Biblical and Archaeological Tutorials

The course examines philosophical assumptions and methodologies of major systems of theological hermeneutics in Christian history, major critical methodologies in biblical studies, and non-Western hermeneutics and marginalized interpretation. It probes implications of such systems for faith and practice. The course cultivates in the student an increased self-awareness of their own presuppositions, assumptions, and those historical factors that influence one’s hermeneutic. Distinct attention is given to the responsibilities of theologians of the church and to the role of creeds and confessional writings in the interpretive process.