Course Descrip1:ions Department of Bible Exposition James E. Rosscup, ThD, PhD, Chair Faculty Professors: Rosscup Associate Professor: Busenitz (Valley Ex tension Center-), Hunter
BE 70 I STUDIES IN JOSHUA THROUGH ESTHER (2) An exposition of selected portions on the conquest of Canaan, the periods of the judges and the kings; also a focus on back grounds and customs, relationship of truths to the New Testament and spiritual lessons in the lives of the biblical characters. Elective. BE 702 THE POETICAL BOOKS (2) An examinat ion of Job, Proverbs, Ecclesi astes and the Song of Solomon, noting fea tures of Hebrew poetry and the signifi cance of the contents of each writing. Elective. BE 703 THE PSALMS (2) A study of the structure of the Psalter and a survey of the contents as they point to a variety of subject matter and purpose, with special focus on prophetic and devotional values. Elective. BE 704 EZEKIEL (2) A study of the life and times of Ezekiel and an exposition of the book with emphasis on God's dealings with Israel and solutions to key interpretive problems . Applications to beli vers today are highlighted. Elective. BE 706 THE MINOR PROPHETS (2) A study of the place and funct ion of the prophet in Israel's li fe, a rapid survey of each book in view of the political, social and religious conditions of the times, and the special message of each prophet as clarified by the exposition. Elective. BE 707 THE GOSPEL OF JOHN (2) A study of John's Gospel in the light of the author's stated purpose, with emphasis on its contribution to the knowledge of the person and work of Christ Elective. BE 708 ACTS (2) An exposition of the book with special at tention given to interpretive questions and the relation of the message to other Scrip ture. Prescribed for MA (Min.) students.
ing the synthetic, analytic, doctrinal, bio graphical and others. Prescribed for MA (BS. B.E. ) and MA (CE.) students. BE 518 OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY (4) A broad survey of Genesis through Song of Solomon; overall themes, divisions, main problems and spiritual lessons of these books in relation to their background and Christian ministry today Prescribed for MDiv. students who are deficient in under graduate bibl ical studies, MA (Min.), MA (BS, B.E.) and MA (CE.) students. BE 60 I ISAIAH AND JEREMIAH (2) A study of the life and t imes of each prophet, his character, message and Messi anic emphasis and the value of each book for the believer today Elective. BE 603 NEW TESTAMENT SURVEY (4) A general over-view of the New Testa ment, includ ing the background, theme, major divisions, problems and lessons of each book. Prescribed for MA (BS, B.E.), MA (Mi n.) and MA (CE.) students. BE 604 DANIEL AND REVELATION (4) An exposition related closely in each case to the historical background, theme, flow of argument through chapters and sec tions, problem areas and spiritual applica t ions. Special attention devoted to the pro phetical relationship between the two books and to their correlation with other Scripture. Prescribed for MDiv. students with background in undergraduate biblical studies. BE 700 EXODUS AND LEVITICUS (2) An exposition of the books with a focus on the background, themes, special problems and the redemptive plan as in the taberna cle , priesthood, offering. feasts and ordi nances, in relation to the New Testament Elective.
hermeneutical principles. Particular em phasis given to the developing themes in the flow of thought, as well as to problem areas. Themes studied in relat ionship to later Old Testament and New Testament revelation. Prescribed for MDiv, MA (BS, OT), MA (Min.) and MA (Mis.) students. BE 506 MATTHEW AND ROMANS (4) An exposition of these two books, their backgrounds, themes, lines of thought through verses, chapters and sect ions, doctrinal significance, solut ions to areas of difficulty and relevant practical appl ication Prescribed for MDiv, MA (Min. ) and MA (M is.) students. BE 515 HERMENEUTICS (2) A study of fundamental principles for sound interpretation of the Bible, including general rules and special principles for po etic, parabolic, prophetic and typological portions. Meet with Hermeneutics por t ions of any section of BE 505 or 517. Pre scribed for and limited to , MA (BS, NT) students. BE 517 HERMENEUTICS AND BIBLE STUDY METHODS (4) A study of hermeneutical principles for sound interpretation of the Bible, including general rules and specialized principles for parables, types, prophecies and poetry. An application of Bible study methods, includ-
Since there is no subst itute for an effi cient ministry in the preacher's native tongue, special emphasis is devoted to the exposition of the Bible. The entire curricu lum of the seminary - theology, original languages and other subjects - is designed to contribute in the effective exposition of Scripture. It is possible to study only cer tain pivotal books, but the method em ployed is applicable to the entire Bible. Correlation with present-day life and world problems wil l be made. The more techn ical phases of Old and New Testa ment problems w ill be reserved to those departments. Matters of Hebrew and Greek are re lated where they influence an interpreta tion, but these are not an emphasis in the overall exposition. Special examination is given important passages and concepts in this branch of study BE 505 HERMENEUTICS AND GENESIS (4) A study of the fundamental principles for a sound interpretation of the Bible, including general rules for all Scripture and special principles for poetic, parabolic. prophetic and typological portions. Also, an exposi t ion of the book of Genesis, with special effort 1n demonstrating the use of
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