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----Religion 492----

Grade are posted in WebGrade! They will remain available thru the summer. Have Happy Summer! See you in the fall!

• Assignment for next Tuesday, Apr. 27
• Topic 2.3.3 Evangelical Trends in Interpretation
• Be sure to read Bray's chapter, pp. 539-583
• Assignment for next Sat, May 1 (1:00-2:15)
• Developing a Personal Strategy for Studying the Bible
• Check out the Steps to Exegesis page
• Final Exam
• Due by midnight Sunday May 2
• Send as email attached file to GWU@cranfordville.com
• Put this in the email SUBJECT field: R492 Exam 2
• Must be in MS Word doc format
• If you use Word Perfect or another word processing software other than MS Word, then use the Save As command in the File menu (upper left corner of your screen) to save into the MS Word doc format before sending the paper.
• If you're expecting to graduate this semester, be certain to identify that in the email text that contains your exam!
• Penalty points kick into gear when the exam is turned in after the deadline.
• Monday - Wednesday: minus ten points
• Thursday - Friday: minus twenty points
• Unacceptable after Friday, May 7. A grade of zero will automatically be entered!

Presentations for Thursday, Apr. 22

   Presentation 19: Amanda Houser----

   Presentation 20: Brian Maiers ---

Presentations for Thursday, Apr. 15:

Presentation 17: Jamin Parnell----

   Presentation 18: Tim Ledford----

More attention needs to be paid to the format of the papers. Significant points (up to 15 - 20 points) on the paper/presentation grade are being lost because of this. You can check the corrections with my editing of the pdf version of each paper. These editoral corrections reflect a signficant part of the grading process.

Reminder: Be sure to sign up for the annual Greek Party. Click here for details.

   Presentation 16: Nathaniel White----

• Now posted and ready for download. Click here to download the MS Word .doc file.
• The exam is self-contained and includes hyperlinks to the items listed below.
• FOLLOW very closely the instructions for answering the ten questions.
• Here is the listing of the Commentary pages for each question
• Question 1: r492e02q01.html
• Question 2: r492e02q02.html
• Question 3: r492e02q03.html
• Question 4: r492e02q04.html
• Question 5: r492e02q05.html
• Question 6: r492e02q06.html
• Question 7: r492e02q07.html
• Question 8: r492e02q08.html
• Question 9: r492e02q09.html
• Question 10: r492e02q10.html
• Due Date: May 2, 2004
• Methods of turning in Exam 2:
• Hardcopy printed form
• Due in my office, LND 232, by 5:00 pm Saturday afternoon.
• If no one is in the Religion Department office, slip your paper under the door.
• Electronic form as email attachment
• Send to GWU@cranfordville.com only.
• Due in by midnight Friday, Sat. May 2, 2004.
• You will receive a confirmation email reply indicating that your exam has been successfully transmitted.
• Late paper policy as defined in the course Syllabus page:
• If turned in late, you will receive a grade of I (Incomplete) for the semester.
• Some cautions:
• Be absolutely certain to follow the exam guidelines (inside the exam itself) to the letter! Red ink will flood the paper if this isn't done.
• Make sure that you create the required document file name as explained inside the exam instructions, which is
• r492e02LastnameInitial.doc (e.g., r492e02CranfordL.doc)
• Points will be deducted from exam grade for failure to do this.
• Make sure that you enter the correct information in the Subject box of your email. My email system is set to automatically pick up on that structure and download the email in a separate folder just for these exams that is different from the Inbox. Because I process so many emails daily (usually 75 to 100) your exam email will get lost in the stack if the proper information isn't in your email Subject box.
• That information is: R492Exam2
• The email system is case sensitive. So use capital letters only as illustrated above.
• Nothing else should be in the Subject field.
• The exact wording as above must be in the Subject field.
• Points will be deducted from exam grade for failure to do this.
• Be certain that your name is somewhere in the email text field!

 The Annual Greek Party is scheduled for Friday evening, April 23, (6:00 pm) at our home in Boiling Springs

• Religion 492 class members are invited to join the Greek students this year.
• Be sure to sign up via the electronic invitation form located at
• https://www.eomniform.com/servlet/FillForm/lcranford/GWU-GreekParty
• It is also found under Online Forms in the Academic Page section of Cranfordville.com
• We need to have a firm headcount of those coming by April 19.
• Claire and I will provide everything to eat and drink.

