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Master of Sacred Theology
EXEGETICAL COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
View the section for the Department of Exegetical Theology. EXT E500 BIBLICAL ARAMAIC
A study of the grammar and vocabulary of biblical Aramaic, comparing it with biblical
Hebrew, based on Daniel and Ezra.
EXT E501 ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE OLD TESTAMENT
A historical survey of archaeological work in the Bible lands, with particular attention to the
cultural and religious life of the Israelite and non-Israelite populations in Palestine. Method
of archaeological research and interpretation of findings are studied, not only for apologetical
purposes, but especially for the exegetical study of Holy Writ.
EXT E502 SYRIAC
A study of Syriac grammar. Similarities with other Semitic languages will be stressed.
Selected portions from the Syriac version of the Old and New Testaments will be read. Its
importance for textual criticism will be stressed.
EXT E503 ISRAEL BIBLE LANDS SEMINAR
This undergraduate-graduate offering provides students with the thrilling opportunity of a
ten-day tour of the Holy Land, with professors as hosts and lecturers on Old and New
Testament subjects—before, during and after the overseas travel. Numerous sites of archaeological
interest are visited.
EXT E504 GREECE AND TURKEY BIBLE LANDS SEMINAR
This undergraduate-graduate offering provides students with the exciting experience of a 10-
14 day tour of Greece and Turkey “in the footsteps of Saint Paul,” with professors as hosts
and lecturers chiefly on New Testament subjects—before, during and after the overseas
travel. Numerous sites of archaeological interest are visited.
EXT E506 UGARITIC
A study in Ugaritic grammar. Similarities with Hebrew and other Semitic languages are
observed. Selections from Ugaritic texts are read. The usefulness of Ugaritic in Old
Testament studies is noted.
EXT E518 SYNOPTIC GOSPELS
A comparison among Matthew, Mark and Luke based on literary analysis. Their inter-relationship
and the probable order of their appearance are discussed. Attention is given to each
one’s unique theological themes.
EXT E520 SERMON ON THE MOUNT
An in-depth reading of the Sermon on the Mount in the Greek. Students will prepare a substantial
paper on one aspect of the sermon’s structured meaning.
EXT E522 HERMENEUTICS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT
This course will describe and assess the status of recent developments in the interpretation of
the Bible. Particular focus will fall on those hermeneutical issues which attend structuralism,
reader-response criticism, narrative criticism, diachronic and synchronic methodologies. For
each perspective, primary sources will be read, discussed, analyzed and critiqued from the
confessional Lutheran point of view.
EXT E543 HAGGAI-MALACHI
An exegetical study of these two books in their entirety. The post-exilic historical setting is
examined. Attention is paid to structure, style and the use of both in the New Testament. Law
and Gospel aspects are stressed. Emphasis is given to how these books speak to the Church
today.
EXT E555 ECCLESIASTES
An examination of the book of Ecclesiastes in the original language. The course will examine
authorship, the book’s place in the larger field of biblical wisdom, and theological application
to the modern world.
EXT E580 I AND II THESSALONIANS
An exegetical course designed to deal with the basic content of Paul’s correspondence with
the Thessalonian congregation. The Greek style of the letters will be analyzed in some
detail.
EXT E585 PASTORAL EPISTLES
Interpretation of the Pastoral Epistles using the Greek text. Emphasis on Timothy with
selected portions from Titus and II Timothy. Special attention to the exegetical problems of
the Pastorals.
EXT E590 REVELATION
The 22 chapters of this last book of the New Testament are studied on the basis of the Greek
text. A sane, Lutheran interpretation of the apocalyptic visions pertaining to the continuous
reign and triumph of the tremendous, glorified Christ—triumph absolute at the end of the
world—is provided. The Christian view of history as set forth in the Apocalypse, and the
latter’s strengthening message that faith triumphs over all opposing marshalled worldly
might are emphasized. Numerous ancient and modern extravagant interpretations of the
divine revelation this book records are viewed.
EXT E710 SEPTUAGINT STUDIES
The course surveys the major scholarly work on Septuagint study. The problems of textual
criticism, interpretation, relevance to New Testament citation of Old Testament texts, and
related matters will be examined. Selected portions of the LXX will be translated.
