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This course asks students to think theologically about biblical interpretation with the goal of forming faithful readers of scripture in and for the church and society. Two questions focus our attention: What is Scripture? and how can we read Scripture well? This is a seminar-style course in which students will read required texts closely and analyze them. Prerequisites (not applicable for online) BVOT 511, BVNT 512.
BVG 640 Topics Topics (1-3 SH)
This course allows an in-depth engagement with a particular topic in Scripture.
BVG 641 Bridge Between Hebrew and Greek Scripture (3 SH)
This course introduces students to the textual evidence and cultural context of the ancient Near East during the years from 550 BCE through 150 CE (commonly labeled the Second Temple Period). It relates the broader texts and contexts of the ancient Near East during this period to contemporaneous developments of Jewish and Christian scriptures and the communities that both created and held them sacred.
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This course is an introduction to the New Testament. It focuses on the both the theological and the historical and social-economic worlds of the Scriptures. The first written texts of the New Testament, the letters of the Apostle Paul, are the initial point of engagement with first-century Mediterranean politics, religion, and socio-economic realities into which the message of Jesus Christ came. Moving next through the gospels and then the rest of the New Testament writings, several methods of interpretation, research, writing, and presentation are exercised. A completed portfolio and a major oral presentation summarize how 21st century contexts are informed by the New Testament.
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This course is an introduction to koine Greek, the language of the New Testament. The course focuses on the basic grammar, vocabulary and reading skills necessary for translating the Greek New Testament as well as for doing more advanced Greek studies. Through classroom study, written exercises, quizzes and actual translation of parts of the Gospel of Mark, students learn the form and function of world/phrases, build a basic vocabulary and discover how actual translation assists biblical interpretation.
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This course offers an inductive study of the Corinthian Epistles (English text). The course places emphasis on the interconnections between the theological message of the epistles, the historical/social/cultural/ theological world of the Corinthian church and the specific circumstances which gave rise to these epistles. Consideration is given throughout to the relevance of these writings for the present-day church. Methods of study include both sequential and thematic approaches to the epistles.
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Students explore one or more books of the Old Testament, focusing on the theology of the Book, the Theological Resources it offers and the questions it raises in Christian contexts. Historical, literary, canonical canonical and socio-cultural approaches inform theological reflection. Classroom time involves lectures and seminary-style discussion on required readings, and student coursework culminates in a final paper and a project that applies learning to the student's ministry context.
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Students read, analyze, and reflect on poetry of the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. Within this study of scripture in English translation, particular attention is paid to the literary styles of Hebrew poetry; wisdom, prayer, and praise in ancient contexts, including the scribal and liturgical cultures that produced and used these texts; theological reflection on evil and suffering; and faithful and critical reception of christological Christological interpretations of the Psalms and wisdom books.
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