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103 HOMILETICS HOM 500 Introduction to Expository Preaching Provides students with both instruction and practice in the discipline of expository preaching. Students are introduced to the exegetical and homiletical steps involved in the exposition of New Testament texts with a goal of initiating students in the practice of preaching the Bible in a clear and relevant fashion. Offered fall and spring semesters. Two or three hours. HOM 701 Expository Preaching of Old Testament Texts Linking Hebrew exegesis with the exposition of the Old Testament, the instruction in this course focuses on the exegesis of different types of Old Testament literature and the preparation of relevant expository sermons from those texts. It explores, in depth, the theological implications of the Old Testament and its application for contemporary audiences. Students will prepare and preach at least two sermons based on different sections of the Old Testament. Evaluations will be offered by the students and the instructor. Prerequisites: OT 502 Hebrew II; HOM 500 Introduction to Expository Preaching. Offered fall semesters. Three hours. HOM 743 Advanced Expository Preaching I Designed to provide more practice in the discipline of expository preaching. Class format includes discussion, sermon preparation and presentation, the emphasis of scriptural authority in preaching, and how to make sermons relevant to contemporary audiences. A spiritual formation component is included to help students grow in their personal relationship with Christ. Prerequisite: HOM 500 Introduction to Expository Preaching. Offered fall semesters. Two hours. HOM 744 Advanced Expository Preaching II A continuation of HOM 743 Advanced Expository Preaching I. Prerequisite: HOM 500 Introduction to Expository Preaching. Offered spring semesters. Two hours. HOM 750 Interpreting and Preaching Difficult Texts and Topics This course gives students exposure to and practice in the interpretation and exposition of biblical texts and current topics that are deemed to be especially challenging to both preachers and contemporary listeners. Prerequisites: GS 500 Thinking Biblically and Theologically, HOM 500 Introduction to Expository Preaching. Offered spring semesters. Three hours. HOM 590, 690 Studies in Homiletics 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. HOM 591, 691 Individualized Study in Homiletics These course numbers are reserved for courses that are designed to free the student for independent investigation in homiletics under the guidance of a professor. One to three hours. HISPANIC STUDIES Hispanic studies courses assist both Hispanic students and those of other ethnic groups in becoming culturally effective by both understanding the culture and social dynamics of this ethnic group and developing effective evangelistic and outreach strategies in order to develop transformational ministries within the community.