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S EVENTH - D A Y A D V E N T I S T T HEOLOGICAL S EMINARY NTST550 EXEGESIS OF THE ENGLISH NT - GALATIANS P. Richard Choi InMinistry Center Intensive MA in Pastoral Ministry NTST550 EXEGESIS OF THE ENGLISH NT - GALATIANS March 23-27, 2014 InMinistry Center Intensive MA in Pastoral Ministry GENERAL CLASS INFORMATION Class acronym: NTST550 Class name: Exegesis of the English NT - Galatians Semester & year: Spring 2014 Class location: Canadian University College, Education Building, Room 112 Class time/day: Sunday, March 23, 7:00pm – 9:00pm Monday – Thursday, March 24-27, 8:00am – 5:00pm Credits offered: 3 INSTRUCTOR CONTACT DETAILS Instructor: P. Richard Choi, PhD Telephone: W – (269) 471-6573 H – (269) 429-4171 Email: [email protected] Office location: Seminary Building - N128 Office hours: By Appointment S EVENTH - D A Y A D V E N T I S T T HEOLOGICAL S EMINARY 2 BULLETIN CLASS DISCRIPTION Exegesis of selected portions of the New Testament. The same subject cannot be repeated with the other 500-level course number. Does not presuppose Greek proficiency nor does it count toward MDiv core requirements or emphases, or the MA major or minor in New Testament. Repeatable with a different subject matter. CLASS OBJECTIVES MAPMin Learning Outcomes (2) Explain Scripture in an exegetically and theologically sound manner from an Adventist perspective. Course Learning Outcomes (1) Analyze the entire book of Galatians in English through a verse-by-verse exegetical study (2) Compare different versions and commentaries to exegete Paul’s letters in English (3) Explain the doctrines of justification and sanctification in Galatians from an Adventist perspective. (4) Describe key theological concepts of Paul relating to salvation. Justification As one of the earliest written documents of the NT, Galatians offers an unparalleled eye-witness account of the key events that shaped the church’s distinctive identity in relation to early Judaism. For example, Gal 1:15-2:15 offers a very detailed autobiographical account of Paul’s travels and encounters with key apostolic figures in the early church. It also chronologically recounts his experiences in the church from his conversion to his induction into the apostolic community. Similarly, Galatians 2:16-4:31 provides the earliest record of Paul’s careful exegesis of the Pentateuch that laid the foundation for the early church’s understanding of the Mosaic Law. Anyone trying to understand the Christian message in its earliest stages will find Galatians a treasure trove of unique and valuable information. Methodology (1) Lectures and Dialogue. The instructor will attempt to lecture through the entire Letter to the Galatians, verse by verse, while engaging the students in dialogue. Students are expected to thoroughly familiarize themselves with the entire Epistle and Richard Longenecker’s commentary before coming to the intensive. (2) Exams. Students will take four exams during the course to show that they have gained a thorough grasp of the material. S EVENTH - D A Y A D V E N T I S T T HEOLOGICAL S EMINARY 3 (3) Written assignments. Before the intensive, student will prepare 3 exegetical journals. And after the intensive, students will turn in an exegesis paper to demonstrate that they have learned to properly exegete Galatians. HOW MUCH TOTAL TIME INVESTMENT FOR THIS CLASS? Advanced theological education is no ‘cake-walk’, nor is it intended to ‘wear out the saints’. Designed to immerse the learner in deep theological study and introspective reflection, seminary course expectations are to challenge the student by examining his/her own premises against the study, research and inspiration of biblical scholarship. This will take intentionality and time on your part. Course loads are guided by the expectation that students will spend a total of 45 hours of course exposure to earn 1 hour of academic credit. That translates into 90 hours invested for a 2-credit class, and 135 hours for a 3-credit course. Students are advised to spend their time accordingly to meet course requirements and deadlines. The following is a rule of thumb to help guide your reading, research, and writing for Seminary courses: Average reading speed 15-20 pages/hr. Average writing speed 3 hr./page Exam preparation 4-8 hours Based on these averages, requirements for this class will take the average student the following amount of time: Required reading (1 book) plus the report 24 hrs. 3 Pre-Intensive Journals 27 hrs. 4 exam preparation 9 hrs. 15-page exegesis paper 45 hrs. Hours in class 30 hrs. -------------------- Total Hours for class 135 S EVENTH - D A Y A D V E N T I S T T HEOLOGICAL S EMINARY 4 TEXTBOOKS, RECOMMENDED READINGS AND CLASS BIBLIOGRAPHY Required Reading: Richard N. Longenecker, Galatians (Word Biblical Commentary 41; Dallas, TX, 1990). ISBN 0-8499-0240-1. ($23.98 on amazon.com) Selected Bibliography Grammars, Lexicons, Linguistic Key and Theological Lexicons Bauer, W., F. W. Danker, W. F. Arndt, & Gingrich, A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. 