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Instructor:
Pastor G. Richard Bell, retired
Summary
This course introduces Biblical interpretation. Attention is given to the inspiration, formation, and function of the canon and to the development of a methodology of interpretation consistent with the nature of scripture. The importance of the Bible as a witness to the life and faith of ancient Israel and earliest Christianity will be emphasized.
Course Objectives:
Articulate the place of scripture in the life of the congregation and the role of the pastor in interpretation.
Understand the inspiration and formation of the canon and its authority within the community of faith.
Understand and apply historical, literary, and theological approaches to various types of literature in scripture using Genesis, Hosea and Amos, Mark, and Philippians.
Develop a method of exegesis consistent with the nature and authority of the Bible.Professor:
Required Texts:
Gordon Fee & Douglas Stuart, How to Read the Bible for All It’s Worth (4th Edition), Zondervan Academic, 4th edition, 2014. ISBN-13: 978-0310517825, ISBN-10: 0310517826. Also available in Kindle.
John Hayes & Carl Holladay, Biblical Exegesis: A Beginner’s Handbook, Westminster John Knox Press, 3rd edition, 2007. ISBN-13: 978-0664227753, ISBN-10: 0664227759. Also available in Kindle.
Bernhard Anderson, The Unfolding Drama of the Bible, (4th edition), Fortress Press, 4th edition, 2006. ISBN-13: 978-0800635602, ISBN-10: 0800635604. Also available in Kindle.
Reading the Bible on Turtle Island: An Invitation to North American Indigenous Interpretation by T. Christopher Hoklotubbe (Director of NAIITS) and H. Daniel Zacharias
Required References:
The Interpreter’s One-Volume Commentary, Abingdon Press, 2010. ISBN-13:978-0687334117, ISBN-10: 068733411X. Also available in Kindle.
Harper Collins Bible Dictionary, Harper One, 3rd revised, updated edition, 2011. ISBN-13:978-0061469060, ISBN-10: 0061469068. Also available in Kindle.
New Interpreter’s Study Bible: New Revised Standard Version with the Apocrypha, Abingdon Press, Revised edition, 2003. ISBN-13: 978-0687278329, ISBN-10: 0687278325.
Instructor:
Pastor G. Richard Bell, retired
Summary
This course introduces Biblical interpretation. Attention is given to the inspiration, formation, and function of the canon and to the development of a methodology of interpretation consistent with the nature of scripture. The importance of the Bible as a witness to the life and faith of ancient Israel and earliest Christianity will be emphasized.
Course Objectives:
Articulate the place of scripture in the life of the congregation and the role of the pastor in interpretation.
Understand the inspiration and formation of the canon and its authority within the community of faith.
Understand and apply historical, literary, and theological approaches to various types of literature in scripture using Genesis, Hosea and Amos, Mark, and Philippians.
Develop a method of exegesis consistent with the nature and authority of the Bible.Professor:
Required Texts:
Gordon Fee & Douglas Stuart, How to Read the Bible for All It’s Worth (4th Edition), Zondervan Academic, 4th edition, 2014. ISBN-13: 978-0310517825, ISBN-10: 0310517826. Also available in Kindle.
John Hayes & Carl Holladay, Biblical Exegesis: A Beginner’s Handbook, Westminster John Knox Press, 3rd edition, 2007. ISBN-13: 978-0664227753, ISBN-10: 0664227759. Also available in Kindle.
Bernhard Anderson, The Unfolding Drama of the Bible, (4th edition), Fortress Press, 4th edition, 2006. ISBN-13: 978-0800635602, ISBN-10: 0800635604. Also available in Kindle.
Reading the Bible on Turtle Island: An Invitation to North American Indigenous Interpretation by T. Christopher Hoklotubbe (Director of NAIITS) and H. Daniel Zacharias
Required References:
The Interpreter’s One-Volume Commentary, Abingdon Press, 2010. ISBN-13:978-0687334117, ISBN-10: 068733411X. Also available in Kindle.
Harper Collins Bible Dictionary, Harper One, 3rd revised, updated edition, 2011. ISBN-13:978-0061469060, ISBN-10: 0061469068. Also available in Kindle.
New Interpreter’s Study Bible: New Revised Standard Version with the Apocrypha, Abingdon Press, Revised edition, 2003. ISBN-13: 978-0687278329, ISBN-10: 0687278325.