New Testament Introduction
Course code: BITH 501

New Testament Introduction introduces the literature of the New Testament in its socio-historical, 文学, and canonical contexts, methods of New Testament study, and critical issues in New Testament formation and interpretation.

Attention will be given to analysis of critical views.

Intended Outcomes

学生 will 知道…

• The key elements of the background, 作者, 年表, and other introduction issues for the New Testament books
• The content of each chapter in the New Testament
• Critical methods of New Testament study
• The socio-historical contexts of the New Testament writings

学生 will 欣赏…

• The role that issues of New Testament introduction play in our interpretation of Scripture
• The responsibility we have to accurately interpret God’s Word and conform our lives to it

学生 will gain confidence in the authority and reliability of the New Testament.

学生 will 可以 to…

• Engage the major questions of NT study and scholarship, including the nature of Scripture
• More accurately interpret and apply the New Testament in light of its socio-historical context
• Identify and critique unbelieving assumptions and conclusions in the study of the New Testament

Assignment 概述

• Video lectures (both pre-recorded and synchronous real-time interaction via Google Hangouts) will supplement the class 教科书.
• 学生 will interact with the readings and video lectures in weekly assignments.
• The final project for the class is a 2500-3000 word research paper on a New Testament critical issue. The paper will explain how a specific NT text (or multiple texts) is clarified by a proper understanding of the critical issue.