BIB510 Bible Study Exposition Skills
The effort to understand an ancient text for what it is saying and to apply its teachings in a very different time and culture is a difficult challenge. When that text is a translation of an original written in a different language it is an even bigger challenge. This course is designed as a hands-on exercise aimed at enhancing the student’s ability to understand, interpret, and apply the text of Scripture. Students will be introduced to expositional skills that will help them identify what the text is saying, interpret its message accurately, and apply it to their lives consistently with its intent.
Credits: 3
Student learning outcomes
- Apply foundational expositional skills to the examination of Scripture resulting in a clear understanding of what the text says, what it means, and its implications for life.
- Apply solid rules of analysis in mapping out the grammatical layout of a text.
- Identify the characteristics of textual exposition questions.
- Determine the influence of contextual issues on the meaning of a text.
- Articulate the meaning and intent of a text, based on solid expositional analysis.
- Experience the power of the text as its meaning is understood and embraced.