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3.00 Credits
A study of the content, theology, and criticism of the Pentateuch. Emphasis will be on major themes like creation, fall, salvation, election, covenant, ethics and worship. A selection of the most important chapters of the Pentateuch will be exegeted in detail and developed from theological and literary perspectives. Prerequisites: BI 101, 210. Offered fall semester in even-numbered years. Three hours.
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A study of the historical setting and message of the Old Testament prophets. The course will survey all the prophetic books briefly, and focus in some detail on Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel, Hosea, and Zechariah. Selected passages will be exegeted in class using methods taught in BI 210 Biblical Interpretation. Prerequisites: BI 101, 210. Offered fall semester in odd-numbered years. Three hours.
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A study of the poetic books of the Old Testament: Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, and Lamentations. Emphasis will be on major themes like praise, lament, messianic hope, the fear of the Lord, the problem of suffering, and the nature of wisdom. A selection of representative psalms and the most important chapters in Wisdom Literatures will be exegeted in detail and developed from a theological and literary perspective. Prerequisites: BI 101, 210. Offered spring semester in odd-numbered years. Three hours.
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A consideration of the basic outline of Israelite history contained in the books of Joshua-2 Kings, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, and 1 and 2 Chronicles. In addition to content and theology, emphasis is on the historiography of the biblical authors and differing modern historiographical approaches to these Old Testament books. Prerequisites: BI 101, 210. Offered spring semester 2008-09. Three hours.
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An investigation of the history and literature of Judaism from the late Persian period until the commitment of the Mishnah to writing. Topics dealt with include the Hellenization of Palestine, the Maccabean revolt, the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the development of Tannaitic literature as represented by the Mishnah, Tosephta, and haggadic and halakhic midrashim. Prerequisites: BI 101, 210. Offered on demand. Three hours.
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A study of the life of Jesus Christ, with emphasis on crisis events. Attention is given to the uniqueness of each of the four Gospels, to the development in Jesus' ministry, and to the topics of Messiahship, kingdom of God, discipleship, and controversy. Prerequisites: BI 111, 210. Offered fall semester in even-numbered years. Three hours.
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A study of early Christianity based on the Book of Acts and the New Testament epistles. Attention is given to the historicity of Acts, the careers of Peter and Paul, and the dynamics that spread the church into the Roman world. Prerequisites: BI 111, 210. Offered spring semester. Three hours.
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A study of the historical background and doctrinal emphases of the non-Pauline epistles. Attention is given to matters of introduction and current application. Prerequisites: BI 111, 210. Offered fall semester 2009-10. Three hours.
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A study of the historical setting, structure, and doctrinal emphases of Paul's primary letters. Prerequisites: BI 111, 210. Offered spring semester in even-numbered years. Three hours.
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A study of Daniel and Revelation in the context of Jewish apocalyptic literature. Consideration will be given to issues of criticism, interpretation, and theology. Although eschatology will be addressed as exegesis requires, primary emphasis is on questions of content and hermeneutics. Prerequisites: BI 101, 210. Offered on demand. Three hours.
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