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During the next few weeks, we will be looking for answers to questions like: Are we wrong in training and maintaining a standing army because of Jesus’ remark (Matthew 26:52) "Put your sword back in its place," Jesus said to him, "for all who draw the sword will die by the sword.”?Do I take their eye, tooth, and life, or give them my cheek, cloak and hiking boots (Deuteronomy 19:21 & Matthew 5:39-41)? If I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Philippians 4:13), how come I can’t fix this _______ (Choose one: computer, car, bank statement, relationship, omelet)? Why is feeding and refreshing my enemy like heaping burning coals on his head (Proverbs 25:21-22)? (That can’t be good, can it?) Was Jeremiah prophesying about Christmas trees (10:3-4)?Is it immoral for a minister to receive money for preaching, based on 1 Timothy 3:3? Was Jesus in danger of hell-fire when he called the Pharisees fools? Compare Matthew 5:22 and Matthew 23:17-19. Can we honestly say we can correctly answer these questions, or does it all really boil down to one person’s opinion or another’s?Hermeneutics is the study of the science and art of Bible interpretation. It is designed to establish the principles, methods, and rules by which the true and exact meaning of the Bible is determined. Special attention will be given to the literary styles in Holy Scripture.Knowledge and skills we should acquire or reinforce through the completion of this course:Recognize literary structural elements in the text.Apply principles of detailed observation to a verse, a paragraph, and to longer units of text.Determine word meanings within texts, and demonstrate the proper use of concordances.Discuss the issue of whether or not the Bible has different levels of meaning.Explain the role of the Holy Spirit in Biblical interpretation.Describe the history of our English Bible and explain the differences in modern translations.Discuss the issue of "reader response" versus "authorial intent" approaches to biblical interpretation.Discuss the role of context and historical\cultural background in determining meaning.Research and write an exegetical paper.Interpret and apply texts from the various genre categories found in the Bible.Textbooks The Holy BibleGrasping God’s Word, 2nd edition by J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel HaysOnline Coursepack Course requirements: Spend 30 minutes alone 4 times with one passage from the Holy Bible, and live to tell the world about it (more on this later)Carefully read Grasping God’s Word and Hermeneutics CoursepackComplete the homework assessments Dialogue with Professor Ullman six times, via SkypeEndure my midterm examinationSurvive a dreaded final Methods of learningThe best way to understand what someone is saying is to listen to him, really listen. Hard. We have a God who has been speaking to us, over the centuries, through shepherds, and farmers, and tentmakers, and fishermen, and politicians, and hermits, and even an IRS employee. He is able to make his meaning known. We need to be talking about our mental and emotional listening skills a lot. (Serious Bible scholars call this exegesis and interpretation.) I will talk some, and you will listen, and you will talk some and I will listen.We will be doing a lot of reflecting and pondering, scratching our heads, sipping our Starbuck’s, and whispering to the ceiling.AssessmentsDialogues: (NOTE: All six must be completed to pass this course)60 pointsMeditations 60 pointsHomework 300 pointsProjects 200 pointsMidterm exam75pointsFinal exam 75 pointsTotal for the course:770 points GradingA90-100%B80-89%C70-79%D60-69%F0-59%Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long. How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! (Psalm 119:97 & 103)Assignments and AssessmentsMODULEREADINGS and PRESENTATIONS GGW = Grasping God’s Word, 2nd ed.Coursepack and Online Presentations are posted at ASSESSMENT POINTS POSSIBLEPOINTS EARNEDGetting StartedGGWChapter 1: The Interpretive Journey Chapter 2: How to Read the Book – SentencesChapter 3: How to Read the Book – ParagraphsChapter 4: How to Read the Book – DiscoursesOnline PresentationChapters 1-4GGW 1-1, 1-2 & 1-3GGW 2-1, and your choice of one of the following: 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5 GGW 3-1, and your choice of one of the following: 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5GGW 4-2 & 4-315101010Truth, Scripture & Meditating for fun and profit HYPERLINK "" \l "/news/hermeneutics" Coursepack A Postmodernist’s CreedBiblical Inerrancy StatementsLectio Divina (Holy Reading)Hermeneutics and the Meditative Use of Scripture by Glen ScorgieMeditation #1Scorgie Study Guide1510Bibliology HYPERLINK "" \l "/news/hermeneutics" CoursepackThe Bible: Why This Book?Why So Many Translations?GGWAppendix 1: Inspiration and CanonChapter 9: Bible Translations Online PresentationTranslationsAssessment: Inerrancy, Bibliology, TranslationsGGW 9-12010ContextsGGWChapter 5: What Do We Bring to the Text?Chapter 6: The Historical-Cultural Context Chapter 7: The Literary ContextChapter 8: Word StudiesOnline PresentationChapters 5-7: ContextsMeditation #2GGW 6-5, and your choice of one of the following: 6-1, 6-2 or 6-4GGW 7-1GGW 8-1 & 8-3, and your choice of 8-4 or 8-51520520Meaning, Illumination & ApplicationGGWChapter 10: Who Controls the Meaning?Chapter 11: Levels of Meaning Chapter 12: The Role of the Holy SpiritChapter 13: Application HYPERLINK "" \l "/news/hermeneutics" Coursepack“The Holy Spirit and Hermeneutics”Online PresentationChapters 10-13: Meaning, Illumination & ApplicationGGW 10-1, 10-2 and 10-3GGW 11-1 and 11-2GGW 12-1GGW 13-1, 13-2 and 13-310101020Midterm Examination75New TestamentGGWChapter 14: New Testament – LettersChapter 15: New Testament – Gospels Chapter 16: New Testament – ActsChapter 17: New Testament -- Revelation Online PresentationChapters 14-17: The New TestamentGGW 15-1Project 1Parable Assignment GGW 16-1GGW 17-3Meditation 3510015101515Old TetamentGGWChapter 18: Old Testament – NarrativeChapter 19: Old Testament -- Law Chapter 20: Old Testament -- Poetry Chapter 21: Old Testament -- Prophets Chapter 22: Old Testament – WisdomOnline PresentationsBiblical NarrativesChapters 18-222: The Old TestamentGGW 18-1 or 18-2GGW 19-1, 10-2, 19-3, 19-4 or 19-5 GGW 20-1 & 20-2GGW 21-1, 21-2 or 21-3GGW 22-1 & 22-2Meditation 4151515151515Project Two Final ExamDialogues (10 points each)1007560 TOTAL POINTS770 ................
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