R492 Topics

New Testament Seminar
Topics of Study last revised: 4/24/04

1.0	2.0
1.1--1.2--1.3	2.1--2.2--2.3

1.0 Understanding Texts--

2.0 Interpreting New Testament Texts-

1.1 The Human Angle-

1.1.1 Historical Aspects
1.1.2 Literary Aspects

2.1 Part One: Interpretative Methods up to the Modern Era
2.1.1 Beginnings---

2.1.2 Patristic Interpretation---

2.1.3 Medieval Interpretation---

2.1.4 The Renaissance and Reformation---

1.2 The Divine Angle-

1.2.1 Divine Revelation------

1.2.2 Divine Inspiration--

2.2 Part Two: The Historical-Critical Method----

2.2.1 The Beginning of the Historical-Critical Method---

2.2.2 1800-1918: The NT from Schleiermacher to Schweitzer---

2.2.3 1918-1975: NT Criticism after Schweitzer---

1.3 Sacred Texts and Christianity-

1.3.1 The Nature of Scripture--

1.3.2 The Canon of Scripture--

1.3.3 Normative Authority and Biblical Interpretation--

1.3.4 Permanent Tensions in Biblical Interpretation--

2.3 Part Three: The Contemporary Scene-

2.3.1 Academic Trends in Interpretation---

2.3.2 Social Trends in Interpretation---

2.3.3 Evangelical Trends in Interpretation---