TALBOT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
NT 644 Exegesis of Ephesians (2) Translation and exegesis of the epistle with special attention given to deter- mining the life-setting and to inter- preting the primary themes. Prerequi- site: NT 503. Elective.* NT 646 Exegesis of Hebrews (2) A study of the entire epistle with detail ed exegesis of se lect passages. Spec ial attention given to the struc- ture, argument, and interpretative problems of the epistl e. Prerequisite: NT 503. Elective.* NT 701 The World of the New Testament(2) New Testament historical back- grounds and archaeology, including a study of the religious developments , literature, geography and cultural set- ting of Judaism and the Hell enisti c wo rld at the time of Ch rist and the early chu rch. Requ ir ed of M.A. (B/ TS, NT) students. NT 705 Hellenistic Religions and the New Testament (2) An analysis of the Greco-Roman reli- gion s, the "mystery religions, " magic, astrology, and the beginning forms of Gnosticism for their relevance in bet- ter understanding the New Testa- ment. Elective.* NT 711 Rapid Reading in the Greek New Testament (2) Directed reading designed to supplement the student 's knowledge of the Greek New Testament, to increase vocabulary, and to pro\~de with further application and understanding of Greek grammar. Prerequisite: NT 503. Elective.• NT 713 English Translations of the New Testament (2) Astudy of the history, philosophy, tex- tual basis, theological perspective and style of various English translations of the New Testament. Prerequisite: NT 503. Elective.* NT 721 Exegesis of the Synoptic Discourses of Christ (2) Christ 's major discourses in the Syn- optic Gospels, with principal emphasis upon the Sermon on the Mount, the Parables of the Mysteries of the King- dom and the Olivet Discourse. The content of the discourses wi ll be analyzed within the ministry of Christ. Prerequisite: NT 503. Elective.* NT 722 Exegesis of the Gospel of Luke (2) Extensive translation in the Gospel. Exegesis of selected portions. Consid- eration of the contribution of this book to one's knowledge of the li fe of Christ.
Examination of style and vocabulary of Luke. Prerequisite: NT 503. Elective.* NT 723 Exegesis of Acts (2) Extensive translation in the book. Exe- gesisof selected portions. Consideration of the con tributi on of this book to knowledge of the expansion and life of the early church. Introduction to cri ti- cal issues in the book , with emphasis upon its importance and its historicity. Comparison of style with that of Luke 's Gospel. Prerequisite: NT 503. Elective.* NT 729 Theology of the Gospels (2) An examination of th e theo logical teaching ofJesus as recorded in the four Gospel narratives. Special attention is paid to the chronological development of themes taught by Christ in the light of His presentation and rejection. (Cross-listed with TH 729). Elective.* NT 741 Exegesis of Second Corinthians (2) A detailed study of the Greek text of the epistle with special attention given to problems of grammar and interpre- tation. Prerequisite: NT 503. Elective.* NT 742 Exegesis of Galatians (2) Adetailed exegesis of the original text together with a consideration of the hi storica l situations. Prerequisite: NT 503. Elective.* NT 743 Exegesis of Philippians (2) Adetailed studyof tl1e Greek text of the epistle with special attention given to tl1e problems of grammar and interpre- tation. Prerequisite: NT 503. Elective.* NT 744 Exegesis of Colossians (2) A detailed study of the Greek text of the epi st le with emphasis upon the problems present in the Co lossian church. Exegesis of the epis tle. Pre-
erature, history, interpretation or theol- ogy. May be repeated for credit witl1 different content. Elective.* NT 801 Textual Criticism of the New Testament (2) The origin and history of textual criti- cism. Study of the relative value of manuscripts and the examination of textual theories. Prerequisite: NT 503. Elective for Th.M. students; others by
cal and exegetical issues problems asso- ciated with a particular Gospel(s). May be repeated for credit witl1 the studyof a different content. Prerequisite: NT 503, 604. Elective for Th.M. students; others by departmental permission. NT 823 Johannine Theology (2)
