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Master of Sacred Theology
EXEGETICAL COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
View the section for the Department of Exegetical Theology. EXT E709 PASSION NARRATIVES
The passion narratives of the Gospels will be surveyed on the basis of the Greek text. The specific
contours of each passion account will be described for homiletical and catechetical usage
in the church.
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 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 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 E786 HEBREWS
Interpretation of the Epistle to the Hebrews on the basis of the original text. Special attention
is given to the Christology, typology and the relationship of the Old Testament to the New.
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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