New Testament Exegesis : Understanding and Applying the New Testament

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OVERVIEWWhen people interpret the Bible, even though they may have the best motives in the world, they can still read their ideas into the Bible rather than draw out what the author originally intended to mean. Don’t miss the whole point of exegesis. It’s to know and worship God. Dr. Naselli will help you exegete the New Testament texts in a way that spreads a passion for the supremacy of God in all things for the joy of all peoples through Jesus Christ by exploring the concepts of genre, theology, translation, and much more. Exegesis and theology are thrilling because they help you know and worship God, and only God satisfies.LEARNING OBJECTIVESUpon successful completion you should be able to:- Understand characteristics that make for a great Bible translation- Describe the rationale behind interpretive decisions that remain faithful to the intent of the original author- Recognize key Scriptural phrases and their meaningCOURSE OUTLINEIntroduction- Introducing the Speaker and CourseUnit 1: Introduction to Exegesis and Theology- What Is Exegesis?- Twelve Steps for Exegesis and Theology- Exegesis vis-à-vis Theology- Study vis-à-vis Prayer- Organizing Your Theological Library- Resources: ExegesisUnit 2: Genre- Starting with Text Criticism or with Genre- Principles for Interpreting the Bible- Interpreting Figures of Speech- Genres in the Gospels and Acts- Interpreting the Gospels and Acts- Interpreting Parables- Example: Prodigal Son (Luke 15)- Interpreting the Epistles- Interpreting the Book of Revelation- Resources: GenreUnit 3: Textual Criticism- What Is Textual Criticism?- Evaluating Variant Readings- KJV-Only and Inerrancy- Example (1 Cor 13:3)- Resources: Text CriticismUnit 4: Translation- Four Qualities of an Excellent Translation- Approaches to Bible Translation- Comparing Contemporary Translations- Comparing the NASB with the ESV and NIV- How to Disagree about Bible Translation Philosophy- Alternative to Bickering (Part 1)- Alternative to Bickering (Part 2)- Translating Figurative Language and Cultural Issues- Importance of Dignified Translations- Translating with Gender Accuracy- Footnotes in Bible Translations- Translation Examples- Resources: TranslationUnit 5: Greek Grammar- Basics of Greek Grammar (Part 1)- Basics of Greek Grammar (Part 2)- Exegetically Significant Words, Phrases, and Clauses- Analyzing the Nominative Case- Analyzing the Genitive Case- Analyzing the Dative Case- Analyzing the Accusative Case- Analyzing Articles- Analyzing Verbal Aspect- Analyzing the Infinitives- Analyzing Participles (Part 1)- Analyzing Participles (Part 2)- Analyzing Antecedents of Pronouns- Resources: Greek GrammarUnit 6: Diagramming an Argument- Tracing the Argument in Greek- Propositional Relations- Creating an Argument Diagram- Eight Steps for Phrasing- Phrasing for Tracing the Argument- Phrasing 1 Peter 5:6–7- Phrasing Matthew 28:19–20a- Phrasing Jude 20–21- Phrasing Romans 11:33–36- Phrasing Colossians 1:9–14- Phrasing Romans 3:21–26- Resources: DiagrammingUnit 7: Historical-Cultural Context- The Need for Background Information- Examples Where Background Information Is Necessary- Sufficiency and Clarity of Scripture- Questions for Analyzing the Historical-Cultural Context- Mirror Reading- Primary Sources for Historical-Cultural Context- Using Jewish and Graeco-Roman Resources- Example: Eye of a Needle (Matt 19:24)- Example: Rhetoric (1 Cor 2:1–5)- Resources: Historical-Cultural ContextUnit 8: Literary Context- Levels of the Literary Context- The New Testament in Ten Minutes- Suggestions for Reading in Literary Context- Memorizing an Entire New Testament Book- Example: “Judge Not” (Matt 7:1)- Example: “I Can Do All Things” (Phil 4:13)- Resources: Literary ContextUnit 9: Word Studies- The Importance of Word Studies- Four Steps for Doing a Word Study- What to Avoid in Word Studies (Part 1)- What to Avoid in Word Studies (Part 2)- A Thought Experiment on Poor Commentaries- Example: συνείδησις (“Conscience”)- Example: σάρξ and πνεῦμα (“Flesh” and “Spirit”)- Example: μὴ γένοιτο (“God Forbid!”)- Resources: Word StudiesUnit 10: Biblical Theology- Where We Are on the Exegetical-Theological Map- What Is Biblical Theology? (Part 1)- What Is Biblical Theology? (Part 2)- Illustration: Harry Potter- Example: Holiness- Example: Temple (1 Cor 6:19–20)- Example: Mystery (Eph 3:1–6)- Example: Work- Motivation to Do Biblical Theology- Resources: Biblical TheologyUnit 11: Historical Theology- Survey of Historical Theology, and Significant Exegetes and Theologians- Reasons to Study Historical Theology (Part 1)- Reasons to Study Historical Theology (Part 2)- Example: Keswick Theology- Resources: Historical TheologyUnit 12: Systematic Theology- What I...