Communicating the Message I (HOM 529) or equivalent.
Examines Old Testament narrative books as well as the skills and methods necessary for developing expository messages from the OT narrative material. Topics include major OT motifs such as election, covenant, deliverance and law and genre-specific hermeneutical issues. The specific biblical material studied may vary from semester to semester. Cross-listed with BOT 620.
BOT 530 and HOM 529 or equivalent.
Examines Old Testament prophetical books and the Apocalypse, as well as the skills and methods necessary for developing expository messages from the OT/NT prophetical material. Topics include salient prophetic motifs such as, Messianic prophecies, justice, idolatry, exile, restoration and creation/new creation and genre-specific hermeneutical issues will be examined. Biblical material studied may vary from semester to semester. Cross-listed with BOT 621.
BOT 530 and HOM 529 or equivalent.
Examines Old Testament poetic and wisdom books, as well as the skills and methods necessary for developing expository messages from these genres. Topics include organizing the Psalms and Proverbs for expository series and genre-specific hermeneutical issues. Biblical material studied may vary from semester to semester. Cross-listed with BOT 622.
BOT 530 and HOM 529 or equivalent.
Examines New Testament narrative books as well as the skills and methods necessary for developing expository messages from the narrative material, including the sub-genres of miracle, parable and discourse. The narratological structure of Luke-Acts will receive special attention each semester. Otherwise, the specific biblical material will vary from semester to semester. Cross-listed with BNT 623.
BNT 530 and HOM 529 or equivalent.
Examines New Testament letters, focusing especially on the development of expository series that work through the entirety of individual letters. Topics include historical-grammatical exegesis, epistolary form and the propositional mode of writing that characterizes epistolary literature. Analyzes the role of grammar and syntax in unpacking the meaning of paragraphs and larger pericopes. Cross-listed with BNT 624.
BNT 530 and HOM 529 or equivalent.
Serves as an introduction to the Black sermonic tradition primarily used by African Americans within the Black church. The course will focus on the history, rhetorical style, delivery, and structure of Black preaching. The course will also examine the concept of “prophetic preaching” within the African American/Black church context.
