New Testament
NT 1000
3 hours
The NT Exegesis and Hermeneutics
This course will cover traditional hermeneutical issues, including the relationship between the OT and the NT, the role of the interpreter, the use of creeds and confessions in interpretation, and the relationship between original meaning and modern significance.
NT 1001
3 hours
Biblical Greek
An introductory study concentrating on basic vocabulary and analysis of the grammar of New Testament Greek and techniques for the exposition of the Greek text.
NT 1002
3 hours
The Intertestamental History of Israel
This course will provide a brief outline of Israel’s intertestamental history, which can provide an useful background of the New Testament.
NT 1003
3 hours
This course investigates the covenantal nature of the New Testament from a biblical-theological perspective. The study of NT theology includes (1) finding out the central messages of the various NT authors with special reference to the death of Christ; (2) confirming the diversity and unity of the New Testament messages.
NT 1004
3 hours
The Synoptic Gospels
Attention is given to each writer’s literary art, theological teaching, pastoral purpose, and message for today’s church and world.
NT 1005
3 hours
The Holy Spirit in the NT
This course will investigate how the New Testament authors understand the Holy Spirit, focusing primarily on Luke, John, and Paul who have made most significant contribution to the New Testament Pneumatology, and will also examine the unity and diversity of their theological arguments about Jesus and the Spirit.
NT 1006
3 hours
This course will endeavor to reconstruct the central messages of Paul’s thought in terms of his covenant thinking. This will help us to understand the relationship of Paul’s gospel to the Abrahamic covenant, the Mosaic old covenant, and the New Covenant.
NT 1007
3 hours
The Gospel of John
Special attention is given to John’s literary art, theological teaching, pastoral purpose, and message for today’s church and world.
NT 1008
3 hours
Galatians
Galatians is one of Paul’s earliest epistles, which was written to refute the false Judaizing Christians who infiltrated the Galatian Gentile church. This course will cover reconstructing their identity and arguments as well as Paul’s theological response to them and his central message.
NT 1009
3 hours
Romans
Romans is one of Paul’s most significant epistles, which has excercised great influence to the shaping of later Christian churches’ doctrines. Our special attention is given to structure, purpose, theological message of Romans as well as to message for today’s church and world.
NT 1010
3 hours
1 & 2 Corinthians and 1 & 2 Thessalonians
The Corinthian church suffered great conflict with Paul and was eroded by its surrounding secular Hellenistic ideas, and the Thessalonian church was a young church which suffered persecution because of the gospel it received. Our attention is given to what is the real nature of the church problems and what response Paul made to these churches, by focusing to the structure, purpose, theological message, and modern significance of these letters.
NT 1011
3 hours
The Acts of the Apostles
Acts is a unique document which portrays the ministries and acts of Jesus’ disciples after Pentecost. This course will cover Luke’s literary art, structure, purpose, and theological message of Acts.
NT 1012
3 hours
Hebrews
This course will cover identifying the author, narrative structure, nature of church crisis, occasion and purpose of writing, theological message, and modern significance of Hebrews.
NT 1013
3 hours
Paul’s Prison Letters
This course will cover studying Philippians, Ephesians, Colossians, and Philemon, which are called ‘prison letters.’ Attention is given to the author’s literary art, structure, purpose, and theological message of each prison epistle.
NT 1014
3 hours
The Pastoral Epistles
This course will cover traditional issues, including the controversy about authorship, the identification of false teachers and their arguments, the author’s literary style and structure, purpose, and theological messages.
NT 1015
3 hours
The Epistles of John
Except the Gospel of John, John left us three letters such as 1, 2, 3 John. This course will cover identifying authorship, literary art, church crisis, purpose, and theological message.
NT 1016
3 hours
1 & 2 Peter
This course will cover identifying Peter’s narrative art and structure, occasion and purpose of writing, his response to the church crisis, theological message, and modern significance for today’s church and world.
NT 1017
3 hours
James
The Book of James has been neglected among New Testament scholarship since M. Luther, who regarded it as a letter of straw. This course will lead us to identify why it has an important theological significance even in modern times. This course will cover identifying the narrative structure, occasion and purpose, central messages of this letter.
NT 1018
3 hours
The Book of Revelation
Revelation is a unique apocalyptic document in the early Christian church, which was written to the Christian audience in the midst of severe persecution under the Roman empire. Attention is given to the literary genre and narrative structure, occasion and purpose of writing, theological message of Revelation, and modern significance for Today’s church and world.
NT 1019
3 hours
An introductory study of Paul’s 13 letters and their basic theological messages. concentrating on authorship, occasion and purpose of writing, unity and integrity of texts, and central theological messages.
NT 1020
3 hours
The Gospel of Luke
This Gospel belongs to one of the Synoptic Gospels. This course provides an expository study of the basic messages of Luke’s Gospel on the basis of its Greek Text.
NT 1021
3 hours
The NT Seminar
Our graduate school can freely provide a special opportunity for guest lecturers to deliver lectures with reference to special New Testament subjects.
NT 1022
3 hours
Thesis Writing
Every graduate student who has finished all credits required for graduation is obligated to write a Th.M. or Ph.D. thesis according to the IGSB regulations about thesis writing and submit it to the academic dean of IGSB.