presents a variety of traditional and innovative concepts, techniques, and skills in contemporary exegesis the goal of which is to elucidate the meaning of the scripture in its multiple factored frame work for application to sermonic, academic, and pedagogical activities.

Course Learning Outcomes (Objectives, Goals of Course)

To know and apply conceptualized and organized applications

for exegesis of the scripture

To recognize and appropriate the intersection of many disciplines that are exhaust the exegetical potential of scripture

To identify and delineate the variety of scriptural genre and the unique exegetical requirements of each genre

To make practical exegetical applications to the genre of scripture

To determine through his/her study and application a foundational beginning for his/her exegetical endeavors on which he/she may add further insights and skills.

Course Textbooks

Gordon Fee, New Testament Exegesis: A Hand books for Student and Pastors

Vernon K. Robbins, Exploring the Texture of Texts: A Guide to Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation

A. Berkeley Mickelsen, Interpreting the Bible

The Greek New Testament Ed. Kurt Aland, Matthew Black, Bruce M. Metzger and Allen

http://www.biblicalstudies.org.uk/article_inerrancy_france.html

Revelation and Inerrancy of Scripture

http://www.cresourcei.org/revins.html

The Divine Meaning of Scripture: Explanations and Limitations

http://www.etsjets.org/jets/journal/38/38-04/38-4-pp481-500_JETS.pdf

Modernism and Biblical Inerrancy

http://www.reformed.com/pub/modernism.htm

Student will research internet for relevant bibliographical material for this course.

Student will complete the internet research by the middle of the 4^th week and send to the professor the results.

The purpose of the activity is to allow the student free investigation of material on the internet, to demonstrate his/her qualitative selectivity, and to compile useful online resources for later use.

Greek Language Requirement -

One year beginning Greek or pass examination at first year level or enroll roll in first year Greek concomitant with enrollment in NT 506a

Course Study Guide

First Month

Gordon Fee Textbook

Week 1: Read Chapter I

Learn Steps for all genres

Definitions

Applications to selected NT passages

Week 2: Read Chapter I

Read Chapter II

Learn The Analyses Techniques

Select one passage for structural analysis

Select one passge for word analysis

Select one passage for grammatical analysis

Select one passage for historical-cultural analysis

Analyze a selected passage in synoptic manner

Week 3: Read Chapter III

Prepare a sermon that will be preached in one or two weeks

Apply the exegetical techniques of Chapter III in the preparation of that sermon

Explain your exegetical results

Week 4: Read Chapter IV

Note which bibliographic items offer extended research usefulness.

himself in the text

Be thorough and open with yourself. THIS IS NOT TO BE REPORTED AS AN ASSIGNMENT

This activity is to culminate in the realization that what you have been and are become significant factors in your exegetical mindset.

Chapter I Inner Texture

Select examples from the NT not given in the text that illustrate each texture and pattern mentioned in Chapter

Point out why each of the passages you selected illustrates the texture and pattern mentioned. Analyze each passage according to the instructions in Chapter I

Chapter II Intertexture Texture

Review your scriptures selected for Chapter I

Apply the additional information of Chapter II to those passages

Explain why or why not the information of Chapter does/does not apply to the selected passages

Chapter III and Chapter IV Social and Cultural Texture/Sacred

Explain why or why not the information of Chapter does/does not apply to the selected passages.

At this point, the main concern of the course is to compare and contrast the material of Fee and Robbins with the material of Mickelsen, noting:

discuss and illustrate the exegetical information that is unique to Mickelsen if, indeed, you locate such material,

prepare an Old Testament sermon and a New Testament sermon using the combined information of the three books for your exegetical resources.

Note either parenthetically or in footnotes of the sermon (written or outlined) where these exegetical insights contributed to your sermon formation and why.