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114 NT 501, 502 New Testament Greek I, II Introduces the morphology and syntax of the Greek language of the New Testament. The first semester covers the essentials of grammar and the development of a basic working vocabulary. In the second semester the student is introduced to the fundamental tasks of exegesis and textual criticism, and students translate selected New Testament texts, practice exegetical methods and do introductory grammatical layouts. NT 502 prerequisite: NT 501. NT 501 and NT 502 offered fall, spring, and summer. Three hours each semester. 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 for students in all programs except MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling: GS 500 Thinking Biblically and Theologically. Offered fall and spring semesters. Two hours (MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling) or three hours (all other programs). 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. Students engage in the inductive study of a selected biblical passage to increase their ability to engage in interpretation of the New Testament for themselves or research and write a paper on a topic that integrates counseling with some portion of the second half of the New Testament. Pre- or corequisite for students in all programs except MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling: GS 500 Thinking Biblically and Theologically. Offered fall and spring semesters. Two hours (MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling) or three hours (all other programs). 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 566 Analysis and Practice of the Sermon on the Mount Consists of an analysis of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount in order to understand its message for his original hearers and for Matthew the Evangelist. The course will have a dual focus: (1) critical methodology— giving proper place to exegesis, background, and literary structure and (2) theological content and contemporary application. Two hours. NT 570 Same-Sex Attraction: A Biblical and Pastoral Care Perspective Introduces students to pastoral care, counseling, social justice concerns and historical-grammatical exegesis of OT and NT texts relevant to the study of same-sex attraction. Prerequisite: GS 500 Thinking Biblically and Theologically. Two hours.