The link to the Symth-Hewlys Bible Commentary Series

• I will be writing the volume on Colossians.
• It will appear sometime during the year 2006.

The link to the Festschrift book published in Germany at the end of February.

• I contributed the chapter entitled, "Throwing Your Margaritas to the Pigs: A Rhetorical Reading of Matthew 7:6."

Thursday's Agenda:

  Presentation 13: Rob Crag----
  Presentation 14: Amy Corriher----

Thursday's Agenda:

Presentation 11: Kris Patton ---

Presentation 12: Matt Pennington---

Presentation 9: Barry Wilson----

Presentation 10: Roland Kemokai----

Spring Break, Mar. 6-14!

• Agenda for class, Tues, Mar. 16
• The Beginning of the Historical Critical Period, topic 2.2.1
• Check Lecture Notes on topic 2.2.1 at the beginning of next week.
• Agenda for class, Thurs, Mar. 18

Presentation 9: Barry Wilson
Presentation 10: Roland Kemokai
• Exams
• The remaining Exam 1's will be graded and returned to everyone by the end of this week.
• Exam 2, final exam, will be posted and available by the end of this week.

Class for today, Thursday, 2/26/04, is cancelled because of the weather shuting down GWU.
• Agenda for next Tuesday, Mar. 2
---Presentation 5: Caleb Wyatt----
---Presentation 6: Todd Newton----
• Agenda for next Thursday, Mar. 4
   Presentation 7 / Lutheran Methods of NT Interpretation from 1500 to 1800 / 2.1.4 / Justin Murphy ----

   Presentation 8 / Swiss Methods of NT Interpretation from 1500 to 1800 / 2.1.4 / Jay Denton----

• Check Lecture Notes for topic 2.1.4 after the weekend for background on the Renaissance and Reformation era.

---Presentation 5: Caleb Wyatt----
---Presentation 6: Todd Newton----

• Agenda for next Tuesday, Feb. 24
• Cover Topic 2.1.3 in Class Discussion: Medieval Interpretation
• Lecture Notes for Topic 2.1.3
• Underway; check at the end of the weekend for finalized form
• Don't forget the assigned reading of Bray, pp. 129-154
• Agenda for next Thursday, Feb. 26
5 / Medieval Methods of NT Interpretation from 800 to 1300 / 2.1.3 / Caleb Wyatt
   6 / Late Medieval Methods of NT Interpretation from 1300 to 1500 / 2.1.3 / Todd Newton


I want to publicly commend Laurie Ann for an outstanding presentation of her topic in class today.

Use of Power Point:

• If you want to use Power Point as a part of your paper presentation, then send me via email attachment (GWU@Cranfordville.com) a copy of the .ppt file at least the day before the presentation is due. This way I can load the PP presentation onto the flash memory card so that it will run okay from my Thinkpad computer.
• This is not required, but if done right it can enhance the presentation.


Attenion: WebGrade will take their server down on Saturday, Feb. 21, from 1:00 AM until 1:00 PM PDT in order to expand their services.

   3 / Antiochene Methods of Interpretation / 2.1.2 / Laurie Ann Pinkert----

Attention: class today is dismissed because of Dr. Cranford's illness. Regular schedule with paper presentations on Thursday.

