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MIN 201 L00.B Introduction to Biblical Exposition Jeffery C. Campbell, PhD FALL 2016 jcampbell@criswell.edu TUESDAYS 4:15-6:45PM/Room E207 Office: E317 214.818.1307 Course Description A study of the basic principles of sermon or lesson preparation with attention being given to both the formal and functional elements of the sermon. Emphasis is placed on the expository method of sermon or lesson preparation. This course cannot be taken as an independent study. (Prerequisite Recommended: BIB 110) Course Objectives/Learning Outcomes Students completing this course should be able to: 1. Plan, organize, study, write, and deliver sermons from the Bible based on sound methods, 2. Contextualize (from interpretation to application) Biblical passages, 3. Research historical and scholarly materials regarding Biblical texts, and 4. Communicate effectively the Word of God to a contemporary audience. Course Texts Chapell, Bryan. Using Illustrations to Preach with Power. Rev. ed. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2001. (ISBN 9781581342642) Robinson, Haddon W. Biblical Preaching: The Development and Delivery of Expository Messages. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2014. (ISBN 9780801049125) Course Requirements and Evaluation Procedures Students should attend every class meeting, study every assigned text before the class meeting for which it is scheduled, participate actively in work done in class, and prepare and/or deliver assigned outlines/sermons/lectures as required. The student s grade is based on FOUR factors, each of which is worth one-fourth of the final grade: 1. Attendance. Repeated exposure to the process of sermon development and the input of the professor and other students in the class is vital to the purpose of the course. Perfect attendance constitutes a perfect score for attendance and is based on the sign-in sheets. 2. Class Preparation. Students are expected to do exegetical/interpretive groundwork on passages and any assigned readings before the class period for which texts/readings are scheduled. Students must be prepared to give significant input in class regarding assigned readings and interpretation of passages. 3. Sermon/Lecture Backgrounds. The students will present and explain exegetical/expository sermons or lectures as required throughout the semester. The frequency of this requirement for each student will be determined by class size and progress. While only certain students will have the opportunity to preach, all students will be required to submit a sermon outline for each assigned text. 4. Final Exam. The student will prepare and submit a brief exegetical treatment and sermon outline for a specific text assigned by the professor. The text for this final will fall under one of the genres covered in class but will not be announced until the day of the final. Students can utilize any available resources to produce their exegesis and sermon outline. The length of this assignment is no less than 3 pages and no more than 5 pages. Policies of Criswell College Attendance: Students are responsible for enrolling in courses for which they anticipate being able to attend every class session on the day and time appearing on course schedules, and then making every effort to do so. When unavoidable situations result in absence or tardiness, students are responsible for acquiring any information missed. Professors are not obliged to allow students to make up missed work. Per their 1

independent discretion, individual professors may determine how attendance affects students ability to meet course learning objectives and whether attendance affects course grades. Grading Scale: The significance of letter grades is as follows: A 97-100 4.0 grade points per semester hour A- 93-96 3.7 grade points per semester hour B+ 91-92 3.3 grade points per semester hour B 88-90 3.0 grade points per semester hour B- 86-87 2.7 grade points per semester hour C+ 83-85 2.3 grade points per semester hour C 80-82 2.0 grade points per semester hour C- 78-79 1.7 grade points per semester hour D+ 75-77 1.3 grade points per semester hour D 72-74 1.0 grade point per semester hour D- 70-71 0.7 grade points per semester hour F 0-69 0.0 grade points per semester hour The following grade symbols are also recognized for transcript evaluation: AU Audited Course CR Credit EX Exempt I Incomplete NC No Credit P Passed Non-credit Course RC Repeat Course S Satisfactory Progress W Withdrawn WF Withdrawn Failing WP Withdrawn Passing Incomplete grades: Students requesting a grade of Incomplete (I) must understand that incomplete grades maybe given only upon approval of the faculty member involved. An I may be assigned only when a student is currently passing a course and in situations involving extended illness, serious injury, death in the family, or employment or government reassignment, not student neglect. Students are responsible for contacting their professors prior to the end of the semester, plus filing the appropriate completed and approved academic request form with the Registrar s Office. The I must be removed (by completing the remaining course requirements) no later than 60 calendar days after the grade was assigned, or the I will become an F. Institutional policies: Academic Honesty: Absolute truth is an essential belief and basis of behavior for those who believe in a God who cannot lie and forbids falsehood. Academic honesty is the application of the principle of truth in the classroom setting. Academic honesty includes the basic premise that all work submitted by students must be their own and any ideas derived or copied from elsewhere must be carefully documented. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to: cheating of any kind, 2

