Contents

Introduction

• Introducing the Speaker and the Course

Unit 1: Terms and Goals of Interpretation

• Exegesis and Contextualization

• Hermeneutics

• Using Logos Dictionaries to Define Key Terms

• Views of the Bible

• Finding Points of Application for Habakkuk

• Listening for the Author

• Biblical Authors and Their Voices

• The Communication Model for Interpretation

• Communicative Intention

Unit 2: Key Values for Exegesis

• Three Ways of Hearing the Author

• Taking Genre, Literary Context, and Historical Setting Together

• Definition and Examples

• Genre as Communication

• Locating Specific Types of Proverbial Sayings

• Contemporary Examples

• Biblical Examples

Unit 3: A Closer Look at Genre

• Narrative

• Plot and Theme in Biblical Narrative

• Authors in Biblical Narrative

• The Purposes of Biblical Narrative

• Poetry

• Parallelism

• Discovering Parallelism in the Psalms with the Psalms Explorer

• Imagery

• Finding Similes in the Book of Psalms

• The Purposes of Biblical Poetry

• Epistle or Letter

• The Form of First-Century Letters

• Studying New Testament Letter Introductions with Literary Type Searches

• The Occasion of Letters

• Researching the Purpose of Paul’s Letter to the Romans

• The Rhetorical Flow of a Letter

• Following the Rhetorical Flow of a Letter

• Discovering the Purpose of Key Clauses in 1 Thessalonians 4:1–6

• The Purposes of Letters

• Other Genres: Law

• Other Genres: Apocalyptic

Unit 4: A Closer Look at Literary Context

• Historic Practices of the Church and the Academy

• The Value of Reading Books as Wholes

• How to Read Biblical Books as Wholes

• Exploring Outlines of Ruth with the Bible Outline Browser

• An Example from John

• An Example from Matthew

• An Example from 1 Peter

Unit 5: A Closer Look at Historical Setting

• Context

• The Original Audience

• Old Testament: The Ancient Near East

• New Testament: The Graeco-Roman World

• New Testament: The Jewish Context

• Discovering Ancient Sources that Discuss Temple

• Study Tools for Historical Setting

• Old Testament Example: Jonah and Assyria

• New Testament Example: 1 Peter and the Graeco-Roman World

Unit 6: Putting It All Together

• Genre, Literary Context, and Historical Setting

• The Genre of Ruth 1:16–17

• The Literary Context and Historical Setting of Ruth 1:16–17

• The Genre of Philippians

• The Literary Context of Philippians

• The Historical Setting of Philippians

• Study Tools

Unit 7: Presuppositions in Biblical Interpretation

• Points of Reference

• Assumptions

• Getting a Sense of Our Own Presuppositions

• Engaging the Text

Conclusion

• Awareness of What We Bring
  
  

Details

• Title: BI131 Introducing Literary Interpretation

• Instructor: Jeannine K. Brown

• Publisher: Lexham Press

• Publication Date: 2015

• Product Type: Logos Mobile Education

• Resource Type: Courseware, including transcripts, audio, and video resources

• Courses: 1

• Video Hours: 5