• Agenda for next Tuesday, Feb. 17
• Cover Topic 2.1.2 in Class Discussion: Patristic Interpretation
• Lecture Notes for Topic 2.1.2
• Underway; check at the end of the weekend for finalized form
• Don't forget the assigned reading of Bray, pp. 78-128
• Agenda for next Thursday, Feb. 19
• Presentation 1: Antiochene Methods of Interpretation / 2.1.2 / Laurie Ann Pinkert
• Presentation 2: Latin Christianity's Methods of Interpretation / 2.1.2 / Roland Kemokai
• Exam 1 is due Friday, Feb. 13
• Methods of turning in Exam 1:
• Hardcopy printed form
• Due in my office, LND 232, by 5:00 pm Friday afternoon.
• If no one is in the Religion Department office, slip your paper under the door.
• Electronic form as email attachment
• Send to GWU@cranfordville.com only.
• Due in by midnight Friday, Feb. 13.
• You will receive a confirmation email reply indicating that your exam has been successfully transmitted.
• Late paper policy as defined in the course Syllabus page:
• First week late from due date: minus 10 points
• Second week late from due date: minus 20 points
• Unacceptable over two weeks late.
• Some cautions:
• Be absolutely certain to follow the exam guidelines (inside the exam itself) to the letter! Red ink will flood the paper if this isn't done.
• Make sure that you create the required document file name as explained inside the exam instructions, which is
• r492e01LastnameInitial.doc (e.g., r492e01CranfordL.doc)
• Points will be deducted from exam grade for failure to do this.
• Make sure that you enter the correct information in the Subject box of your email. My email system is set to automatically pick up on that structure and download the email in a separate folder just for these exams that is different from the Inbox. Because I process so many emails daily (usually 75 to 100) your exam email will get lost in the stack if the proper information isn't in your email Subject box.
• That information is: R492Exam1
• The email system is case sensitive. So use capital letters only as illustrated above.
• Nothing else should be in the Subject field.
• The exact wording as above must be in the Subject field.
• Points will be deducted from exam grade for failure to do this.
• Be certain that your name is somewhere in the email text field!
• Observations:
• I was very pleased with the two presentations in class today, Thurs. Feb. 12, by Travis and Cody. The quality of their paper research and the way the presentation was done followed the guidelines very well. Also good was the engagement of the rest of the class in the discussion periods. Solid, carefully reasoned questions were asked in a respectful manner of each presenter.
• Some comments about form issues in the papers, that surfaced in the first two handed in.
• Each presenter will notice in the posted form of the his paper that some editorial changes were made in order to bring the format closer to the Turabian style guide requirements. I will comment only on two of the more prominent areas for the benefit of everyone in the class.
• Footnotes:
• The location of the superscripted footnote number in the text of the paper should be as follows:
• ".....the end of Luke 15:13."¹⁵
• The font style and size used in footnotes must be the same as that used in the text of the paper: Times-New Roman 12 point font.
• Paper organizing structure:
• The paper must contain the following sections, with each section after the title page beginning 2" from the top of the paper: Title Page, Introduction; Body with proper heading for theme of paper used; Conclusion; Works Cited.  These sections must begin a new page; use the Page Break command in the Insert menu to do this. These should be set up using the Center alignment as follows:
Introduction
 

Scribal Methods of Interpretation
 

Conclusion
 

Works Cited




• Each presenter will receive an email within 48 hours after making the presentation containing the grade with an explanation for the grade based on the Grading of the Paper Presentation guidelines in the course Syllabus.
• Use of Power Point:
• If you want to use Power Point as a part of your paper presentation, then send me via email attachment (GWU@Cranfordville.com) a copy of the .ppt file at least the day before the presentation is due. This way I can load the PP presentation onto the flash memory card so that it will run okay from my Thinkpad computer.
• This is not required, but if done right can enhance the presentation.

• Presentation Papers for Thursday
• Presentation 1: Travis Laflin----
• Presentation 2: Cody Sanders----
• Instructions
1. Read Bray, chapter 2, as a background discussion to critiquing the papers.
2. Download a copy of the paper from one of the two formats above.
3. Print out the paper
4. Carefully read it, making evaluative notes along the way for raising questions in the discussion segment on Thursday
5. Come to class Thursday prepared to enter into the class discussion after the presentation has been given.

