- 1. Class attendance-
- Student is to be present, to be on time, and to actively participate in class discussion.
- See EBC attendance policy.
- 2. Reading of Course Textbook-
- 3. Class Discussion and exercises-
- Students will participate in classroom discussion and occasional in class exercises.
- These will vary for each session.
- 4. Weekly Exegesis Exercises-
- Students will complete weekly exegesis assignments.
- These will be handed out in class and due dates for each will be included with the assignment
- Due Weekly- see course schedule for due dates.
- Links to Exegesis Exercises
- 5. Hermeneutical Manifesto-
- Students will write a 3-5 page paper explaining their convictions on the following related questions:
- a. How can finite humans know/know about an Infinite God?
- b. How does God speak to us today through human words written thousands of years ago?
- c. What is the relationship between mind, heart, action, and community influences when it comes to understanding and applying the Bible?
- This manifesto should reflect more than your unsubstantiated opinion, but you should demonstrate how your answer reflects Scriptural teaching, the nature of God, humans, history and communication in general.
- This assignment should address alternative hermeneutics (postmodern, modern, premodern, etc.) and why you don’t accept those approaches (if, indeed, you do not).
- This assignment will be graded on how well you demonstrate an understanding of the course material and Scriptural issues, and how well you apply them to these questions.
- Due Fri. June 4
- 6. Genre chart-
- Students will make a brief reference chart of all the major Biblical genres. The chart should include the following:
- a. The name of the genre
- b. A description of the genre and its characteristics
- c. The exegetical issues/challenges/problems for understanding what a passage in this genre meant to its original audience.
- d. Techniques/tools/approaches to study/understand what a passage in this genre meant to its original audience.
- e. The hermeneutical issues/challenges/problems for transferring/applying a passage in this genre to a modern context
- f. Techniques/tools/approaches for transferring/applying a passage in this genre to a modern context
- Due Wed. May. 12
- 7. Term Project-
- Students will complete an exegesis term paper on passages assigned in class.
- The paper will be in proper MLA format with citation.
- This is not a research paper, but an exegesis paper, so references are not required except as is necessary to aid exegesis. But references used must be properly cited.
- The paper will be 15-18 pages long (4500-5500 words) and have approximately the following proportions:
- 5-7 pages exegesis of New Testament Passage
- 5-7 pages exegesis of Old Testament Passage
- 2-3 pages on the use of the Old Testament Passage in the New
- 1 page of application.
- Many of the weekly exegesis assignments will be on the assigned passages, so this research will form the basis of the exegesis paper
- hyperlink to term project grading sheet
- Due Wednesday June 2.
- 8. Final Exam/Term Project Seminar-
- During the Final Exam time slot, each student will verbally explain/defend their understanding of their term project passage.
- To prepare for this session, each student will read every term project and prepare a (2-3 paragraph) critique for each paper.
- The critique will not focus on the quality of the term project (writing, research, etc.) but on the understanding, explanation and application of the passage.
- The critique will ask questions and give constructive criticism based on the critics own understanding and research of the passage.
- All critiques must be given in a gracious and humble manner.
- yet press for a convincing understanding of the passage.
- During the seminar session, the student will first summarize the meaning and application of the passage, and then respond to the questions and comments raised by the critiques.
- Scheduled various times during finals week