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WORLD uo;.11c-,rnt ADMSION OF THE SCHOOL OF INTERCULTURAL STUDIES Chair: Harold Dollar, D.Miss., Ph.D. FACULTY Professors: Cook, Dollar, Douglas , Kraft, S. Lingenfelter Associate Professors: Hayward, J. Lingenfelter, Steffen Assistant Professor: Alexander OBJECTIVES The minister is faced with cross-cuJ. tural challenges in the community and congregation, is expected to provide a degree of mission vision to the congre gation, and will likely recruit people for missions. The missionary needs cro~ cultural training along with theological training. The church needs a true vision for evangelism and worldwide mission . The program of this department is designed to provide such training based on Biblical principles that have been proven valuable in crosscultural min istry, missions, and human services. Any Talbot student may take elec tive courses through the School of Intercultural Studies. Students in the Master of Divinity or Master of Theol ogy programs with a major in missions are required to take CL 520 or 622, 503 or 702, 540, 560 or 661 , 640, and 751. Students in the Master of Divinity pro gram in Urban/ Multi-Ethnic Ministries are required to take Q 503 or 702, 520 or 622, 531, and 560. Students in the Master of Ministry program with an emphasis in missions, are required to take CL 540, 546, 560, 640, and 751. Students should plan to take Q 640 as early in their study program as possible. Missions majors should plan to take as many electives as possible from the courses listed below. For a complete list of course descrip tions see the School of Intercultural Studies section in the university catalog. COURSE DESCRIPTIONS CL 501 Dynamics of the Religious Experience (3) Atreatment of conceptions of the super natural , the function of religion in soci ety, religion and social control, the nature of religious ritual and paraphernalia, sacred places and religious practitioners. CL 503 Economy, Society and Values (3) The study of economic and social rela tions as they impact human values, with emphasis on analytic tools for comparative research and cross-cul tural ministry. Prerequisite: 300.
••)l•I TESTAMENT AND SEMITICS Chair: Thomas J. Finley, Ph.D. FACULTY Professors: Curtis, Finley, Rigsby OBJECTIVES The department aims to acquaint sru
from the Hebrew text May be repeated for credit with the sn1dy of different con tent Prerequisite: OT 705. Elective.* OT 807 Old Testament Textual Criticism (2) Astudy of the Massoretic notes, the par allel passages and the versions with expla nation of the variations. Prerequisite: OT 705. Elective for Th.M. students; oth ers by departmental permission.• OT 809 Advanced Exegetical Studies (2-4) Application of exegetical methodology to selected passages from the Hebrew text of the Old Testament. Special attention given to the ancient versions and to current scholarship as it relates to text, language, history and interpre tive issues. May be repeated for credit with the study of different content. Elective for Th.M. students; others by
OT 708 Advanced Hebrew Reading (2) Selected passages of Hebrew text with emphasis on reading and translation. May be repeated with different con tent. Prerequisite: OT 705. Elective.* OT 709-71 o Reading of Selected Psalms from the Hebrew Text (2, 2) Particular emphasis upon the devo tional and practical values. Prerequi site: OT 604. Elective.• OT 715 Studies In the History and Culture of Israel (2) Historical and cultural examination of a period in Israel's history (Exodus and Conquest, Judges, United Monarchy, Divided Monarchy.Judah to the Fall of Jerusalem, Post-Exi lic), using available biblical and extra-biblical materials. May be repeated with different con tent Prerequisite: BE 519. Elective.* OT 717 The Old Testament In Its Near Eastern Context (2) Examination of the archeology, history and literature of the Ancient Near East as these subjects relate to interpretive issues in the Old Testament Required of MA (0.T. emphasis). Elective.• OT 718 Archaeology of Palestine (2) The history of excavation, the history and geography of the land and the bear ing upon the Old Testament Elective.* OT 720 Studies In Old Testament Introduction (2) Text, canon and examination of the foundations and conclusions of mod ern historical-critical methods . Spe cial introduction of selected Old Te~ tament books to illustrate these topics of general introduction. Elective.