submitting, without proper approval, work originally prepared by the student for another course, plagiarism, which is the submitting of work prepared by someone else as if it were his own, and failing to credit sources properly in written work. Disabilities: In order to ensure full class participation, any student with a disabling condition requiring special accommodations (e.g., tape recorders, special adaptive equipment, special note-taking or test-taking needs) is strongly encouraged to contact the instructor at the beginning of the course, or if a student has a learning disability, please inform the professor so assistance can be provided. Academic policies: Auditing and Sit-in Students: Any on-campus course may be audited if there is space available in the classroom. Audit students do not receive grades from professors. A student s permanent transcript will reflect which courses have been completed as audits. Sit-in status is offered only if space is available in the classroom and when approval is given by the Registrar s Office. Sit-in students are not given grades by professors and their transcripts will not reflect enrollment in the course. Taking tests and participation in course activities are at the discretion of the professor. Distance education: (One requirement in your distance education course should include a more specific assignment or task which will involve the student s use of Wallace Library s resources in a way that can be evaluated.) General: Students participating in courses through Distance Education, whether with or without live interaction, must complete the academic requirements for those courses with the integrity and commitment necessary to participate in and benefit from all of the exercises provided by the professor for learning the subject matter of the course. Therefore credit for Distance Education courses is the same as credit for courses taken on campus. Library: Distance education students can access information about Criswell College s Wallace Library at http://www.criswell.edu/current_students/library/. The Wallace Library manual is available at http://www.criswell.edu/current_students/library/library_handbook/. Student Life: Students needing educational support or services should contact the Student Services at 214-818- 1332 or studentservices@criswell.edu. Video and Other Intellectual Property Rights: Unless otherwise specifically instructed in writing by the professor, students must neither materially nor digitally reproduce materials from any course offered by Criswell College for or with the significant possibility of distribution. Dress Code: All students are to follow the Criswell College dress code as noted in the Student Handbook. Students not in compliance to the code may be asked to leave class. The dress code reflects our intent of 3

preparing students for leadership in ministry. Here are the basics of the dress code. Jeans and casual wear are appropriate provided that the clothing is modest and in good condition. Both men and women should avoid extremes in hairstyles and jewelry. No body piercings are allowed except women s earrings. All students are expected to maintain proper hygiene and grooming. Shorts and tank-tops are not allowed on campus. Other inappropriate wear would include torn clothing, skimpy dresses, bare midriffs and bare shoulders. Reading/Lecture/Discussion Schedule (flexible based on class size) Date: Topic: Due: 08/16 Introduction to the course. Review of syllabus. 08/23 Explain Why exposition? What's the "big idea?" 08/30 Explain Delimiting passages. Establishing sermon purpose. 09/06 Explain Continued discussion from 08/30 09/13 Explain Sermon outlines. Sermon elements. 09/20 Illustrate Why illustrate the sermon? 09/27 Illustrate How to craft an illustration. 10/04 Illustrate Where to find illustrations. 10/11 Introductions and Conclusions. Clarity and conciseness. 10/18 Application Putting it all together. Is it important to apply the text? Review and Questions 10/25 In class sermon prep for Hebrews 10:19-25. 11/01 Preaching/Teaching: Philippians 2:5-11 11/08 Preaching/Teaching: James 1:19-27 Robinson pgs. 1-26 (Chapters 1-2) Robinson pgs. 27-76 (Chapters 3-5) Robinson pgs. 27-76 (Chapters 3-5) Robinson pgs. 77-117 (Chapters 6-7) Chapell pgs. 19-82 (Part 1) Chapell pgs. 84-128 (Part 2) Chapell pgs. 132-176 (Part 3) Robinson pgs. 119-148 (Chapters 8-9) Robinson pgs. 149-169 (Chapters 10) Exegetical preparation. We will be crafting a sermon together that contains the functional elements. Sermon Outlines due. Sermon Outlines due. 4

