BVNT 512New Testament: Text in Context3
Seminary Catalog 2019-20 24
- Subject
- BVNT
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- emu.edu
Eastern Mennonite University · Courses
BVNT
9 courses with the subject BVNT, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
BVNT 531Elementary Greek (3 SH)*
This course is an introduction to koine Greek, the language of the New Testament. The course focuses on the basic grammar, vocabulary and reading skills necessary for translating the Greek New Testament as well as for doing more advanced Greek studies. Through classroom study, written exercises, quizzes and actual translation of parts of the Gospel of Mark, students learn the form and function of world/phrases, build a basic vocabulary and discover how actual translation assists biblical interpretation.
- Subject
- BVNT
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- emu.edu
BVNT 541Greek Readings (3 SH)*
This course builds on the foundation laid in Elementary Greek in order to strengthen essential skills for exegesis of the Greek New Testament. Course objectives are: (1) to increase students’ recognition of the vocabulary of the Greek New Testament; (2) to give students practice in analyzing Greek syntax and using such analysis for NT exegesis; (3) to introduce the principles and methods of textual criticism; and (4) to familiarize students with the basic tools for NT exegesis. The course works at these objectives through the reading, syntactical analysis and translation of a range of NT texts. Prerequisite: BVNT 531. Offered in a Rotation:
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- BVNT
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- emu.edu
BVNT 631Gospel of Matthew (3 SH)
This course is an inductive study of the English text of the Gospel of Matthew. Working “from the inside out,” the course starts with the study of the Matthean text and ends with the consideration of “critical questions” (authorship, purpose, original readership, historical/social/cultural context). Special attention is given to the question of synoptic relationships and the “history vs. theology” question. The course places primary emphasis on the final literary form of the Gospel and on the specifically Matthean “story of Jesus” recounted there. Methods of study include both sequential and thematic approaches to the text.
- Subject
- BVNT
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- emu.edu
BVNT 641Gospel of Luke and/or Book of Acts (3 SH)
Seminary Catalog 2019-20 33
- Subject
- BVNT
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- emu.edu
BVNT 651Gospel of John (3 SH)
The focus of this course is the English text of the Gospel of John. From an inductive study of the Johannine text the course progresses to the consideration of “critical questions” (authorship, purpose, original readership, the “history vs. theology” question). Special attention is given to the relationship between the Gospel of John and the Synoptic Gospels. The course works with the final literary form of the Gospel and highlights the uniquely Johannine “story of Jesus.” The course offers both sequential and thematic approaches to the text. Offered in a Rotation:
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- BVNT
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- emu.edu
BVNT 662Epistle to the Romans (3 SH)
This course focuses on the inductive study of the Epistle to the Romans (English text). The course highlights the theological message of the epistle and the relevance of this message for the present-day church. Significant attention is likewise given to the historical/social/cultural /theological world of the Roman church and to the specific circumstances which occasion the epistle. The course works with the epistle in both sequential and thematic fashion.
- Subject
- BVNT
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- emu.edu
BVNT 671Corinthian Epistles (3 SH)
This course offers an inductive study of the Corinthian Epistles (English text). The course places emphasis on the interconnections between the theological message of the epistles, the historical/social/cultural/ theological world of the Corinthian church and the specific circumstances which gave rise to these epistles. Consideration is given throughout to the relevance of these writings for the present day church. Methods of study include both sequential and thematic approaches to the epistles.
- Subject
- BVNT
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- emu.edu
BVNT 682Revelation: Apocalyptic in Biblical Context (3 SH)
This course focuses on the inductive study of the book of Revelation (English text), and its roots in several writings in the Old Testament (Ezekiel, Daniel). The course explores (1) the historical context in which biblical apocalyptic takes root, (2) the literary forms associated with apocalyptic writing, (3) the theological message of biblical apocalyptic and (4) the relevance of this message for the present-day church.
- Subject
- BVNT
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- emu.edu
Source: Eastern Mennonite University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59