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I-Socio- Historical and Religious context of the NT
II-Text and the Interpretations of the person of Jesus
Lesson 5: The Prologue in John
Lesson 6: Names & titles of Jesus
Lesson 7: Influences of the prologue
Lesson 8: The I am statements part 2
Lesson 9: Jesus' names in the OT
lesson 10: Understanding the scholars
NT in action: the life of Jesus according to the gospels
Lesson 11: Miracles in NT
Lesson 12: Signs in the 4th Gospel & selected signs reading
Lesson 13: Selected themes of the Prologue and their implications
III - Interpreting the text and Issues of relationship, purpose and authorship
Lesson 14: The Synoptic Problem, Source Criticism
Lesson 15: Form Criticism
Lesson 16: Redaction Criticism
Lesson 17: Textual criticism
Lesson 18: Why criticise at all?
Lesson 19: The significance of criticism for understanding the texts
Lesson 20: The 4th gospel
Lesson 21: Authorship of this Gospel
Lesson 22: Purposes of this Gospel
Lesson 23: Significance (strengths and weaknesses) of these views
Lesson 24: Significance for individuals and communities.
Lesson 25: Perfecting the essay
IV- Ways of interpreting the scripture
Lesson 26: Introduction
Lesson 27: The fourfold senses of scripture & reading
Lesson 28: The classical method
Lesson 29: Analysis of the success of general hermeneutics
Lesson 29: The 4 Post enlightenment approaches
Lesson 30: Another look at the A Level Exam the c-sty;e
Lesson z: Retrieval lesson
V-Texts and interpretation: the Kingdom of God, conflict, the death and resurrection of Jesus
Lesson 31: The kingdom of God
Lesson 32: The Kingdom in Luke
Lesson 33: The Kingdom in the OT and in John
Lesson 34: Early believers and the Kingdom of God
lesson 35: Parables and ways of living
Lesson 36: Authors and parables (reading)
Lesson 37: The cross
Lesson 38: Who killed Jesus
Lesson 39: Who really killed Jesus: The trials
Lesson 40: Passion narratives
Lesson 41: Conflict in John & Reading & homework