Bible
Faculty: W. Carter, T. Craven, F. Lozada, R.F. Melugin, C. Osiek, L.G. Perdue
Hebrew Bible
HEBI 60003 INTERPRETING THE HEBREW BIBLE AND APOCRYPHAL/DEUTEROCANONICAL BOOKS A selective survey of the history, literature, and religion of Ancient Israel. Pentateuch, historical books, prophetic writings, poetry and wisdom. Not open to Th.M., D.Min. or Ph.D. students.
HEBI 70013 BIBLICAL HEBREW I Grammar and exercises.
HEBI 70023 BIBLICAL HEBREW II Prerequisite: HEBI 70013 or equivalent. Continuation of grammar, syntax, and reading of selected Hebrew Bible passages.
HEBI 70050/80050/90050 READINGS IN BIBLICAL HEBREW Masters prerequisite: HEBI 70023 or equivalent. Practice in reading selections from the Hebrew Bible, with emphasis on syntax and text criticism. May be repeated for credit under different topics. (1-3 semester hours)
HEBI 70153/80153/90153 EXEGESIS IN THE HEBREW BIBLE Masters prerequisite: HEBI 60003 or equivalent. Methods and resources in critical study of selected passages or book in the Hebrew Bible, with attention to literary, historical, and theological considerations. May be repeated for credit under different topics.
HEBI 70163/80163/90163 EXEGESIS IN APOCRYPHAL/DEUTEROCANONICAL BOOKS AND PSEUDEPIGRAPHA Masters prerequisite: HEBI 60003 or equivalent. Method and practice in exegesis of selected literature in the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books and Pseudepigrapha. Literary, historical, and theological considerations. May be repeated for credit under different topics.
HEBI 70213 THE INTERPRETATION OF THE MAJOR PROPHETS Master prerequisite: HEBI 60003 or equivalent. The Interpretation of the Major Prophets (First Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel). The course focuses on the historical background, literary structure, sociocultural features, and religious themes of each of these prophets.
HEBI 70223 THE INTERPRETATION OF THE MINOR PROPHETS Master prerequisite: HEBI 60003 or equivalent. The Interpretation of one or more of the minor Prophets. Methods and resources in the critical study of the Minor Prophets with attention to literary, historical, and theological considerations.
HEBI 70513/80513/90513 HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY OF ISRAEL: FIRST TEMPLE Masters prerequisite: HEBI 60003 or equivalent. A survey of the history and archaeology of Israel from the beginning of the early Iron Age (1200 B.C.E.) to the Fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonians in 586 B.C.E.
HEBI 70523/80523/90523 HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY OF JUDAH: SECOND TEMPLE Masters prerequisite: HEBI 60003 or equivalent. An introduction to the history and archaeology of Judah from the Babylonian Conquest (586 B.C.E.) to the end of the Barkochbha Revolt (135 C.E.).
HEBI 70613/80613/90613 ENVIRONMENT OF EARLY JUDAISM Masters prerequisite: HEBI 60003 or equivalent. May be repeated for credit under different topics.
HEBI 70623/80623/90623 LITERATURE OF EARLY JUDAISM Masters prerequisite: HEBI 60003 or equivalent. May be repeated for credit under different topics.
HEBI 70633/80633/90633 BACKGROUNDS TO ANCIENT ISRAEL AND EARLY JUDAISM Masters prerequisite: HEBI 60003 or equivalent. The examination of the major cultures of the eastern Mediterranean world, from the end of the Late Bronze Age through the first century of imperial Rome. These provide the setting of the history and culture of Israel and Early Judaism.
HEBI 70813/80813/90813 OLD TESTAMENT THEOLOGY Masters prerequisite: HEBI 60003 or equivalent. A survey of the history and the nature of the discipline.
HEBI 70823/80823/90823 ADVANCED SEMINAR IN BIBLICAL THEOLOGY Prerequisite: HEBI 70813/80813/90813 or permission of instructor. A seminar on a topic of Biblical theology that varies from method, to schools, to seminal theologians, to hermeneutics. May be repeated for credit under different topics.