• Agenda for next Tuesday, Feb. 10
• Cover Topic 1.3.4
• Check the Lecture Notes for this topic at the beginning of next week for finalized form.
• Begin week long study of Topic 2.1.1
• Check the Lecture Notes for this topic at the beginning of next week for finalized form.
• Agenda for next Thursday, Feb. 12
• Presentation 1: Jewish Scribal Methods of Interpretation -- Travis Laflin
• Presentation 2: Qumranic Methods of Interpretation -- Cody J. Sanders
• Be sure to read the guidelines for preparing and presenting, as well as participation expections in the class discussion, that are defined in the course syllabus.
• Be sure to check the Schedule page sometime next Wednesday for hyperlink access to a copy of each paper.
• These will need to be printed out, studied, and brought to class on Thursday.
• Important Information:
• Metrolina Career Fair, Friday, February 20, 2004 from 9:00-12:00
• More than 70 employers are attending and  more are still registering
• Students need to dress professionally (suit and tie, not business casual)
• Bring at least 20 copies of resume (Career Services will assist in resume writing/critiquing, make an appt.)
• Check out the Metrolina web site (click on above link) and research the companies you are interested in!
• The Metrolina web site also has valuable information on "what to say at a career fair"
• Attending Metrolina will also help students practice marketing themselves.
• Transportation is available through our office, call Career Services at ext. 4562
• Internships/summer jobs and full time jobs are available
• If students don't see an employer that they are interested in we might need to ask them if they already have a job lined up, if not, they need to attend Metrolina.  The reality is they are more marketable for hire while employed (as students they are considered employed)  than unemployed, once they graduate they are unemployed.  Career Services wants to help, please encourage your students to attend  the Metrolina Career Fair!
• Contact Mrs. Hollie Sweat, at 704 406-4562, their web site at http://www.careers.gardner-webb.edu, or go by their office at Suite 204 in the Dover Campus Center.

• Agenda for next Tuesday, Feb. 3
• Wrap up any loose strings remaining in the discussion of topic 1.3.1, the nature of scripture
• Cover topic 1.3.2, the canon of scripture
• Only print out the Lecture Notes for this topic.
• Read, but don't print out the paper by Dr. Latham on this topic.
• Be sure to read carefully the assigned reading in Bray.
• On next Thursday, Feb. 4, we will cover both topics 1.3.3 and 1.3.4 in one class session. Then we will be back on track with the Schedule page listing.
• Two self-check quizzes are now posted:
• one for topic 1.1 
• Yes, Jay, it's now possible for you to make a 100 on quiz 1, rather than the previous 91 score -- at least in theory!
• the other for topic 1.2. 
• Just as soon as possible send me either by email attachment or printed copy your personal formulation of the nature of scripture following the guidelines at the end of the Summation in the Lecture Notes for topic 1.3.1.
• Periodically bonus points are given for entering into class discussion. Check your WebGrade listing to see whether you have been credited for any.

 
• Exam 1 comes due on Feb 13!

 
• Here is a math trick so amazing that it will stump you:
1. Grab a calculator. (you won't be able to do this one in your head)
2. Key in the first three digits of your phone number (NOT the area code)
3. Multiply by 80
4. Add 1
5. Multiply by 250
6. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number
7. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number again.
8. Subtract 250
9. Divide number by 2
 
• Do you recognize the answer?

	No Classes on Tuesday!!!!
Take the instructions below for Tuesday	and transfer them to Thursday!

• Agenda for next Tuesday, Jan. 27
• Tie up loose strings on topic 1.2.2 dealing with divine revelation
• Begin the two week consideration of topic 1.3
• Cover topic 1.3.1 dealing with the nature of scripture.
• Very important: The Lecture Note page contains a specific assignment related to the Baptist Faith and Message statements. This is to be completed by class time Tuesday.
• The essentials of the Lecture Note page are now posted, although more development of this page will occur over the next few days.
• Expect to see by the beginning of next week the completion of the Summation section of topic 1.2.2 in the Lecture Notes
• Don't neglect to be working on Exam 1 and the section in the exam that pertains to topics 1.1 through 1.2. The intended structure of the exam is that once we have covered a particular topic or set of topics you then answer the related questions in the exam in order to reinforce what has been studied in class and through the assigned readings.
• Exam question 1 relates to Topic 1.1.1.1, Composition history of the NT documents containing the individual passages
• Exam question 2 relates to Topic 1.1.1.2.1, Internal History present in the individual passages
• Exam question 3 relates to Topic 1.1.1.2.2, Social Customs present in the individual passages
• Exam question 4 relates to Topic 1.1.2.2.1, Literary Context of the individual passages
• Exam question 5 relates to Topic 1.1.2.2.1, Broad Genre of the individual passages
• Exam question 6 relates to Topic 1.1.2.2.1, Sub-Genre of the individual passages
• Exam question 7 relates to Topic 1.1.2.2.2, Internal Rhetorical Structure of the individual passages
• Exam question 8 relates to Topic 1.2.1, Divine Revelation
• This means that you connect up your formulated concept of divine revelation to the four gospel pericopes being used in the exam by (1) defining your view of divine revelation and (2) by exploring how that view will impact your efforts to interprete these four gospel texts.
• Exam question 9 relates to Topic 1.2.2, Inspiration
• The same pattern as for question 8 applies to question 9.
This means that you will not necessarily answer all the exam questions in exact sequence of the listing of the questions, although they are set up in the sequence of class study of these topics. Questions 10 and 11 are based on the materials to be covered over the two weeks (weeks 4 and 5 in the Schedule page) in the classroom discussion. The exam then comes due at the end of week 6 on Feb. 13.

