Summer 2013/Pasadena
NE502
Young
NE502: EXEGETICAL METHOD AND PRACTICE. Stephen E. Young.
DESCRIPTION: This course introduces interpretive principles and practices for students of the Greek New Testament. It emphasizes the value of various methods for understanding NT texts in light of exegetical aims and assumptions. Students receive guidance in assessing various types of evidence, in the proper use of reference tools, and in the role of presuppositions in exegesis.
SIGNIFICANCE FOR LIFE AND MINISTRY: Anyone who wishes to minister from a biblical basis must become aware of the impact of method and approach upon one’s reading of the NT.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Having successfully completed this course, students will have demonstrated (1) ability to identify the strengths and weaknesses of a range of interpretive methods for the study of particular NT texts, and to apply these methods accordingly; (2) ability to articulate the impact of their own social location upon their reading of NT texts; and (3) a level of interpretive skill appropriate for effective leadership in Christian communities.
COURSE FORMAT: This class is a five-week course, meeting for three-hour sessions, twice a week. Roughly half of class time will be dedicated to lectures on method, half to hands-on application. A high degree of student participation is expected; students will be responsible for preparing assigned passages of the Greek NT to discuss in class.
REQUIRED READING:
González, J. L. Santa Biblia: The Bible through Hispanic Eyes. Abingdon, 1996. ISBN: 978-0687014521, Pub. Price $18.00 [126 pp.].
Green, Joel B., ed. Hearing the New Testament: Strategies for Interpretation. 2nd ed. Eerdmans, 2010. ISBN: 978-0802864208, Pub. Price $28.00 [432 pp.].
________. Seized by Truth: The Bible as Christian Scripture. Abingdon, 2007. ISBN: 978-0687023554, Pub. Price $25.00 [185 pp.].
DeSilva, D. A. Honor, Patronage, Kinship & Purity: Unlocking New Testament Culture. InterVarsity Press, 2000. ISBN: 978-0830815722, Pub. Price $26.00 [336 pp.].
Students will be expected to consult the following throughout the quarter (which they should already have from LG512, or can use in the library):
Aland, K., et al. The Greek New Testament. 4th ed. United Bible Societies, 1993 [UBS4]. ISBN: 978-3438051103, Pub. Price $43.99; OR Nestle, E., and K. Aland. Novum Testamentum Graece. 28th ed. Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2012 [NA28]. ISBN 978-3438051400, Pub. Price $40.99. Nestle, E., and K. Aland. Novum Testamentum Graece. 27th ed. Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1993 [NA27]. ISBN: 978-3438051004,Pub. Price $40.99 is also allowed.
Bauer, W., F. W. Danker, W. F. Arndt, and F. W. Gingrich. A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and other Early Christian Literature. 3rd ed. University of Chicago Press, 2000. ISBN: 978-0226039336, Pub. Price $165.00.
Metzger, Bruce M. A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament. 2nd ed. American Bible Society, 1994. ISBN: 978-1598561647, Pub. Price $39.95.
Wallace, Daniel B. Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996. ISBN: 978-0310218951, Pub. Price $44.99.
See in addition the Biblical Division bibliography “Linguistic and Exegetical Books Required in the Master of Divinity Program” at http://schedule.fuller.edu/sot/ecds/Ling-Exeg-Biblio.html.
ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:
Completion of assigned reading.
Weekly exegetical assignments (30% of final grade).
A critical book review (30% of final grade)
Exegetical/research paper on an assigned NT passage; 8-10 pages (40% of final grade).
PREREQUISITES: LG512.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Meets MDiv core requirement in Hermeneutics (HERM).
FINAL EXAMINATION: None.