HEBI 70970/80970/90970 SPECIAL TOPICS IN HEBREW BIBLE AND LITERATURE OF EARLY JUDAISM (1-3 semester hours) Masters prerequisite: HEBI 60003 or equivalent. May be repeated for credit under different topics.
HEBI 71973 FINAL EXERCISE Prerequisite: Admittance to the M.T.S. degree program. An independent research study course, taken in the final semester in program, that integrates material covered in earlier coursework and produces a final paper, normally 20-30 pages in length.
HEBI 80113/90113 BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION FOR PREACHING Prerequisite: Admittance to the D.Min, Th.M, or Ph.D. program or special permission from the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. A biblical book or theme will be examined in light of recent exegetical and hermeneutical approaches, with a view to proclamation in the church. May be repeated for credit under different topics.
HEBI 94013 INDEPENDENT RESEARCH STUDY AND THESIS Prerequisites: Admittance to the Th.M. program and completion of required academic seminars. Independent research study and writing of the Master of Theology thesis.
HEBI 95713 CRITICAL INTRODUCTION TO THE HEBREW BIBLE Prerequisite: Admittance to the Th.M. or Ph.D. program or special permission from the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Selected examination of methods of biblical interpretation.
HEBI 95963 ISSUES IN HEBREW BIBLE AND LITERATURE OF EARLY JUDAISM Prerequisite: Admittance to the Th.M. or Ph.D. program or special permission from the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Study of a selected issue related to the literature, theology, history, or exegesis of the Hebrew Bible or Literature of Early Judaism. This course may be repeated for credit.
New Testament
NETE 60003 INTERPRETING THE NEW TESTAMENT An introductory and survey course of the New Testament for graduate students preparing for ministry. Students will become familiar with the content of the New Testament, with the introductory issues of each New Testament book, with several methods of ancient and contemporary interpretation, and with the basic theological ideas at work in the formation of the New Testament.
NETE 70000 BASICS OF BIBLICAL GREEK This course is a graduate-level introduction to New Testament Greek which will facilitate the student’s learning sufficient vocabulary and grammar to enable her/him to study the New Testament in the Greek exegesis course offered the second semester. It presupposes that the student will continue into the exegesis course. (1 or 3 semester hours)
NETE 70023 BIBLICAL GREEK II Prerequisite: NETE 70000 or equivalent. Continuation of grammar and syntax with focus on reading early Christian texts.
NETE 70050/80050/90050 READINGS IN THE GREEK BIBLE (SEPTUAGINT) Masters prerequisite: NETE 70000 or equivalent. Practice in reading the Septuagint,the Bible of many New Testament authors. The goals are simply to read Greek more rapidly than we do in an exegesis course and to expand our experience of scriptures that were generative for New Testament authors. May be repeated for credit under different topics. (1-3 semester hours)
NETE 70103/80103 EXEGESIS IN THE GOSPELS AND ACTS Masters prerequisite: NETE 60003 or equivalent. Method and practice in English exegesis of the Gospels, or the Acts of the Apostles. May be repeated for credit under different topics for up to 9 hours.
NETE 70113/80113 BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION FOR PREACHING Prerequisites: For D.Min. students, none. For M.Div. students, the prerequisites are on record in the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. A biblical book or theme will be examined in the light of recent exegetical and hermeneutical approaches, with a view to proclamation in the church. Sermons from the selected book or theme will be prepared, presented in written form to the class, and discussed. May be repeated for credit under different topics for up to 9 hours. See HEBI 80113 and HOML 70113.
NETE 70123/80123 EXEGESIS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT EPISTLES AND REVELATION Masters prerequisite: NETE 60003 or equivalent. Method and practice in English exegesis of the Epistles. May be repeated for credit under different topics for up to 9 hours.