The theology of the Johan nine writ- ings, wi th emphas is upon the con- cep ts that the writer himself empha- sizes. Prerequisite: NT 501-502. Elec- ti ve for Th.M. students; others by I T-25 departmental permission.* NT 824 The Acts of the Apostles (2)
departmental permission.* NT 803-804 Advanced Greek Grammar (2, 2)
An intensive study of standard works on advanced Greek grammar. May be continued for a second semester as warranted. Prerequisite: NT 503, 604, 605 , 4 units NT exegesis elect ives. Elective for Th.M. students; others by departmental permission.* NT 808 Comparative Style of New Testament Writers (2) Comparison of style, vocabulary and theological concepts of the various New Testament write rs on the basis of selected portions of the wri tin gs of the Greek New Testament. Elec- tive fo r Th.M. students; others by departmental permission. NT 811 lntertestamental Background Seminar (2) Studyof the religious developments, lit- erature, geography and cultural setting of Judaism leading up to the time of the gospels. May be repeated for credit with a different emphasis. Prerequisite: NT 503. Elective for Th.M. students; others bydepartmental permission.* NT 812 The World of the New Testament (3) New Testament historical back- grounds and archaeology, including a study of the relig ious develop- ments, literature , geography and cul- tural setting of Judaism and the Hel- leni stic world at the time of Christ and the early church. Required of Th .M. (NT) students. NT 816 Hellenistic Greek Seminar (2) Readings from a variety of li terary and non-literary Koine texts as a means of developing a greater awareness of the linguistic, literary, and cultural con- text of the New Testament. May be repeated for credit with a different emphasi s. Prerequisite: NT 503. Elec- tive for Th.M. students; others by departmental permission.* NT 822 Seminar in the Gospels (1-3) Advanced study of one or more of tl1e gospels. Special attention given to cri ti-
Introduction to the book, the empha- sis upon its importance and its his- toricity. Translation of the text with exegesis of certain sections. Compar- ison of style with that of Luke ' s Gospel and comparison of Peter ' s and Paul's speeches with their epis- tles. Elective for Th.M. students; others by deparunental permission.* NT 832 Seminar in the Epistles (1 -3) Advanced studyof one or more of the epis tl es. Special attention given to critical and exegetical issues assoc i- ated with a particular epistle (s). May be repeated for credit with the study of different epistle . Prerequisite: NT 503, 605. Elective for Th.M. students; others by departmental permission * NT 880 Directed Research (1-3) Detailed research on some aspect of the New Testament. May include a special focus on or combined study of exegesis, New Testament history, intro- ductory matters , or New Testamen t theology. Elective for Th.M. students. NT 890 Advanced New Testament Seminar(1-4) Supervised research of designated areas of concentration in New Testa- ment literature, hi story, interpreta- tion or th eology. May be repeated for credit with different content. Elective for Th.M. students; others by departmental permission. NT 891-892 Research Seminar (3, 2) Discussion and application of the cen- tral areas of New Testament research and related fields of study. Instruction in research methodology, including the identification of a problem, the steps taken to resolve it, and writing the results. Required for tl1e first semester of tl1e Th .M. (N.T) program. Asecond semester may be taken to continue
requisite: NT 503. Elec tive.* NT 747 Exegesis of the Pastoral Epistles (2)
An examination of ITimothy, II Timotl1y and Titus in the Greek text with a special focus on church structure and leader- ship. Prerequisite:NT 503. Elective.* NT 751 Exegesis of the Apocalypse (2) A study based on the original text , with a focus on the seven churches and the literary genre of the book. Prerequisite: NT 503. Elective.* NT 759 Pauline Theology (2) The main themes of Paul 's docu-ine from the biblical theological perspec- tive. (Cross-listed with TH 730). Pre- requisite: NT 501-502. Elective.* NT 791 New Testament Seminar (1-4) Supervised research of designated areas of concentration in New Testament lit-
research in the area of interest. * Electives are offered /Jy rotation and on request.
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