DESCRIPTION:

This course will explore several great biblical themes that span both the Old and New Testaments. These will include God, creation, salvation, Israel, leadership, the Kingdom of God, eschatology, and ethics. We will note the themes in their original contexts in the Old Testament, their development in Second Temple Judaism, and their development in early Christian theology.

The ability to think both exegetically and theologically is an essential element in one's comprehension and application of the New Testament and undergirds responsible teaching and preaching.

The course, which consists of lectures and discussion, will meet twice weekly for two-hour sessions.

Hays, Richard. The Moral Vision of the New Testament. HarperCollins, 1996.

Via, Dan O. What is New Testament Theology. Fortress, 2002.

A reader comprised of essays by authors such as M. Bockmuehl, R. Bultmann, G. Caird, C. H. Dodd, J. Dunn, J. Goldingay, W. Horbury, M. Hengel, E. Lemcio, R. Morgan, Glen Stassen, P. Stuhlmacher, H. Räisänen, Marianne Meye Thompson, N. T. Wright.

1. Two papers that each discuss a major theme of the course (2,500 words each; 70 %).

2. Final Exam (30%).

NS500 and NS501.

Meets M. Div. core requirement in New Testament Theology (NTT).

Yes.