- 1. Class attendance-
- Student is to be present, to be on time, and to actively participate in class discussion.
- See EBC attendance policy.
- 2. Bible Reading-
- Students will read the Bible books in their entirety in a literal or dynamic equivalent translation (no paraphrases).
- As part of the midterm and final exams, students will report the approximate percentage of the assigned readings completed. This percentage will have bearing on the mark of the exam.
- For the midterm, students are to have read Psalms;
- For the final, students are to have read Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Solomon.
- 3. Scripture Memorization-
- Students will memorize four Scriptures over the term, two for the midterm and two for the final exam.
- The students will choose two passages from each of the following lists and memorize them verbatim from the NIV translation (including punctuation).
- Students will then write out from memory the passages on the respective exams.
- For the Midterm- choose 2
- Psalm
- 1:6
-
4:1
- 8:1
- 19:13
- 24:3-4
- 25:1-2
- 33:1
- 42:11
- 51:1-2
- 56:3-4
- 57:1
- 86:11
- 90:13-14
- 91:1-2
- 93:1
- 95:1
- 115:1
- 116:1-2
- 117:1-2
- 121:1-4
- 123:1-2
- 128:1-2
- 130:1-2
- 135:5-6
- 143:8
- 146:56
- For the Final Exam- choose 2
- Prov.
- 1:7
- 2:5-6
- 3:1-2
- 3:11-12
- 3:13-14
- 4:5-7
- 4:23-24
- 5:18-19
- 8:12-13
- 9:10
- 12:1-2
- 30:5-6
- 30:7-8
- 31:8-9
- Job
- 1:20-21
- 2:10
- 6:10
- 9:19-20
- 9:32-33
- 11:7-8
- 12:12-13
- 19:25-27
- 28:28
- 37:23-24
- Eccl.
- 1:2
- 2:13-14
- 2:24-25
- 2:26
- 3:11-12
- 3:17
- 5:2
- 5:10-11
- 6:12
- 7:13-14
- 7:23-4
- 9:11
- 11:5
- 11:9
- 12:1
- 12:13-14
- SoS
- 4. Reading of Course Textbook-
- 5. Weekly exegesis exercises-
- 6. Term project-
- Student will prepare an exegesis paper on a Scripture passage of their choice from the books covered in this course (excluding the passages covered in class).
- The passage should be long enough to fulfill the particulars of the assignment, but short enough to allow for sufficient depth of study. The optimum length of the passage is around 10-15 verses (many Psalms are the perfect length).
- Students will submit their passage for approval by Monday October 19th.
- Paper should cover the following areas:
- a. Historical context- what can be known about the time and historical situation of the author and what caused this passage to be written.
- b. Literary context- how the passage fits into the surrounding passages and in the book as a whole.
- c. Poetic devices- a description of any poetic devices used in the passage, including parallelism, imagery, symbol and metaphor, allusions, etc.
- d. Structure- a description of the structure of the passage, delimiting stanzas or paragraphs and their relation to one another- describing the flow of thought and argument throughout the passage. If the passage is a Psalm, a description of the Psalm type and any typical features of this type.
- e. Interpretive challenges- a description of anything that is obscure, ambiguous, or subject to divergent interpretations. This should include a brief list of options, which option the student prefers and reasons for doing so. It is not necessary in this paper to solve any problems, but rather to identify the problem and where more intense investigation is necessary.
- f. Theological contribution- what this passage contributes to the total Bible message- what is unique about this passage, and also how it reinforces or qualifies the larger themes of the book and the Bible as a whole (such as God, man, redemption, wisdom, etc.).
- g. Application- a description of how this passage can/should be applied to the life of the student, the family, the local church, and larger society.
- h. Teaching plan- a thumbnail sketch of how the student would teach or preach the passage. This should include a sermon/teaching outline and a brief description of the approach taken in the sermon/teaching.
- This is an exegesis paper, not a research paper. Therefore, the primary resource should be the text of the passage itself. Students should work with the text to discover the text’s meaning.
- Secondary resources such as commentaries, historical studies and word studies may/should be used, but as a supplement/aid and not as a substitute for primary work with the text. Any resources used should be properly documented.
- The paper must be typewritten according to MLA standards.
- Paper will be marked on content and not necessarily on length, but a good, thorough yet concise coverage of the text should be around 3000-4000 words (10-14 pages).
- hyperlink to project grading sheet
- Due Fri. Dec. 4th, 2PM.
- 7. Midterm Exam-
- A 45 minute exam covering reading assigned up to that point, Scripture memory passages, Hebrew poetic devices and Psalms.
- Fri. Oct. 30th 9AM.
- hyperlink to midterm study guide
- 8. Final Exam-
- A 100 minute exam covering remaining reading, Scripture memory passages, Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon.
- Wed. Dec. 9th 1-3PM
- hyperlink to final study guide
- 9. Extra Credit for leading Scripture song or Psalmic prayer.-
- Student may earn 1 percent extra credit point (max. 5) for each time they teach and lead the class in a worship song or prayer- the lyrics/words of which are based (almost) exclusively on the text of a passage from the Hebrew poetic books.
- Student must schedule with the instructor beforehand on a first come- first served basis. However, a student who has yet to do so will be given preference over a student who has already done so.