DESCRIPTION:

The purpose of this course is to provide the student with an adequate, practical methodology for establishing the meaning of certain biblical texts in the Greek New Testament. In the process the student will learn how to use exegetical tools and how to make exegetical decisions that will greatly help interpret the Bible, especially for sermon preparation.

The ability to establish and elucidate the New Testament through the discipline of exegesis is a critical background task necessary for the pastor in preparing for teaching and preaching.

This will be a course in which student participation will be maximized. There will be some lectures, but the majority of the time will be dedicated to the study of texts assigned for deeper investigation.

Green, J. B. Hearing the New Testament. Eerdmans, 1995.

Hagner, D. P. Writing and Research Papers in New Testament Studies: A Guide for Seminarians. Pasadena, Fuller Theological Seminary, 1993.

Hayes, John H. and Carl R. Holladay. Biblical Exegesis: A Beginners Handbook. John Knox, 1982.

Zerwick, M. and M. Grosvenor. A Grammatical Analysis of the Greek New Testament. 4th ed. Rome: Biblical Institute Press, 1993.

Berkhof, L. Principles of Biblical Interpretation. Baker, 1950.

Blass, F.; A. Debrunner; and R. W. Funk. A Greek Grammar of the New Testament. University of Chicago Press, 1961.

Dana, H. E. and J. R. Mantey. A Manual Grammar of the Greek New Testament. Macmillan, 1957.

Fee, G. D. New Testament Exegesis. 2nd ed. Westminster Press, 1993.

Hirsch, E. D., Jr. Validity in Interpretation. Yale University Press, 1967.

Moule, C. F. D. An Idiom-Book of New Testament Greek. Cambridge University Press, 1960.

1. Assigned reading.

2. Several short written assignments reflecting integration and knowledge of the different areas of the exegetical method.

3. A final exegetical paper showing exegetical competence.

LG512.

Meets M. Div. core requirement in "Hermeneutics" (HERM).

None.