An analysis of some of the critical issues in the ongoing development of biblical Hermeneutics. The students critique current literature and also present a research paper on a crucial topic with interaction from the faculty and other students.

Textbooks Required:

• Treier, Daniel J. Introducing Theological Interpretation of Scripture: Recovering a Christian Practice. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2008.
• Bartholomew, Craig G., and Heath Thomas, eds. A Manifesto for Theological Interpretation. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2016.
• Boersma, Hans. Scripture as Real Presence: Sacramental Exegesis in the Early Church. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2017.
• Carter, Craig A. Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition: Recovering the Genius of Premodern Exegesis. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2018.
• Hays, Richard B. Reading with the Grain of Scripture. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2020.
• Provan, Iain W. The Reformation and the Right Reading of Scripture. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2017.

Textbooks Recommended:

• Adam, A. K. M., Stephen E. Fowl, Kevin J. Vanhoozer, and Francis Watson. Reading Scripture with the Church: Toward a Hermeneutic for Theological Interpretation. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2006.

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