DESCRIPTION:

The primary purpose of this course will be to engage the letter to the Romans at the exegetical level. Several things must be kept in mind during this exegetical study: 1) determining and understanding Paul's purpose, meaning, and structure as the critical work is done; 2) linking Paul's meaning in the different thought units to the general sweep of the letter; 3) unfolding the meaning of the text with an eye toward the Christian life and application to the great issues facing the Latino church today.

The letter to the Romans is a window to the entire Bible. Understanding it is essential for Latino Church leaders who will be addressing the people of God or the world outside of the Church. Romans could inform life from any angle: 1) The Civic Life; 2) Aesthetics; 3) Ethics; 4) Faith; 5) Economics; 6) Race relations; 7) Ecumenics; 8) Justice, etc.

There will be weekly lectures en Español, reading of the Greek text, and discussion of salient exegetical issues relevant to the assigned reading. Translation in Spanish will be done in class.

Cranfield, C. E. B. Romans: The Shorter Commentary. Grand Rapids, Eerdmans, 1985.

Wright, N. T. The Climax of the Covenant: Christ and the Law in Pauline Theology. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1992.

Greek Text (UBS or Nestle).

Barth, Karl. The Epistle to the Romans. (The preface to the 2nd edition.) London, New York: Oxford University Press, 1968.

Bruce, F. F. The Epistle to the Romans. London: IVP, 1974.

Donfried, Karl. The Romans Debate. Peabody: Hendrickson, 1991.

1. Translation into Spanish of either Romans 1-5, 6-11, or 12-16 (any of these three).

2. A 10-12 page term paper on any exegetical issue in Romans.

3. A midterm covering exegetical ability and a more objective part dealing with questions of history and background up to Romans 8.

LG512; NS500; NS501; and NE502; Spanish.

Meets M. Div. core requirement in New Testament Exegesis (NTE).

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