• PowerPoint Summary of Topic 1.2.1
• Must use a Microsoft based Internet Explorer browser for viewing
• Click on this icon for access 

• Assignment for next week:
• Tuesday: Topic 1.2.1
• Thursday: Topic 1.2.2
• See the Assigned Readings section inside the Lecture Manuscript page   for Topic 1.2 for more detailed instructions.
• New Feature:
• On the Schedule page in the right hand column, you will find a web based quiz that serves as a self-check covering the topics under consideration for that week: .  Each student should complete this quiz at the end of the week as a way to see whether the materials for that week have been sufficiently understood.

Exam 1 is now posted and available for download. It is available only in MS Word .doc format, since the Turabian style guidelines are a part of the exam. The exam is self-contained in the downloadable document file with all the necessary instructions. That means, you should download the file; rename it following the guidelines inside the exam; answer the questions inside the file; and return the file electronically by the due date of Feb. 13. Links to the file are found both here  and in the Schedule page. You will want to begin working on the exam as we cover the separate topics in Unit 1.0. The questions are set up in the topic sequence. Then you will have some time at the end of the class discussion to finalize your exam answers before turning it in by the due date.

• Preparing for class next Tuesday
• Print out and study the Lecture Notes for topic 1.1: 
• Study the Assigned Readings for topics 1.1 listed below:
• 1.1.1 Historical Aspects

Assigned Readings for This Topic:
Gerald Bray, Biblical Interpretation: Past and Present, pp. 321-325.
Gerald W. Schlabach, "A Sense of History: Some Components," Internet Modern History Sourcebook at
http://personal.stthomas.edu/gwschlabach/courses/sense.htm
• 1.1.2 Literary Aspects

Assigned Readings for This Topic:
Gerald Bray, Biblical Interpretation: Past and Present, pp. 482-486
• Don't forget to get your Paper Presentation request submitted online
• The deadline for submitting your Student Profile Form is Jan. 17. After then no bonus points will be granted.
• One helpful way to find answers to how the Course Room at Cranfordville.com works is by clicking on the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) icon . See above and on the homepage also.
• The WebGrade system should be in place by the end of this coming week.

How to Get Started on Your Paper: 1. Make sure you have received the confirmation email on an assignment topic. 2. Carefully read the Paper instructions in the Syllabus. 3. From the assignment topic number go to the Topics section and click on the Lecture Notes hyperlink. Not all of them are posted as of today; only through topic 2.1.4. 5. Locate the relevant chapter in the Bray textbook and read it, noting where the paper guidelines intersect material in Bray. 6. Use the bibliography provided in the Bray chapter as a starting point for expanding study.

Welcome  to the Religion 492  Bulletin Board

Some Items of Note: 1. The development of the Religion 492 course room is now underway during the holidays. The various aspects of its development will continue periodically so that everything will be in final form by the beginning of the spring semester. 2. This means that the course design is also in process and is not yet finalized. With multiple sections already scheduled a flexible structure is being developed to accommodate classes with different numbers of students enrolled. 3. Check the course room occasionally for insight into how the structure is being developed. 4. For 5 points credit to your Class Participation Grade correctly fill out the online Student Profile form by January 11. The form won't be accepted after this date.

My philosophy of teaching the upper level undergraduate courses stresses the importance of each student developing skills in handling the text of the Bible, not just learning the data inside the scripture. Thus the course design will highlight skill development as an essential part of the class. This particular class focuses attention on the history of NT interpretation. Thus we will do an indepth analysis of the ways the New Testament has been understood over the centuries, beginning with the Church Fathers and continuing up to the post-modern trends at the beginning of the twenty-first century. But the study will concentrate not just on history but also on application to the text of the New Testament. The objective will be for each student to then formulate his/her own interpretative methodology in light of this study.