11/15 Preaching/Teaching: Sermon Outlines due. Mark 8:34-38 11/21-25 FALL BREAK/THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY 11/29 Preaching/Teaching Sermon Outlines due. Ephesians 2:1-10 12/05-09 FINALS WEEK Finals are due no later than midnight the day of the final. Each day late will result in loss of one letter grade. The following bibliography is a sampling of works that are helping to form contemporary homiletical thought: BIBLIOGRAPHY Adam, Peter. Speaking God s Words: A Practical Theology of Expository Preaching. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1996. Akin, Daniel L., David L. Allen, and Ned L. Mathews, eds. Text-Driven Preaching: God's Word at the Heart of Every Sermon. Nashville: B&H Academic, 2010. Allen, Ronald J. Preaching the Topical Sermon. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1992. Alter, Robert. The Art of Biblical Narrative. New York: Basic, 1981. Arthurs, Jeffrey D. Preaching With Variety: How to Re-create the Dynamics of Biblical Genres. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2007 Awbrey, Ben. How Effective Sermons Begin. Scotland, UK: Christian Focus Publications, 2008. Barth, Karl. Church Dogmatics. Translated by G. T. Thomson. Vol. 1, The Doctrine of the Word of God. Pt. 1. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1936. Bartow, Charles L. God's Human Speech: A Practical Theology of Proclamation. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1997. Baxter, Batsell Barrett. The Heart of the Yale Lectures. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1971. Baxter, Richard. The Reformed Pastor. Edited by William Brown. 5th ed. London: Religious Tract Society, 1862. Beasley-Murray, George R. Preaching the Gospel from the Gospels. Peabody: Hendrickson, 1996. Beaudeau, Jr., John William. Paul s Theology of Preaching. NABPR Dissertation Series, no. 6. Macon: Mercer University Press, 1988. Beecher, Henry Ward. Yale Lectures on Preaching. New York: J. B. Ford, 1872. Blackwood, Andrew W. The Preparation of Sermons. New York: Abingdon-Cokesbury, 1948. Bonhoeffer, Dietrich. Worldly Preaching: Lectures on Homiletics. Edited by Clyde E. Fant. Rev. ed. New York: Crossroad, 1991. Broadus, John Albert. A Treatise on the Preparation and Delivery of Sermons. Edited by Jesse Burton Weatherspoon. New and rev. ed. New York: Harper Brothers, 1944. Brooks, Phillips. The Joy of Preaching. London: H. R. Allenson, 1895. Reprint, Grand Rapids: Kregel, 1989. 5

Brown, Jr., H. C., H. Gordon Clinard, Jesse J. Northcutt, and Al Fasol. Steps to the Sermon: An Eight-Step Plan for Preaching with Confidence. Rev. ed. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 1996. Browne, R. E. C. The Ministry of the Word. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1976. Brueggemann, Walter. Cadences of Home: Preaching Among Exiles. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1997. Burghandt, Walter J. Preaching: The Art and the Craft. New York: Paulist, 1987. Busch, Wilhelm. Jesus predigen. Neukirchen-Vluyn: Aussaat-/Schriftenm, 2001. Buttrick, George A. Jesus Came Preaching: Christian Preaching in the New Age. New York: Scribner, 1931. Chapel, Bryan. Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2005. Cox, James W. Preaching: A Comprehensive Approach to the Design and Delivery of Sermons. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1985. Davis, Henry Grady. Design for Preaching. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1958. Day, David, Jeff Astley, and Leslie J. Francis. A Reader on Preaching: Making Connections. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2005. Dockery, David S. Christian Scripture: An Evangelical Perspective on Inspiration, Authority, and Interpretation. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock, 1995. Duduit, Michael. Handbook of Contemporary Preaching. Nashville, TN: Broadman Press, 1992. Edwards, J. Kent. Deep Preaching. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2009. English, Donald. An Evangelical Theology of Preaching. Nashville: Abingdon, 1996. Fabarez, Michael. Preaching That Changes Lives. Nashville: Nelson, 2002. Fasol, Al. A Complete Guide to Sermon Delivery. Nashville: Broadman & Holmon, 1996. Gordon, T. David. Why Johnny Can t Preach. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R, 2009. Greidanus, Sidney. The Modern Preacher and the Ancient Text: Interpreting and Preaching Biblical Literature. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1988. Hall, E. Eugene and James L. Heflin. Proclaim the Word. Nashville: Broadman, 1985. Jowett, John Henry. The Preacher: His Life and Work. George H. Doran Company, 1912. Reprint, Grand Rapids: Baker, 1968. Kaiser, Jr., Walter C. Preaching and Teaching from the Old Testament: A Guide for the Church. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2003. Klein, George L., ed. Reclaiming the Prophetic Mantle: Preaching the Old Testament Faithfully. Nashville: Broadman, 1992. Koller, Charles W. Expository Preaching without Notes. Evangelical Pulpit Library. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1962. Larsen, David L. The Anatomy of Preaching: Identifying the Issues in Preaching Today. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1989. 6

