Department: New Testament Studies

Code Name Description
NTS4495 TRANSFER CREDITS IN NEW TEST ELECTIVES This course code is used to allocate transfer credit to the New Testament elective category on the academic evaluation.
NTS5501 BIBLICAL GREEK I This is the first of a two-course sequence that trains students to use the original language of the New Testament competently for preaching, teaching, and study. Emphasis is placed on how the language works. Students are taught the principles of Gr...
NTS5502 BIBLICAL GREEK II This is the second of a two-course sequence that trains students to use the original language of the New Testament competently for preaching, teaching, and study. Emphasis is placed on how the language works. Students are taught the principles of G...
NTS5503 BIBLICAL GREEK INTENSIVE This course is an eight week intensive introduction to koine or biblical Greek grammar. The course aims to train students in the principles of Greek grammar. Students will be challenged to learn and/or memorize vocabulary and basic grammar in prepara...
NTS5511 INTRO TO NEW TESTAMENT This course introduces students to the critical study and interpretation of the New Testament. The course focuses student on hearing the New Testament writings as pastoral responses shaped by and addressing first-century socio-historical settings. It...
NTS6601 THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW (English Text) An introduction to the Gospel, the background and the purpose of the author will be investigated. An analysis, theological context and didactic values of the Gospel will receive emphasis.
NTS6602 THE GOSPEL OF MARK (English Text) An introduction to the Gospel, the background and the purpose of the author will be investigated. An analysis, theological context and didactic values of the Gospel will receive emphasis.
NTS6603 THE GOSPEL OF LUKE (English Text) An introduction to the Gospel, the background and the purpose of the author will be investigated. An analysis, theological context and didactic values of the Gospel will receive emphasis.
NTS6604 THE GOSPEL OF JOHN (English Text) An introduction to the Gospel, the background and the purpose of the author will be investigated. An analysis, theological context and didactic values of the Gospel will receive emphasis.
NTS6605 ACTS OF THE APOSTLES As an introduction to the study of this New Testament book, attention will be given to literary and historical problems associated with it. The content will be studied as an integrated whole and an authentic report of the early history of the church.
NTS6606 ROMANS A careful and detailed study of the organization of the epistle, with attention to the development of Paul's thought. The relation of the book to the whole of Pauline theology will be noted. The importance of the book in the life of the church will b...
NTS6607 CORINTHIAN CORRESPONDENCE This course is a careful and detailed study of Paul's letters to the Corinthians with attention to the development of Paul's thought. The relation of the books+ to the whole of Pauline theology will be noted along with an emphasis on the formational...
NTS6608 I CORINTHIANS (English Text) An introduction to 1 Corinthians, the background and the purpose of the author will be investigated. An analysis, theological context and didactic values of 1 Corinthians will receive emphasis.
NTS6609 II CORINTHIANS No Description Set
NTS6610 GALATIANS Together with Romans, Paul's Letter to the Galatians has stood at the heart of discussions of Christian theology from Augustine through the Reformation to the present day. It is possibly Paul's earliest formulation (in writing) of his teachings about...
NTS6611 EPHESIANS In Ephesians, Paul celebrates God's activity (past, ongoing, and future) on behalf of all who had responded in trust and faithfulness toward Jesus throughout the eastern Roman empire, then instructs early Christians regarding their individual and col...
NTS6612 PHILIPPIANS (English Text) An introduction to Philppians, the background and the purpose of the author will be investigated. An analysis, theological context and didactic values of Philippians will receive emphasis.
NTS6613 COLOSSIANS & PHILEMON (English Text) An introduction to Colossians & Philemon, the background and the purpose of the author will be investigated. An analysis, theological context and didactic values of Colossians & Philemon will receive emphasis.
NTS6614 I & II THESSALONIANS (English Text) An introduction to I & II Thessalonians, the background and the purpose of the author will be investigated. An analysis, theological context and didactic values of I & II Thessalonians will receive emphasis.
NTS6616 PASTORAL EPISTLES No Description Set
NTS6617 HEBREWS Hebrews stands as a monument to early Christian reelection on the significance of the work of Jesus, his benefits, and the response to faith. Students will learn rhetorical analysis and cultural-anthropological analysis and apply these to a close rea...
