INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW TESTAMENT
INSTRUCTOR: The Reverend Grant M. VanderVelden
Phone: 563.568.2134 (home) | 563.568.2981 (office) | 563.217.9171 (mobile)
Email: grantvandervelden@gmail.com
Email and landline numbers (home or office) are the preferred means of communication.
DESCRIPTION
This course surveys the literature and message of the New Testament, the second half of the Church's authoritative canon. Successful completion of this course will equip students with –
- an increased knowledge of the New Testament content and theology.
- a sharpened ability to determine the meaning of scriptural texts using basic exegetical methods, including the ability to interpret the New Testament within its first-century context.
- a heightened awareness of the formative and authoritative nature of the New Testament, including how it informs the work of contemporary pastoral ministry.
- Powell, Mark Allan. Introducing the New Testament: A Historical, Literary and Theological Survey. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2009.
- The New Oxford Annotated Bible, New Revised Standard Version: An Ecumenical Study Bible. Fourth edition. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2010. (Another good study Bible may be used in place of the Oxford Annotated Bible.)
- Teacher: Eloise (Magalene) McClarrin