• OT 725 Apocrypha and Pseudeplgrapha (2) Consideration of the non-canonical literature from the period between the Testaments. Emphasis on the development of Jewish thought dur ing the centuries before the advent of Christianity. Elective.• OT 730 The Dead Sea Scrolls (2) Asurvey of the discoveries, the origin of the Qumram Community, its belief and practices and the relationship of the finds to Old and New Testament studies. Elective.• OT 731 Biblical Aramaic (3) Astudy of the grammar with emphasis on comparisons with Hebrew; translat ing the Aramaic of Daniel and Ezra. Prerequisite: OT 705. Elective.• OT 732 Seminar In Hebrew Exegesis (2-4) A consideration of selected Old Testa ment passages with emphasis on histori cal background and detailed exegesis
dents with the life, rustoms and thought of the Hebr= and their neighbors in the biblical and related periods; and to give students an accurate foundation in Hebrew grammar, S)-11tax and exegesis, so that their expootions of the English Bible will reflect this sound basis of interpreta tion. The department purposes not to be exhaustive, but rather directive in the mat ter of further independent srudy from the original languages. COURSES OT 603 Elements of Hebrew I (3) Basic grammar with translation and written exercises. Anon-credit lab will be required for all students. Required of M.Div. and M.A. (B.E., N.T. and O.T. emphasis) students. OT 604 Elements of Hebrew II (3) Additional grammar and syntax with emphasis on reading and translation in selected biblical texts. Anon-credit lab will be required for all srudents. Required of M.Div. and MA (B.E., NT. and O.T. emphasis) students. Prerequisite: OT 603. OT 704 Old Testament Prophecy (2) The character, extent and personali ties of Old Testament prophecy, with a treatment of principles of prophetic interpretation. Elective.• OT 705 Exegesis In Genesis and Selected Passages (3) Readings and exegesis from the Hebrew text of Genesis and selected passages with discussion of text criti cism, background issues (historical and compositional) and exegetical method ology. Special attention given to the strengths and weaknesses of contempo rary methodologies for the interpreta tion of the biblical text Prerequisite: OT 604. Required of M.Div., M.A. (O.T. emphasis) students. OT 706 Advanced Hebrew Grammar (2) Astudy of the details of Hebrew gram mar and syntax along with readings in the Hebrew text. Prerequisite: OT 705. Elective.• OT 707 Old Testament Poetry (2) The nature, scope and principles of Hebrew poetry in the Old Testament Comparisons with the poetry of the ancient Near East. Elective.•
departmental permission.• OT 811 Seminar In Semitic Languages (2·4)
Introductory grammatical studies in Ugaritic, Arabic, Akkadian, Syriac or Mod em Hebrew; readings in ancient Hebrew and Aramaic inscriptions; or other ad vanced Semitic studies. Prerequisite: OT 705 and departmental permission. Elec tive for Th.M. students; others bydepart mental permission. May be repeated for credit with different emphasis.* OT 812 Readings In the Septuagint (2) Asurvey of the origin, nature and value of the Greek Old Testament with a read ing of selected portions and comparison with the Hebrew text. Investigation of the methods of the translators. Prerequi site: OT 705, NT 502 and departmental permission. Elective for Th.M. students; others by departmental permission.• OT 880 Old Testament Seminar (2-4) Detailed research in some phase of the Old Testament field , such as spe cific topics in history and introduction or archaeology of selected geographi cal areas. Prerequisite : OT 705 and departmental permission. Elective for Th.M. students; others by departmen tal permission. May be repeated for credit with different emphasis.• OT 891-892 Research Seminar (3,2) Discussion and application of the cen tral areas of Old Testament research and related fields of study. Instruction in research, including the identifica tion of a problem, the steps under taken to resolve a problem, and writing the results. Required of the first seme~ ter of the Th.M. (0.T.) program. A second semester may be taken to con tinue research in the area of interest • • Eltdivts are offered l,y rotation and on requtsl .
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