Lischer, Richard. A Theology of Preaching: The Dynamics of the Gospel. Rev. ed. Durham, NC: Labryinth, 1992. Litfin, A. Duane. St. Paul s Theology of Proclamation: 1 Corinthians 1-4 and Greco-Roman Rhetoric. Monograph Series / Society for New Testament Studies, 79. Cambridge, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1994. Lloyd-Jones, D. Martyn. Preaching and Preachers. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1971. Long, Thomas G. The Witness of Preaching. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1989. MacArthur, Jr., John and the Master's Seminary Faculty. Rediscovering Expository Preaching. Edited by Richard Mayhue. Dallas: Word, 1992. Massey, James Earl. The Burdensome Joy of Preaching. Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 1998. Mathews, Alice. Preaching That Speaks to Women. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2003. Matthewson, Steven. The Art of Preaching Old Testament Narrative. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2002. Mawhinney, Bruce. Preaching With Freshness. Eugene, OR: Harvest, 1991. Reprint, Grand Rapids: Kregel, 1997. McDill, Wayne. The 12 Essential Skills for Great Preaching. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 1994. Merida, Tony. Faithful Preaching. Nashville: B&H Publishing, 2009. Miller, Calvin. Preaching: the Art of Narrative Exposition. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2006. Mitchell, Henry H. Black Preaching: The Recovery of a Powerful Art. Nashville: Abingdon, 1990. Mohler, R. Albert, Jr. He is Not Silent: Preaching in a Postmodern World. Chicago, IL: Moody Press, 2008. Mounce, Robert H. The Essential Nature of New Testament Preaching. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1960. Noll, Mark. The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994. Olford, Stephen F. and David L. Olford. Anointed Expository Preaching. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 1998. Piper, John. The Supremacy of God in Preaching. Rev ed. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2004. Quicke, Michael J. 360-Degree Preaching: Hearing, Speaking, and Living the Word. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2001. Richard, Ramesh. Preparing Expository Sermons: A Seven-Step Method for Biblical Preaching. Rev. ed. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001. Robinson, Haddon W. Biblical Preaching: The Development and Delivery of Expository Messages. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2001. Rummage, Stephen. Planning Your Preaching: A Step-By-Step Guide for Developing a One-Year Preaching Calendar. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2002. Sangster, W. E. The Craft of Sermon Construction: A Source Book for Ministers. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1972. Scherer, Paul. The Word God Sent. New York: Harper & Row, 1965. Sleeth, Ronald E. Persuasive Preaching. New York: Harper, 1956. 7

Smith, Robert Jr. Doctrine that Dances. Nashville: B&H Publishers, 2008. Smith, Steven W. Dying to Preach. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2010. Stanley, Andy. Communicating for a Change. Oregon: Multnomah Publishers, 2006. Steimle, Edmund A., Morris J. Niedenthal, and Charles L. Rice. Preaching the Story. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2003. Stewart, James S. Heralds of God: A Practical Book on Preaching. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1946. Reprint, Grand Rapids: Baker, 1972. Stott, John R. W. Between Two Worlds: The Art of Preaching in the Twentieth Century. 1st American ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1982. Sunukjian, Donald R. Invitation to Biblical Preaching: Proclaiming Truth with Clarity and Relevance. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2007. Taylor, Barbara Brown. The Preaching Life. Boston, Massachusetts: Cowley Publications, 1993. Taylor, Gardner C. How Shall They Preach? Elgin: Progressive Baptist, 1977. Thompson, James. Preaching Like Paul: Homiletical Wisdom for Today. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2000. Unger, Merrill F. Principles of Expository Preaching. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1955. Vines, Jerry and Jim Shaddix. Power in the Pulpit: How to Prepare and Deliver Expository Sermons. Chicago: Moody, 1999. Whitesell, Faris D. The Art of Biblical Preaching. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1950. Wiersbe, Warren. Preaching & Teaching with Imagination: The Quest for Biblical Ministry. Wheaton: Victor, 1994. Willimon, William H. and Richard Lischer, eds. Concise Encyclopedia of Preaching. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1995. Wilson, Paul Scott, Jana Childers, Cleophus J. Larue, and John M. Rottman. The New Interpreter s Handbook of Preaching. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2008 Wilson, Paul Scott. Imagination of the Heart: New Understandings in Preaching. Nashville: Abingdon, 1988. York, Herschael W. and Bert Decker. Preaching With Bold Assurance: A Solid and Enduring Approach to Engaging Exposition. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2003. 8