Contents

Introduction

• Introducing the Speaker and the Course

Unit 1: Introductory Matters

• The Bible as Literature

• Develop Reading Proficiency

• Suggested Resources

Unit 2: The Gospels

• Definition of Gospel Genre

• Creating Collections and Using Factbook to Search Gospels

• Gospel Genre Resources

• Historical Trustworthiness

• Using the Louw-Nida Numbers and Parallel Passages in the Gospels

• A Reading Strategy

• Using Interactive Media Datasets in Gospel Research

• The Gospels’ Audience, Part 1

• The Gospels’ Audience, Part 2

• Kingdom of God

• Ethics of Jesus

• Interpretation Exercise 2.1: Parables and Allegory

• Principles for Interpreting Parables

• Interpretation Exercise 2.2: The Tower Parable; Tares Parable

Unit 3: The Book of Acts

• The Genre of Acts

• Dataset Tracking of Narrative Characters in Acts

• Resources on Acts

• Think Vertically

• The Significance of Pentecost

• Acts as Narrative

• What Is Normative?

• Interpretation Exercise 3.1: The Ethiopian Eunuch (Acts 8)

• Using Literary Types to Find Narrative Patterns in Acts

Unit 4: Epistles

• Defining the Genre

• Defining an Epistle

• Using a Gospel Harmony and Interactive Media with Epistles

• Epistle Resources

• Interpretive Principles: Function

• Interpretive Principles: Historical-Cultural Background and Grammar

• Interpretive Principles: Grammar

• Interpretive Principles: Word Studies

• Subgenres, Part 1

• Subgenres, Part 2

• Subgenres Summary

• Rhetorical Structure

• Rhetorical Discourse

• Hymns and Creeds

• Using Factbook and BDAG with Colossians 1:15

• Household Codes

• Slogans, Part 1

• Slogans, Part 2

• Vice and Virtue Lists

• Interpretation Methodology

• Interpretation Exercise 4.1: Studying Ephesians 2:1–10

• The Bible Sense Lexicon and Ancient Literature in Ephesians 2:2

• Interpretation Exercise 4.2: Interpreting Ephesians 2:1–10

• Interpretation Exercise 4.3: Applying Ephesians 2:1–10

Unit 5: The Book of Revelation

• Introduction to Revelation

• Revelation as an Epistle

• Background of the Book

• Resources on Revelation

• Revelation as Prophecy

• The Preterist View of Prophecy

• The Historicist View of Prophecy

• The Idealist View of Prophecy

• The Futurist View of Prophecy

• An Eclectic View of Prophecy

• The Structure of Revelation: Two Options

• Sympathetic Highlighting with Milestone Searching in Revelation

• The Structure of Revelation: A Third Option

• Revelation as Apocalyptic

• Primary Characteristics of Apocalyptic

• Symbolism in Revelation

• The Emperor Cult

• The Distinctive Nature of Revelation

• Interpretation: Steps 1–3

• Interpretation: Step 4

• Interpretation: Step 5

• Interpretation Exercise 5.1: The Temple (Rev 11:1–6)

• Dataset and Commentary Searching of “Temple” in Revelation

• Interpretation Exercise 5.2: The Two Witnesses (Rev 11:1–6)

Conclusion

• Remembering the Goal
  
  

Details

• Title: BI260 Interpreting New Testament Genres

• Instructor: William W. Klein

• Publisher: Lexham Press

• Publication Date: 2015

• Product Type: Logos Mobile Education

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

• Courses: 1

• Video Hours: 9