Course Description CH 635-OL covers Medieval Church History and Early Modern Church History. Students will study primary and secondary readings in order to engage the lives, practices, and beliefs of Medieval and Early Modern Christians. With the aid of Christian Scripture, students will be encouraged to consider their providential import and significance for contemporary …
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COURSE DESCRIPTION An introductory study of the grammar, syntax, and vocabulary of biblical Greek using a morphological approach. This two-course sequence prepares the student for exegetical study of the Greek New Testament, and introduces the most important reference tools. These courses will provide the basic skills necessary for translating and interpreting the New Testament. COURSE …
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Course Description An essential introduction to the Bible, its overall theology, historical context, and contemporary interpretation. After considering the overall biblical drama (its themes, shape, and historical claims), there will be a significant focus on how to interpret the Bible faithfully. In addition to regular class work focused on particular texts, the course will require …
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WYB5204H Summary: This course will combine close textual and exegetical analysis of the Hebrew Bible (Isaiah) with attention to methodology. These chapters of Isaiah are selected as they model well the transition from early literary-critical to form and redaction-critical exegesis, and newer canonical approaches. The time will be devoted to close reading of the …
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WYB1008H Summary: Introduction to Old Testament literature and history, with emphasis on application within the church. Course Syllabus: WYB1008 2020 draft .pdf
WYB1012Y Summary: The goal of the course is to equip both students training for designated ministry and those students who wish to continue in advanced degree studies with a working knowledge of biblical Hebrew, as well as for subsequent study in syntax and exegesis. The course itself takes the full academic year (Fall and …
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WYB2521H Summary: This course provides practice in reading and exegesis of the New Testament in Greek. It follows upon Elementary New Testament Greek (or one year of Greek) and presumes a basic knowledge of Greek. The aim is to increase the student’s proficiency in Greek through regular translation and analysis of the New Testament texts, …
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WYB1501H Summary: An introduction to the four Gospels in their social, historical and theological settings. Using a “socio-literary” approach, we will study the Gospels within a two-dimensional framework, both centred on what the early Christians called the “gospel” or “Kerygma.” One dimension has to do with social history, the origin and development of Christianity …
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WYB6222H Summary: We will read the books of Ruth and Esther together with a cloud of witnesses from the past and present who found them not only life giving but also, especially in the case of Esther, deeply troubling. We will examine techniques and strategies used for reading these and other Old Testament narratives through …
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