15800 Calvary Rd. Kansas City, MO 64147 Syllabus Course: BI 459 T and TN Advanced Hermeneutics (Blended) Credit: 3 credit hours Semester: Time: Tues. & Thurs. 2:00 3:20 pm Cycle: 4&5 (16 wk. course, 1/8 to 5/4) Location: E.ED. 118 Instructor: Rev. Norm Baker, B.A., M.Div., Th.M Contact: Office: E. Ed. # 226; Phone: ext. 1390; Email: norm.baker@calvary.edu I. DESCRIPTION This class covers the issues of exegetical analysis and exposition, building on the hermeneutical principles learned in the previous class. The principles of historical, grammatical, and rhetorical interpretation will comprise the major portion of the class 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 a 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. Our Mission: To Live According to a Biblical Worldview and Serve
3. Demonstrate the ability to develop a teaching/preaching outline of select passages of Scripture based on proper interpretation. III. REQUIREMENTS A. IMPORTANT NOTES 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. Students with disabilities have the responsibility of informing the DSS Coordinator (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), located in the library building, 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 and the Calvary Style Guide, 2015 update. Attendance 1. All students are expected to attend all scheduled classes for BI 459 2. This is a 16 week course and each student is allowed 6 Personal Days. They may be used for illness, family emergencies or whatever they are personal days. After 6 a personal days each day you miss will be a full letter grade drop off your final grade for the class. 2
So, If you hit 7 absences that will be one letter grade drop. If you miss 8 classes that will be two letter grade drops, and it follows from there. 3. If you are out for a school function for sports or music or theatre those absences are excused. 4. Any student appeal of an attendance policy set by the instructor MUST BEGIN with the instructor before it goes to the ACC. (Matt.18:15) 5. Blended Students: You must watch the video for each class and write a summary of each class watched and email the summaries to the instructor for each week on the following Monday. So. Watch the videos for week 1 and email the summaries to the Prof. by Monday of week 2. This is how we count attendance for the blended students. B. Writing Projects 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, according to the class schedule. 2. Read Gordon Fee: New Testament Exegesis : 3x5 card, Yes or No at the end of the semester. 3. Each student will read an extra 300 pages on the topic of Hermeneutics and write a one to two page evaluation of what was read. See the class schedule for due date. 3
IV. METHODS A. Teaching; Lecture, Discussion and in class practical assignments. 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 C. No Exams each assignment is designed to teach the Exegetical method. The final project (Exegetical Research Paper of Col.3:1-25) will be your final exam. V. MATERIALS A. One of the following versions of the Bible: ESV or NASB 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. 2010. 40 Questions About Interpreting the Bible. Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications ISBN: 9780825434983, Retail Price: $ 17.99 3. Fee, Gordon D. 1993. New Testament Exegesis, Louisville: John Knox Press. ISBN: 9780664254421 Retail: $25.00. 4
VI. TENTATIVE CLASS SCHEDULE Jan. 9 T Syllabus & Intro. CN 1-5; P 37-56 Jan. 11 Th. The Text CN 6-11; P 57-78 Jan. 16 T Book Charts CN 12-14, P:79-100; ICP Gal. Chart Jan. 18 R Book Charts CN 15-19 P 101- Gal. Chart 126; ICP Eph. Chart Jan. 25 R Book Charts P 127-142 Eph. Chart Jan. 30 T Grammatical Diagramming CN 20-27; P 143-160; ICP Col.1:3-5 Feb. 1 R Gram Dia. CN 20-27 P 161- Col.1:3-5 174: ICP Phil.1:9-11 Feb 6 T Clausal Diagramming CN 28- Phil. 1:9-11 37; P 175-184: ICP Rom.12:3-8 Feb. 8 R Clausal Diagramming CN 28- Rom.12:3-8 37; P 185-196: Feb. 13 T Translations CN 38-48; P 227-234 Feb. 15 R New Testament Genres (1) CN 49-54: P 205-212 Feb. 20 T New Testament Genres (2) CN 55-61; P 213-226 Feb. 22 R Grammatical/Syntactical CN 62-70: P 235-248 Feb. 27 T Word Study CN 71-77; P 249-264 March 1 R Semantic Theory CN 78-83; P Word Study: Flesh & 265-278 World March 6 T Meaning CN 84-90; P 279-292 March 8 R In the Library: ICP GSG John 4:16-24 March 13 T In the Library: ICP GSG GSG Jn.4:16-24 Phil.1:27-30 March 15 R In the Library: ICP SAS GSG Phil.1:27-30 Rom.3:21-26 March 27 T Histl/Cultural Analysis CN SAS Rom.3:21-26 92-98; P 293-298; ICP SAS Jn 5
5:10-18 March 29 R The Canon CN 99-104; P 299-304 April 3 T Author/Reader Meaning CN 105-109; P 305-312 BI459 T & TN Advanced Hermeneutics SAS Jn.5:10-18 Extra reading Evaluation (300 pages of students choice). 1-2 page evaluation. April 5 R ICP Hist/Cult Analysis of Eph. turn in next class April 10 T Exegesis (1) CN 111-117; P Hist/Cult Analysis Eph 313-320 April 12 R Exegesis (2) CN 118-122; p Hist/Cult Analysis Phil. 321-326 April 17 T Exegetical Outline CN 123-132 April 24 T Homiletical Outline CN 133- Exegetical Outline Ps.125 138 April 26 R Expositional Outline CN 139- Graduates last day 148 May 1 T Exegetical Issues CN 149-156 Hom outline: Ps.125 May 3 R Exegetical Issues: CN 157-164 Expositional Outline: Ps.125 Turn in R.R. for Fee & Plummer. May 7 M-9 W Finals Week Exegetical Paper: Col.3:1-25 VII. Reference List 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. 6
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. 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. 7
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. 8
BI 459 Term Paper Requirements 1. Synthesis A. Chart of the Book B. Date C. Author D. Recipients E. Purpose 2. Historical/Cultural Analysis A. Geography B. Politics C. Economics D. Legal Aspects E. Agricultural F. Religious Aspects G. Architectural H. Domestic Issues I. Military J. Sociology 3. Grammatical/Syntactical A. Lexicology = Word Studies and Phrase Studies 1. Define: dwell in you verse 16 2. Define: put to death verse 5 3. Define: renewed in knowledge verse 10 4. Define: wives submit verse 18 5. Define: work heartily verse 23 B. Morphology = Forms of Words 1. Give the tense of 3 main verbs from this passage and tell how their tense adds to the interpretation of the passage. Example: a present tense verb can indicate on going action or repeated action or habitual action. Determine what the tense is telling us about the kind of action and the duration of the action. 9
2. Identify any participles and infinitives and indicate which main verb they are modifying. Identify at least 3 of the participles and 3 of the infinitives in this passage. C. Parts of Speech 1. What are the connecting conjunctions? Are they indicating a Result, Purpose, Or Causal element? Give your analysis of 3 conjunctions in this passage. 2. What are the Prepositions? Are they indicating Agency, Source, Location, etc. Give your analysis of 3 in this passage. 4. Structural Analysis A. Literary Analysis: What kind of literature is this passage? How does the literature structure help in the interpretation of the passage? B. Do a Diagram or Clausal layout of this passage 5. Theological Analysis: Does this passage Compliment, Explain or give New Theology when compared to the rest of Scripture? 6. Application: What are the applications for today s audience? 7. Conclusion 10