15800 Calvary Rd Kansas City, MO 64147 Kansas Syllabus Course: BI459 E/EN Advanced Hermeneutics (Blended) Credit: 3 credit hours Semester: Fall 2019 (Cycle 3) [October 28 December 20] Time: Thursday (6:00-9:00 pm) [Meets in EED 118] Instructor: Dr. Thomas S. Baurain thomas.baurain@calvary.edu I. DESCRIPTION This course covers the issues of exegetical analysis and exposition, building on the hermeneutical principles learned in the previous course. The principles of historical, grammatical, and rhetorical interpretation will comprise the major portion of the course along with the expositional method for teaching. (Prerequisite: BI115 or professor s approval) This is a blended class, meaning that both campus and online students take this class together. Campus students attend the classes in person, online students attend the classes via the online classroom. All interaction and assignments for campus and online students are done in the online classroom. II. OBJECTIVES A. General competencies to be achieved. The student will: 1. Learn the techniques of the Exegetical Analysis Method. 2. Develop a continued understanding of General and Specific Hermeneutics. 3. Demonstrate practical skills in Interpretation, Exegesis and Exposition. B. Specific competencies to be achieved. The student will: 1. Properly apply the grammatical-historical method of interpretation to selected texts from the New Testament Scriptures. 2. Develop a practical system for recognizing pre-suppositional Biblical Criticism and how to answer the critics. 3. Demonstrate the ability to develop a teaching/preaching outline of select passages of Scripture based on proper interpretation. Our Mission: to prepare Christians to live and serve in the church and in the world according to the biblical worldview.
III. MATERIALS A. One of the following versions of the Bible: NASB or ESV B. Textbooks: 1. The Bible is a required textbook in every course at Calvary University. To facilitate academic level study, students are required to use for assignments and research an English translation or version of the Bible based on formal equivalence (meaning that the translation is generally word-for-word from the original languages), including any of the following: New American Standard (NASB), English Standard Version (ESV), New King James (NKJV), or King James (KJV). Other translations and versions based on dynamic equivalence (paraphrases and thought-for-thought translations like NLT and NIV) may be used as supplemental sources. Please ask the professor if you have questions about a particular translation or version. 2. Plummer, Robert L. 40 Questions About Interpreting the Bible. Grand Rapids: Kregel 2010. (ISBN: 9780825434983) [Retail: $ 22.99] 3. Chou, Abner. The Hermeneutics of the Biblical Writers. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2018. (ISBN: 9780825443244) [Retail: $23.99] IV. REQUIREMENTS A. IMPORTANT NOTES Students with disabilities have the responsibility of informing the DSS Director (dss@calvary.edu) of any disabling condition that may require support. Plagiarism is defined as copying any part of a book or paper without identifying the author. This also includes taking another person s ideas and presenting them as your own. The Clark Academic Center (learning@calvary.edu) is dedicated to providing free academic assistance for all students. Student tutors aid with all facets of the writing process, tutor in various subject areas, prepare students for exams and facilitate tests. Please take advantage of this service. All class papers must follow the Turabian style according to A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 8th edition. Attendance: All students are expected to attend all scheduled classes for this course. 2
