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Course Criteria
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1.50 Credits
This is a survey course that emphasizes the historical, literary, and theological contexts of the New Testament. Students will be introduced to Second Temple Judaism and the Greco-Roman world of Jesus and the early church. Coverage includes the four Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, several key letters of Paul, and the book of Revelation.
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1.50 Credits
This is a survey course that emphasizes the historical, literary, and theological contexts of the New Testament. Students will be introduced to Second Temple Judaism and the Greco-Roman world of Jesus and the early church. Coverage includes the four Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, several key letters of Paul, and the book of Revelation.
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of the theological themes of Genesis. Themes to be discussed include: creation, redemption, the nature of God, covenant, law, kingship, divine violence, righteousness, the people of Israel. These themes will be discussed in conversation with three perennial biblical theological issues: What was the author of Genesis trying to say theologically to his audience (historical dimension)? How did the author construct Genesis to communicate that theology (literary dimension)? and How do the themes of Genesis reverberate dynamically elsewhere in the Hebrew Scriptures and in New Testament (canonical dimension).
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3.00 Credits
This course is a literary and theological study of Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes with emphasis on the way wisdom deals with questions concerning fear of God, justice, social skills, meaning of life, suffering, creation, and theodicy. Wisdom literature provides rich resources for life in general as well as ministry in particular. This course shall explore implications of alternate perspectives, reading and interpretive strategies of the wisdom genre. Attention will be given to similar wisdom materials from the ancient Near East. The application of this understanding to contemporary context and theological reflection would be a major interest. Bible elective.
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3.00 Credits
This course invites students to engage the biblical books of Jonah and Ruth in conversation with works of literature, art, and theology. We will explore questions raised in the books, including the nature of God, family, marriage, prophecy, election, death, and transformation in the context of ancient Israel. The course will introduce students to the history of interpretation of Jonah and Ruth in both Christian and Jewish traditions.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an advanced study of the book of Psalms. Considerations will be given to major trends in modern scholarship with regard its historical settings, literary forms, canonical shape, and biblical theological significance. Opportunities will be provided to develop skills for interpreting poetry through in-depth study of representative examples of each genre. The purpose and relevance of the Psalms to the rest of the Bible and Christian faith will be explored.
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3.00 Credits
Mission Beginnings in Genesis
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3.00 Credits
This course is a study of the Gospel of Luke based on the English text. We will discuss the author's presentation of God and Jesus, his view of salvation in relation to the themes of reversal and release, his concern for the poor and the marginalized, and his understanding of the role of Jesus and the early church in the context of God's plan for Israel and the world. Bible elective.
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3.00 Credits
The Gospel of John presents an interpretation of Jesus' life and mission that is consistent with that of the Synoptic Gospels, even though it differs greatly from Matthew, Mark, and Luke in vocabulary and in the selection of Jesus traditions. Through chapter-by-chapter discussions, the distinctive literary and theological categories of the Fourth Gospel will be introduced. We will look at Jesus' encounters with different individuals, the "I am" sayings, Jesus the Son as the revealer of the Father who sent him, the characteristics of the community of faith, the role of the Holy Spirit, Jesus as the messianic King in the Passion narrative, and the meaning of Jesus' death as his glorification. Throughout these discussions, literary features such as dualism, Jewish symbolism, and rhetorical irony will be pointed out and explained. Bible elective.
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3.00 Credits
Hebrews, James, 1 & 2 Peter, and Jude are the focus of this course. Using the English text and taking into account the cultural and historical settings of the various texts, we will address issues of structure, thematic elements, theology, Christology, and view of discipleship. Further, we will seek to help modern students grapple with the original meaning of these writers and explore the implications of each writer's words for the life and mission of the church in our time. Bible elective.
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