DESCRIPTION:

This seminar, intended for doctoral students and a limited number of M.A./M. Div. students, provides a forum for a reading of some New Testament texts (in Greek) that relate to the students' interests and widening education.

This course is primarily designed for future teachers and scholars in the church. All who wish to know how the New Testament is to be exegeted as a scholarly and spiritual discipline will be helped.

The seminar will meet once a week, with personalized tutorials and readings prescribed, Thursdays, 3:00-4:50 p.m.

Martin, Ralph P. New Testament Books for Pastor and Teacher. Westminster Press, 1984 (currently in revision). (This will give a start to the search for commentaries, etc. to be updated by more recent literature and resources.)

Rogers, C. L. A Linguistic and Exegetical Key to the Greek New Testament. Revised. Zondervan, 1998. (May be useful to have on hand.)

An essay will be written and presented for class discussion.

Open at the 500 level to a very limited number of students. Prerequisites: LG512, NE502, and permission of the instructor.

Elective.

None.