B. Writing Projects????????????????????? This section will be revised 1. Book Chart of Ephesians & Galatians - 2. Diagram of Col.1:3-5 3. Diagram of Phil.1:9-11 4. Clausal Diagram of Rom.12:3-8 5. Grammatical Study Guide (GSG) of John 4:16-24 6. GSG of Phil.1:27-30 7. Word Studies (2) flesh & world 8. Syntactical Analysis Sheet (SAS) on Rom.3:21-26 9. SAS on John 5:10-18 10. Historical Research on Ephesians 11. Historical Research on Philippians 12. Exegetical Outline on Psalm 125 13. Homiletical Outline on Psalm 125 14. Expositional Outline on Psalm 125 15. Exegetical Paper: Colossians 3:1-25 16. Extra reading evaluation (300 pages to read and a 1-2 page evaluation) C. Reading 1. Read the textbook: 40 Questions About Interpreting the Bible. 2. Read the textbook: The Hermeneutics of the Biblical Writers. 3. Each student will read an extra 300 pages on the topic of Hermeneutics. V. METHODS This section will be revised A. Lectures, discussion, reading, weekly assignments, and in class collaboration. B. Grading will be as follows:??????????????????? 1. Reading of the Textbook by Plummer -------------------------------- 25 points 2. GSG s x2 @ 50 ea. ---------------------------------------------------- 100 points 3. Reading of New Testament Exegesis by Fee ------------------------- 25 points 4. SAS x2 @ 50 ea. ------------------------------------------------------- 100 points 5. Outlines x 3 @ 50 ea. ---------------------------------------------------- 150 points 6. Hist. Analysis x 2 @ 50 ea. ------------------------------------------- 100 points 7. Diagrams x 3 @ 50 ea. -------------------------------------------------- 150 points 8. Book Charts x 2 @ 50 ea. ----------------------------------------------- 100 points 9. Word Studies x2 @ 50 ea. ---------------------------------------------- 100 points 10. Extra Reading Evaluation --------------------------------------------- 100 points 10. Exegetical Research Paper -------------------------------------------- 300 points Total Points = 1,250 points VI. TENTATIVE CLASS SCHEDULE The class schedule will be revised to eight (8) weeks. 3
VII. Reference List for further reading 1. Bauman, Michael ed. 1995.Evangelical Hermeneutics. Camp Hill, PA: Christian Publications Inc., 2. Bock, Darrell. New Testament Literature and Exegesis. Dallas Theological Seminary Notes. Dallas, Logos Library System. 3. Buck, Daniel. 1995 Introduction to New testament Exegesis: Class Notes for Class 204. Dallas: Dallas Theological Seminary 4. Carson, D.A. 1996 Exegetical Fallacies. Revised Second Edition. Grand Rapids: Baker Books 5. Carson, D.A. 1996. The Gagging of God. Grand Rapids: Zondervan. 6. Corley, Bruce, Steve Lemke and Grant Lovejoy.1996. Biblical Hermeneutics. Nashville: Broadman and Holman Publishers. 7. Fee, Gordon D. 1993. New Testament Exegesis. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press 8. Grant Reg. 1993. 603 Biblical Communication. Dallas: Dallas Theological Seminary. 9. Grassmick, John D. 1976 Principles and Practices of Greek Exegesis. Dallas: Dallas Theological Seminary 10. Greenlee, J. Harold. 1995. Introduction to New Testament Textual Criticism. Peabody, MA. Hendrickson Publishers. 11. Gorman, Michael J. 2001. Elements of Biblical Exegesis. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 12. Hendricks, Howard and William D. Hendricks. 1991.Living by the Book. Chicago: Moody Press 13. Klein, William W., Craig Blomberg and Robert Hubbard, Jr., 1993.Introduction to Biblical Interpretation, Nashville, Thomas Nelson Publishers 14. Louw, Johannes P. 1982. Semantics of New Testament Greek, Atlanta: Scholars Press. 15. Lundin, Roger, Clarence Walhout and Anthony C. Thiselton. 1999. The Promise of Hermeneutics. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing Co. 4
16. Metzger, Bruce M. 1992. The Text of the New Testament. New York: Oxford University Press, 17. Mickelsen, A. Berkely. 1977. Interpreting the Bible. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. 18. Mounce, William D. 1996. A Graded Reader of Biblical Greek. Grand Rapids: Zondervan. 19. Osborne, Grant R. 1991. The Hermeneutical Spiral. Downers Grove: Intervarsity Press. 20. Stuart, Douglas. 2001. Old Testament Exegesis. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press. 21. Thisleton, Anthony C. 1992. New Horizons in Hermeneutics. Grand Rapids: Zondervan. 22. Virkler, Henry A. 1981. Hermeneutics: Principles and Processes of Biblical Interpretation. Grand Rapids: Baker Books. 23. Zuck, Roy B. 1991. Basic Bible Interpretation. Wheaton: Victor Books. 24. Stein, Robert H. 1994. A Basic Guide to Interpreting the Bible. Grand Rapids: Baker Books. 25. Traina, Robert A. 1985. Methodical Bible Study, Grand Rapids: Asbury Press. 26. Wallace, Daniel. 1995. 204 Introduction to New Testament Exegesis, Dallas: Dallas Theological Seminary. 5