EXT E716 JEWISH LITERATURE OF THE SECOND TEMPLE PERIOD
A study of Jewish history and literature in the time of the second temple, especially in the
Hellenistic era (c. 300 B.C. to A.D. 70). Select documents from the Old Testament Apocrypha, Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, Dead Sea Scrolls, Philo and Josephus will be
read. The major theological ideas of these documents and their importance for New
Testament exegesis will be discussed.
EXT E722 OLD TESTAMENT THEOLOGY
A historical overview of approaches to Old Testament theology will be combined with an
evaluation of contemporary Old Testament theologies. The appropriate relationship of the
Old Testament to Christology will be central to the discussion.
EXT E729 STUDIES IN EARLY CHRISTOLOGY
This course will study the importance of the Old Testament and Jewish traditions about the
Angel of YHWH, the Name of YHWH, the Glory of YHWH and the Word of YHWH for
early Christology. Select portions of the Pauline Epistles, the Gospel of John, the Epistle to
the Hebrews and Revelation will be examined in order to further the teaching and preaching
of biblical Christology.
EXT E748 ANCIENT NEAR EAST HISTORY
A survey of Sumerian, Babylonian, Assyrian and Egyptian history with special attention to
the intersection of these cultures with the history of Israel. The theological significance of
such relationships will be discussed as well.
EXT E749 BIBLICAL PATTERNS OF PASTORAL MINISTRY
This course will explore biblical texts that provide guidance and insight for our understanding
of the pastoral office and its duties. Many of the texts will be drawn from the New
Testament witness to the ministry of Jesus and the Apostles, especially Paul. The study of
these texts will show that Holy Scripture does provide clear pastoral models that inform
pastoral theology and practice.
EXT E750 OLD TESTAMENT PICTURES OF CHRIST
The Old Testament categories of Christology will be studied on the basis of the Hebrew text.
The centrality of the prophetic and priestly offices as well as the direct Messianic prophecies
will be expounded.
EXT E752 PROBLEMS IN INTERPRETING HEBREWS
The epistle to the Hebrews provides a rich and complex text. The extensive use of the Old
Testament in describing the person and work of Christ illumines various hermeneutical models
which the author finds most appropriate for his readers.
EXT E755 PROBLEMS IN HERMENEUTICS
This seminar will investigate important recent developments relating to the principles of
biblical interpretation. It will cover such topics as the nature of meaning, structuralism,
reader-oriented criticism, social and literary criticism, existential approaches to interpretation,
and other hermeneutic methods.
EXT E761 THE NEW TESTAMENT AS CATECHESIS
This course explores the hypothesis that the New Testament originated as catechesis
(catechisms) to prepare catechumens for church membership. Attention is given to the place
these early catechesis had in church liturgies in relation to Baptism and Holy Communion.
Students enrolled in this course for graduate credit are asked to pick their topics for a paper
after prior consultation with the instructor. Such papers can be exegetical, systematic or
practical (homiletical, catechetical) in their thrust.
EXT E773 SERMON ON THE MOUNT
An exegesis of Matthew 5-7 and introduction to the history of the interpretation of the
Sermon on the Mount. Students will examine the setting of the sermon in Matthew and will
investigate its principal themes in the context of the New Testament. Questions of origin and
organization will be discussed as will the various schools of interpretation that have arisen
throughout the centuries.
EXT E781 JAMES
The interpretation of this epistle from the original text. The history of its interpretation from
the ancient to the modern era is reviewed. This epistle is compared to the Sermon on the
Mount.
EXT E788 PASTORAL EPISTLES
An exegetical study of the Greek text of the Pastoral Epistles with consideration of their
isagogical problems. Special attention will be devoted to the contemporary pastoral and
ecclesiastical implications and directives of these Epistles.
EXT E790 EXEGETICAL SEMINAR
(EXT E790 - EXT E794) A graduate exegetical seminar for the advanced study of biblical
texts and hermeneutical questions. Specific topics to be determined by the professor.
EXT E795 INDEPENDENT STUDY
When students wish to fulfill a special need, they may request an independent study course
through the department chairman.
EXT E796 DIRECTED READINGS
When students wish to fulfill a special need, they may request a directed reading course
through the department chairman.
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