NETE 70133/80133/90133 EXEGESIS IN THE GOSPELS AND ACTS (GREEK) Masters prerequisite: NETE 60003 and NETE 70000 or equivalent. Method and practice in Greek exegesis of the Gospels or the Acts of the Apostles, including use of concordances, Bible dictionaries, and commentaries that NETE 70000 has made possible. May be repeated for credit under different topics for up to 9 hours.
NETE 70143/80143/90143 EXEGESIS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT EPISTLES AND REVELATION (GREEK) Masters prerequisite: NETE 60003 and NETE 70000 or equivalent. Method and practice in Greek exegesis of the epistles, including use of concordances, Bible dictionaries, and commentaries that NETE 70000 has made possible. May be repeated for credit under different topics for up to 9 hours.
NETE 70303/80303/90303 SEMINAR IN THE HISTORY OF NEW TESTAMENT RESEARCH Masters prerequisite: one 60000-level course in NETE and one 60000-level course in CHHI or equivalent. An examination of selected major periods, issues, trends and scholars in the history of New Testament research from the Enlightenment to the present. See CHHI 70303.
NETE 70313/80313/90313 EXTRA-CANONICAL EARLY CHRISTIAN LITERATURE Masters prerequisite: NETE 60003 or equivalent. Study of selected historical or theological issues in early Christian literature not included in the New Testament. May be repeated for credit under different topics for up to 9 hours.
NETE 70513/80513/90513 NEW TESTAMENT ETHICS Masters prerequisite: NETE 60003 or equivalent. Selected New Testament texts will be interpreted both descriptively in their historical context and constructively in their relationship to modern ethical theories and practical questions.
NETE 70523/80523/90523 THE GRECO-ROMAN ENVIRONMENT OF EARLY CHRISTIANITY Masters prerequisite: NETE 60003 or equivalent. Study of Greco-Roman archaeology (Pompeii, Corinth); urban and domestic life; Cynic, Stoic, Epicurean, and Platonic philosophical thought and practice; religious experience in the mystery religions (Dionysus, Isis, and Mithras); Hellenistic Judaism (Philo and Josephus). Each semester the professor will choose one primary Greco-Roman author to read (Epictetus, Dio Chrysostom, Lucian, Plutarch, Philo, or Josephus). May be repeated for credit under different topics for up to 9 hours.
NETE 70533/80533/90533 THEOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT Masters prerequisite: 3 hours of New Testament and 3 hours of Christian Theology, or instructor’s permission. A systematic investigation of the major theological traditions represented in the New Testament, or a study of a selected problem in New Testament Theology.
NETE 70703/80703/90703 SEMINAR IN NEW TESTAMENT LITERATURE Masters prerequisite: 3 hours of New Testament or instructor’s permission. Selected problems in the literary study of the New Testament. May be repeated for credit under different topics for up to 9 hours.
NETE 70970/80970/90970 SPECIAL TOPICS IN NEW TESTAMENT STUDIES May be repeated for credit under different topics. (1-3 semester hours)
NETE 71973 FINAL EXERCISE Prerequisite: Admittance to the M.T.S. degree program. An independent research study course, taken in the final semester in program, that integrates material covered in earlier coursework and produces a final paper, normally 20-30 pages in length.
NETE 94013 INDEPENDENT RESEARCH STUDY AND THESIS Prerequisites: Admittance to the Th.M. program and completion of required academic seminars. Independent research study and writing of the Master of Theology thesis.
NETE 95713 CRITICAL INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW TESTAMENT Prerequisite: Admittance to the Th.M. or Ph.D. program or special permission from the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. A selected examination of methods of biblical interpretation.
NETE 95963 ISSUES IN NEW TESTAMENT STUDIES Prerequisite: Admittance to the Th.M. or Ph.D. program or special permission from the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. An issue related to the literature, theology, history, or exegesis of the New Testament will be selected. May be repeated for credit under different topics for up to 9 hours.
