ST567
Thompson/Thompson/Volf
ST567: THE BIBLE IN HISTORY AND THEOLOGY.
Marianne Meye Thompson, John L. Thompson, and Miroslav Volf.
DESCRIPTION:
- This seminar will study selected texts of Scripture from an
interdisciplinary perspective, drawing on the biblical, historical, and
theological disciplines. The course will examine selected texts in the Old
Testament and New Testament concerning the image of God, gender and gender
roles, and the Christian and society, using methods appropriate to each of
these disciplines in order to reflect on the church's use of Scripture
throughout its history to the present day.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY:
- The course is intended to help students think about the ways in
which Scripture has been interpreted throughout the history of the church and,
more specifically, in their own traditions, so that they may be better equipped
as responsible interpreters and teachers of Scripture within their own
traditions and the wider Christian church.
COURSE FORMAT:
- The course will consist of lectures and discussions of the primary
texts of Scripture, the various ways in which these texts have been
interpreted, and theological reflection upon these texts in light of Christian
tradition and contemporary theology. The course will meet twice a week for two
hour periods.
REQUIRED READING:
- Goldingay, John. Models for Interpretation of Scripture.
Eerdmans, 1995.
- Hauerwas, Stanley. Unleashing the Scripture. Abingdon, 1993.
- Neuhaus, Richard John, ed. Biblical Interpretation in Crisis.
Eerdmans, 1989.
RECOMMENDED READING:
- Fowl, Stephen E. and L. Gregory Jones. Reading in Communion:
Scripture and Ethics in Christian Life. Eerdmans, 1991.
- Goldingay, John. Models for Scripture. Eerdmans, 1994.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Regular attendance and preparation for class discussion.
- 3 short papers, one on each of the three topics for the course, summarizing
and analyzing the issues involved in using the Bible for guidance, decision
making, doing theology, and so on.
- A sermon on a passage of Scripture, incorporating the three disciplines of
the course: (1) exegesis; (2) study of the text in one particular tradition of
the church; and (3) theological synthesis and reflection.
PREREQUISITES:
- Permission of instructors required.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:
- Elective.
FINAL EXAMINATION:
- No.