BI131 Introducing Literary Interpretation

• A Logos m.Ed training course by Jeannine K. Brown available in the Studies in Biblical Interpretation Bundles - get documents in the associated Faithlife group

• Title Page
• Syllabus
• Introduction
• Unit 1 Terms and Goals of Interpretation
• S1 Exegesis and Contextualization
• S2 Hermeneutics
• S3 Using Logos Dictionaries to Define Key Terms
• S4 Views of the Bible
• S5 Finding Points of Application for Habakkuk
• S6 Listening for the Author
• S7 Biblical Authors and Their Voices
• S8 The Communication Model for Interpretation
• S9 Communicative Intention
• Unit 1 Quiz
• Unit 2 Key Values for Exegesis
• S10 Three Ways of Hearing the Author
• S11 Taking Genre, Literary Context, and Historical Setting Together
• S12 Definition and Examples
• S13 Genre as Communication
• S14 Locating Specific Types of Proverbial Sayings
• S15 Contemporary Examples*
• S16 Biblical Examples
• Unit 2 Quiz
• Unit 3 A Closer Look at Genre
• S17 Narrative
• S18 Plot and Theme in Biblical Narrative
• S19 Authors in Biblical Narrative
• S20 The Purposes of Biblical Narrative
• S21 Poetry
• S22 Parallelism
• S23 Discovering Parallelism in the Psalms with the Psalms Explorer
• S24 Imagery
• S25 Finding Similes in the Book of Psalms
• S26 The Purposes of Biblical Poetry
• S27 Epistle or Letter
• S28 The Form of First-Century Letters
• S29 Studying New Testament Letter Introductions with Literary Type Searches
• S30 The Occasion of Letters
• S31 Researching the Purpose of Paul’s Letter to the Romans
• S32 The Rhetorical Flow of a Letter
• S33 Following the Rhetorical Flow of a Letter
• S34 Discovering the Purpose of Key Clauses in 1 Thessalonians 4:1–6
• S35 The Purposes of Letters
• S36 Other Genres: Law
• S37 Other Genres: Apocalyptic
• Unit 3 Quiz
• Midterm Exam
• Unit 4 A Closer Look at Literary Context
• S38 Historic Practices of the Church and the Academy
• S39 The Value of Reading Books as Wholes*
• S40 How to Read Biblical Books as Wholes
• S41 Exploring Outlines of Ruth with the Bible Outline Browser
• S42 An Example from John
• S43 An Example from Matthew
• S44 An Example from 1 Peter
• Unit 4 Quiz
• Unit 5 A Closer Look at Historical Setting
• S45 Context
• S46 The Original Audience
• S47 Old Testament: The Ancient Near East
• S48 New Testament: The Graeco-Roman World
• S49 New Testament: The Jewish Context
• S50 Discovering Ancient Sources that Discuss Temple
• S51 Study Tools for Historical Setting
• S52 Old Testament Example: Jonah and Assyria
• S53 New Testament Example: 1 Peter and the Graeco-Roman World
• Unit 5 Quiz
• Unit 6 Putting It All Together
• S54 Genre, Literary Context, and Historical Setting
• S55 The Genre of Ruth 1:16–17
• S56 The Literary Context and Historical Setting of Ruth 1:16–17
• S57 The Genre of Philippians
• S58 The Literary Context of Philippians
• S59 The Historical Setting of Philippians
• S60 Study Tools
• Unit 6 Quiz
• Unit 7 Presuppositions in Biblical Interpretation
• S61 Points of Reference
• S62 Assumptions
• S63 Getting a Sense of Our Own Presuppositions
• S64 Engaging the Text
• Unit 7 Quiz
• Conclusion
• S65 Awareness of What We Bring
• Final Exam