NTS6618 JAMES & JUDE (English Text) An introduction to James & Jude, the background and the purpose of the authors will be investigated. An analysis, theological context and didactic values of James & Jude will receive emphasis.
NTS6619 I & II PETER (English Text) An introduction to I & II Peter, the background and the purpose of the author will be investigated. An analysis, theological context and didactic values of I & II Peter will receive emphasis.
NTS6620 I PETER No Description Set
NTS6621 II PETER & JUDE (English Text) An introduction to 1 Corinthians, the background and the purpose of the author will be investigated. An analysis, theological context and didactic values of 1 Corinthians will receive emphasis.
NTS6622 THE JOHANNINE LITERATURE The authorship, background, purpose, intended readers, methodology and theology will be studied for the Gospel and the Epistles of John. Special attention will be given to style and such key words as Messiah, Son of Man, Son of God, Logos, Paraclete,...
NTS6623 THE BOOK OF REVELATION This course explores the Book of Revelation as an attempt by the Jewish Christian prophet John to open his congregations' eyes to what Roman imperial politics, economy, and ideology look like in the light of God's claim upon all human beings and God'...
NTS6624 SERMON ON THE MOUNT Special attention will be devoted to this portion of Matthew's Gospel and the Lukan parallels. The form, context, and history of interpretation and application will be surveyed.
NTS6625 LUKE-ACTS This course will focus on Luke's two volume work the Gospel of Luke and its sequel The Acts of the Apostles. Attention will be given to literary and historical background of the two works as well as external historical and internal literary evidence...
NTS6633 PAULINE THEOLOGY This course is a detailed exegetical survey of the major topics of Pauline theology set in the context of his eschatological world view. The implications of his theological thought for ethics will also be addressed without focusing primarily on the e...
NTS6636 NEW TESTAMENT CHRISTOLOGY A detailed study of the doctrines of the person and work of Christ with special reference to the atonement. Special emphasis is given to its relation to the Trinity and theological motifs.
NTS6637 NEW TESTAMENT ESCHATOLOGY Examination of selected and important passages will deal with the place of eschatology in the New Testament, the relation of the work of Christ to eschatology and the New Testament understanding of history.
NTS6640 NEW TESTAMENT BACKGROUNDS This course provides an overview of the social, economic, political, and religious arenas of the Greco-Roman world through a variety of primary and secondary resources coupled with evidence from archaeology. Selected passages from the New Testament w...
NTS6645 THE LIFE & TIMES OF PAUL This course will cover the life of Paul with attention devoted to the Greco-Roman world of his day. Special concentration will be given to the chronology of the missionary journeys and to a survey of the geographical and archaeological evidence for t...
NTS6649 Life and Lit Between Testaments This course introduces students to the history, culture, and developments of thought in Judaism during the Hellenistic and Greco-Roman periods, chiefly through the windows provided by the major documents written during this period. Students will read...
NTS6652 NEW TESTAMENT THEOLOGY This course is a survey of the content of the New Testament revelation historically understood together with an orientation to the major schools of New Testament theology in current scholarship.
NTS6653 NEW TESTAMENT ARCHAEOLOGY This course will deal with the findings of archaeology as they bear upon the interpretation and understanding of the New Testament and its original language. It will include examination of the literary, historical and cultural background of the New T...
NTS6661 PARABLES OF JESUS This course examines the nature and use of parables in the Gospels and early Jewish literature. It will include a survey of interpretive approaches as well as historical, cultural and geographical issues. Students will be given the opportunity to con...
NTS7701 EXEGESIS OF MATTHEW The student is given the opportunity to engage in the exegetical and interpretive study of the Gospels of the New Testament. The course is built around the exegesis of the Greek text and involves the grammatical, historical and linguistic tools of ex...
NTS7702 EXEGESIS OF MARK The student is given the opportunity to engage in the exegetical and interpretive study of the Gospels of the New Testament. The course is built around the exegesis of the Greek text and involves the grammatical, historical and linguistic tools of ex...
NTS7703 EXEGESIS OF LUKE The student is given the opportunity to engage in the exegetical and interpretive study of the Gospels of the New Testament. The course is built around the exegesis of the Greek text and involves the grammatical, historical and linguistic tools of ex...