3rd Edition. (Consult Fee, 87-89; a very valuable source of information for word study) Balz, Horst & G. Schneider, Exegetical Dictionary of the New Testament. 3 Volumes. (Full of insights for pastors and scholars alike) Moule, Charles C. F. An Idiom-Book of New Testament Greek. 2nd Edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1959. (Extremely helpful for understanding the way Greek was actually used by the NT writers, but hard to follow; makes a lot more sense if you look up the references) Rogers, C. L. and. C. L Rogers, III. The New Linguistic and Exegetical Key to the Greek New Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1998. (Very nice to use for syntax, but be careful of its one-sided reading). Spicq, C. Theological Lexicon of the New Testament. 3 Volumes. 1982. (Good for doing a word study, especially for looking up Hellenistic Parallels) Wallace. D. B. Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament. (Sometimes convoluted, but an excellent reference for looking up Greek grammar). Other Exegetical Tools Danker W. Fredrick. Multipurpose Tools for Bible Study. Revised and Expanded Edition. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1993. (Somewhat outdated but still very useful) Fee, Gordon. New Testament Exegesis: A Handbook for Students and Pastors (Philadelphia: Westminster, 2002). (Nice as a reference; a very tedious reading if you want to read it through; best if you use it for the tools that you actually intend to use in your paper) Fitzmyer, Joseph A. An Introductory Bibliography for the Study of Scripture. 3rd Edition. Rome: Editrice Pontifico Instituto Biblico, 1990. (All you ever wanted to know about the secondary NT literature) S EVENTH - D A Y A D V E N T I S T T HEOLOGICAL S EMINARY 5 Porter, Stanley E., ed. A Handbook of the Exegesis of the New Testament. Leiden/New York: Brill, 2002. (A good reference to look up the various tools) Commentaries and Studies on Galatians Burton, Ernest de Witt. The Epistle to the Galatians: A Critical and Exegetical Commentary. International Critical Commentary. Edinburgh, T. & T. Clark, 1920. Betz, Hans Dieter. Galatians: A Commentary on Paul’s Letter to the Churches in Galatia. Hermaneia. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1979. Hays, Richard B. The Faith of Jesus Christ: An Investigation of the Narrative Substructure of Galatians 3:1-4:11. Society of Biblical Literature Dissertation Series 56. Chico, CA: Scholars Press, 1983. Lightfoot, Joseph B. The Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians (1868). London: Macmillan, 1879. Reprint of 1879 edition. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1955. (This old commentary is timeless.) Longenecker, Richard N. Galatians. Word Biblical Commentary 41. Dallas: Word, 1990. Siva, Moisés. Interpreting Galatians: Explorations in Exegetical Method. 2nd Edition. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academics, 2001. Wright, N. T. The Climax of the Covenant. Christ and the Law in Pauline Theology. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1991. (A work on Galatians but relevant even to Romans) General Works on Paul Relevant to This Course Dunn, James D. G. The Theology of Paul the Apostle. Grand Rapids, MI., Eerdmans, 1998. (Written on the template of Romans) Dunn, James D. G., ed. Paul and the Mosaic Law. Tübingen: J. C. B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck), 1996. Grand Rapids, MI., Eerdmans/ London: SCM Press, 2001. (An exhaustive and noteworthy collection of essays on the law from the standpoint of modern debate) Murphy-O’Connor, Jerome. Paul: A Critical Life. Oxford/New York: Oxford University Press, 1996 (A very nice survey of Pauline scholarship on the question of the person and the thoughts of Paul) Stuhlmacher, Revisiting Paul’s Doctrine of Justification: A Challenge to the New Perspective. Downers Grove, Ill.K InterVarsity, 2001. (A Lutheran perspective on Paul that speaks to the modern issues, though not always successfully) Ridderbos, Herman N. Paul: And Outline of His Theology. Translated by John R. DeWitt. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1975. (Rather a general and encyclopedic work, but relevant to the study of Galatians because of its eschatological redemptive perspective) S EVENTH - D A Y A D V E N T I S T T HEOLOGICAL S EMINARY 6 Examinations Three exams will be given during the intensive, one each morning starting Tuesday to Thursday from 8-9 a.m., over the lectures of the previous days. The fourth and final exam will be on Thursday at 2 p.m. and cover the material given on Thursday morning. Each exam will consist of two questions from which you will be asked to choose one. Each exam will be worth a hundred points. Students will be expected to show evidence of having read and thought about the corresponding portions of Galatians beyond what was taught in the lectures.