7 courses with the subject BNTB, 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.
BNTB 500New Testament (3) Contents, themes, and genres of the New Testament canon; methodologies for
interpreting the texts in light of their historical contexts. BNTB 506 Synoptic Gospels (3) Exploration of the origin, nature and purpose of the first three Gospels in relation to contemporary research, including the synoptic problem, form criticism and redaction criticism. Discusses the contemporary relevance of each Gospel message. Prerequisite: BIBL 500 or BIBL 504. Cross-listed with RTCH 726.
BNTB 535Parables of Jesus (3) Analysis and interpretation of the parables of Jesus. Attention to the history
methodology, structure, content, exegesis and theological shaping of parable interpretation. Prerequisite: completion of BIBL 500 or BIBL 504. Cross-listed with RTCH 735.
BNTB 540New Testament Greek 1 (3) Intensive course in basic morphology and syntax of New Testament Greek
Covers basic vocabulary and grammar as a foundation for BNTB 541. BNTB 541 New Testament Greek 2 (3) Continuation of BNTB 540. Includes translation and exegesis of 1 John. BNTB 542 Greek Exegesis (3) Develops reading vocabulary and exegetical skills through intensive study of 1 and 2 Thessalonians in the Greek text. May be offered using another book of the Greek NT. Prerequisite: BNTB 541. BNTB 543 Readings in the Greek New Testament (3) Exercises in translation, vocabulary building and exegesis of select portions of the Greek New Testament and Septuagint (LXX). Prerequisite: BNTB 542, BIBL 500 or BIBL 504. BNTB 544 Intermediate Greek (3) Detailed overview of the leading Greek grammars using the software programs that assist in the research of the Greek NT. Prerequisite: BNTB 542 or equivalent.
BNTB 546Literary Background to the New Testament (3) Readings from a variety of literature from the
Intertestamental period that cast light on the NT. Readings are taken from the Apocrypha, the Pseudepigrapha, the Dead Sea Scrolls and various Hellenistic works. Attention given to rabbinic tradition from the Mishnah. Prerequisite: BIBL 500 (or concurrent) or BIBL 504 (or concurrent). BNTB 581 Early Christian & Jewish Views of Jesus (3) Study of the discipline of biblical theology using the Gospels and the Pauline correspondence within their historical context. Deals with the early Christian and Jewish understandings of Jesus drawn from the interplay between the NT writings and Jewish writings. Follows a format of a Jewish-Christian dialogue on Christianity and rabbinic Judaism of the first century with particular emphasis on the various affirmations concerning Jesus’ identity. School of Divinity Page 176
BNTB 581Early Christian & Jewish Views of Jesus (3) Study of the discipline of Biblical theology using the
Gospels and the Pauline correspondence within their historical context. Deals with the early Christian and Jewish understandings of Jesus drawn from the interplay between the NT writings and Jewish writings. Follows a format of a Jewish-Christian dialogue on Christianity and rabbinic Judaism of the first century with particular emphasis on the various affirmations concerning Jesus’ identity. BNTB 620 The Book of Revelation (3) Explores various methodologies, including historical criticism, rhetorical criticism, and reader response criticism, that are used in contemporary interpretation of the text, as well as developing interpretive skills that are integral to Biblical exposition. School of Divinity Page 139
