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115 NT 509 New Testament Survey for Counseling This course provides an introduction to the New Testament and a survey of its contents. Special attention will be devoted to themes and passages with particular significance for counseling. Two hours. NT 511 Gospels and Acts This course provides an overview of the intertestamental period, including the religious and political backgrounds to the first century A.D. world. It studies issues of introduction for the four Gospels and Acts, and, using the English New Testament, provides a harmonistic study of the life of Christ with a focus on his essential teachings, the theology of evangelism, and the planting of the church as recorded in Acts. Pre- or corequisite: GS 500 Thinking Biblically and Theologically. Three hours. NT 512 Epistles and Revelation Using the English New Testament, this course surveys the New Testament epistles and the Apocalypse. Issues of introduction and content receive emphasis as well as a continual focus on the theology of evangelism and on the contemporary relevance of issues these documents raise for contemporary life. Pre- or corequisite: GS 500 Thinking Biblically and Theologically. Three hours. NT 540–560 Analysis of Selected Books Engages students electing one of these courses in a careful study of the English text of one or more New Testament books. Two hours. NT 565 The Parables of Jesus Examines the nature and significance of the parables of our Lord in the context of Jesus' teaching, the evangelists' editing and the church today. Two hours. NT 590, 690 Studies in New Testament These course numbers are reserved for courses of special or one-time interest that do not otherwise appear in the catalog. Two or three hours. NT 591, 691 Individualized Study in New Testament These course numbers are reserved for courses that are designed to free the student for independent investigation in New Testament under the guidance of a professor. One to three hours. NT 601 New Testament Theology Taking the approach of biblical theology, this course will focus on a careful analysis of the dominant and distinctive theologies of the various New Testament authors and books and grapples with some of the major themes that unify the New Testament. The course is designed for students who have previously taken acceptable courses in New Testament introduction and general content. It is required for the MA (New Testament) program but it may also be taken as an elective. Pre- or corequisite: GS 500 Thinking Biblically and Theologically; NT 511 Gospels and Acts; and NT 512 Epistles and Revelation. Three hours. NT 611 Using Greek in New Testament Exegesis Aims to develop increased proficiency in Greek grammar by building on the skills introduced in first-year Greek. The student translates selected passages from throughout the New Testament with an emphasis upon the significance of understanding grammar as the necessary basis for adequate exegesis. The various tasks of exegesis receive regular reinforcement through discussion and an exegetical paper. Prerequisite: NT 502 New Testament Greek II (or passing of the Greek advanced standing exam). Three hours.