NTS7704 EXEGESIS OF JOHN The student is given the opportunity to engage in the exegetical and interpretive study of the Gospels of the New Testament. The course is built around the exegesis of the Greek text and involves the grammatical, historical and linguistic tools of ex...
NTS7705 EXEGESIS OF ACTS The Book of Acts will be studied upon the basis of the Greek text. The perspective of the course will be to gain a grasp of the book as a whole, as well as its parts. Emphasis will be placed upon the basic content of the book in relation to the Chris...
NTS7706 EXEGESIS OF ROMANS Selected epistles are studied upon the basis of the Greek text. The perspective of the course will be to gain a grasp of the letter as a whole, as well as its parts. Emphasis will be placed upon the basic content of the letter in relation to the Chri...
NTS7707 EXEGESIS OF I/II CORINTHIANS This course is a careful and detailed study of Paul's letters to the Corinthians with attention to the development of Paul's thought. The relation of the books+ to the whole of Pauline theology will be noted along with an emphasis on the formational...
NTS7708 EXEGESIS OF I CORINTHIANS Selected epistles are studied upon the basis of the Greek text. The perspective of the course will be to gain a grasp of the letter as a whole, as well as its parts. Emphasis will be placed upon the basic content of the letter in relation to the Chri...
NTS7709 EXEGESIS OF II CORINTHIANS Selected epistles are studied upon the basis of the Greek text. The perspective of the course will be to gain a grasp of the letter as a whole, as well as its parts. Emphasis will be placed upon the basic content of the letter in relation to the Chri...
NTS7710 EXEGESIS OF GALATIANS Together with Romans, Paul's Letter to the Galatians has stood at the heart of discussions of Christian theology from Augustine through the Reformation to the present day. It is possibly Paul's earliest formulation (in writing) of his teachings about...
NTS7711 EXEGESIS OF EPHESIANS In Ephesians, Paul celebrates God's activity (past, ongoing, and future) on behalf of all who had responded in trust and faithfulness toward Jesus throughout the eastern Roman empire, then instructs early Christians regarding their individual and col...
NTS7712 EXEGESIS OF PHILIPPIANS Selected epistles are studied upon the basis of the Greek text. The perspective of the course will be to gain a grasp of the letter as a whole, as well as its parts. Emphasis will be placed upon the basic content of the letter in relation to the Chri...
NTS7713 EXEGESIS OF COLOSSIANS/PHILIPPIANS Selected epistles are studied upon the basis of the Greek text. The perspective of the course will be to gain a grasp of the letter as a whole, as well as its parts. Emphasis will be placed upon the basic content of the letter in relation to the Chri...
NTS7714 EXEGESIS OF I/II THESSALONIANS Selected epistles are studied upon the basis of the Greek text. The perspective of the course will be to gain a grasp of the letter as a whole, as well as its parts. Emphasis will be placed upon the basic content of the letter in relation to the Chri...
NTS7715 EXEGESIS OF I THESSALONIANS Selected epistles are studied upon the basis of the Greek text. The perspective of the course will be to gain a grasp of the letter as a whole, as well as its parts. Emphasis will be placed upon the basic content of the letter in relation to the Chri...
NTS7716 EXEGESIS OF PASTORAL EPISTLES Selected epistles are studied upon the basis of the Greek text. The perspective of the course will be to gain a grasp of the letter as a whole, as well as its parts. Emphasis will be placed upon the basic content of the letter in relation to the Chri...
NTS7717 EXEGESIS OF THE BOOK OF HEBREWS Selected epistles are studied upon the basis of the Greek text. The perspective of the course will be to gain a grasp of the letter as a whole, as well as its parts. Emphasis will be placed upon the basic content of the letter in relation to the Chri...
NTS7718 EXEGESIS OF JAMES & JUDE Selected epistles are studied upon the basis of the Greek text. The perspective of the course will be to gain a grasp of the letter as a whole, as well as its parts. Emphasis will be placed upon the basic content of the letter in relation to the Chri...
NTS7719 EXEGESIS OF I & II PETER Selected epistles are studied upon the basis of the Greek text. The perspective of the course will be to gain a grasp of the letter as a whole, as well as its parts. Emphasis will be placed upon the basic content of the letter in relation to the Chri...
NTS7720 EXEGESIS OF I PETER Selected epistles are studied upon the basis of the Greek text. The perspective of the course will be to gain a grasp of the letter as a whole, as well as its parts. Emphasis will be placed upon the basic content of the letter in relation to the Chri...
NTS7721 EXEGESIS OF II PETER & JUDE Selected epistles are studied upon the basis of the Greek text. The perspective of the course will be to gain a grasp of the letter as a whole, as well as its parts. Emphasis will be placed upon the basic content of the letter in relation to the Chri...
NTS7722 EXEGESIS OF JOHANNINE LITERATURE Selected epistles are studied upon the basis of the Greek text. The perspective of the course will be to gain a grasp of the letter as a whole, as well as its parts. Emphasis will be placed upon the basic content of the letter in relation to the Chri...
NTS7723 EXEGESIS OF REVELATION This course explores the Book of Revelation as an attempt by the Jewish Christian prophet John to open his congregations' eyes to what Roman imperial politics, economy, and ideology look like in the light of God's claim upon all human beings and God'...
NTS7724 EXEGESIS OF SERMON ON THE MOUNT The student is given the opportunity to engage in the exegetical and interpre-tive study of the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5-7. The course is built around the exegesis of the Greek text and involves the grammatical, historical and linguistic tool...
NTS7725 EXEGESIS OF LUKE-ACTS The student is given the opportunity to engage in the exegetical and interpre-tive study of Luke-Acts. The course is built around the exegesis of the Greek text and involves the grammatical, historical and linguistic tools of exegetical procedure. Sp...
NTS7730 ADVANCED GREEK GRAMMAR This course is designed to round out the student's inductive experience by building on a solid foundation of grammar and syntax. Selected editions of New Testament Greek writings will be read.
NTS7735 GREEK PEDAGOGY A survey of Greek pedagogical method to develop an understanding of teaching a non-living language. In light of this theoretical base, the student will evaluate current Greek grammars, while participating in the Greek teaching process.
NTS7747 TEXTS AND MANUSCRIPTS OF NEW TESTAMENT A textual and exegetical study of selected readings in which significant distinctive differences occur between major textual traditions and the translations and versions of the New Testament. Facsimiles of ancient manuscripts will be used in this cou...
NTS7761 PARABLES (EXEGESIS) (Exegesis) This course examines the nature and use of parables in the Gospels and early Jewish literature. It will include a survey of interpretive approaches as well as historical, cultural and geographical issues. Students will be given the opportu...
NTS7770 CONF/SEMINAR IN NT Credit is available for those who attend approved conferences and seminars. Students should check with the chairperson of the respective department (Biblical Studies, Christian History, Theology and Philosophy or Practical Theology) for reading and w...
NTS7771 ISRAEL STUDY TOUR Credit is available for those who take an approved tour of Israel and the Holy Land. Students should check with the chairperson of the Biblical Studies department for reading and writing requirements associated with receiving credit for the trip.
NTS7790 PILOT COURSE IN NEW TESTAMENT Uncatalogued courses are offered occasionally to enrich the offerings of the major and to tap the resources of department faculty and visiting scholars. Specific course titles and descriptions are available when the course is scheduled.
NTS7792 Conference/Seminar in Nt Credit is available for those who attend approved conferences and seminars. Students should check with the department chairperson for reading and writing requirements associated with attendance at approved conferences and seminars.
NTS7794 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN NT Independent Studies are designed to cover specialized material not usually included in a course offering listed in the catalog.
NTS7795 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN NEW TESTAMENT Independent Studies are designed to cover specialized material not usually included in a course offering listed in the catalog.
NTS7796 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN NEW TESTAMENT Independent Studies are designed to cover specialized material not usually included in a course offering listed in the catalog.
NTS7798 SENIOR SEMINAR IN BIBLICAL STUDIES This course provides the capstone experience for students enrolled in the Master of Arts (Biblical Studies) program. Students will write a seminar paper presenting the results of their investigation of a particular exegetical or hermeneutical proble...
NTS7799 THESIS IN NEW TESTAMENT This course represents the credit awarded for the successful completion of a master's thesis. Students will consult regularly with their thesis advisors through the drafting and revising process until the thesis advisor determines that the thesis is...