New Testament Orientation II – NBST 520

CG • Section 8WK • 11/08/2019 to 04/16/2020 • Modified 09/05/2023

Course Description

A continuation of NBST 515 with a general emphasis and special introduction of Acts and the Pauline Epistles. The study of hermeneutics will continue with emphasis upon word meaning, figures of speech, and other linguistic matters.

For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.

Rationale

NBST 520 helps students develop a systematic, unified, and complete understanding of the New Testament, which is absolutely essential for those in ministry leadership.

Course Assignment

Bible readings, textbook readings, and presentations

(CLO: A, B, C, D, E)

Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (3)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student must participate in 3 Discussions during the course in which the student must post a thread in response to the Discussion's prompt and then respond to 2 students’ threads or replies. Each Discussion thread must contain at least 400 words; each reply must contain at least 200 words. All sources used, including textbooks and presentations, must be documented in current Turabian format. (CLO: A, C, D, E.)

Video Report Assignments (2)

Using a cell phone, tablet, or camera-equipped computer, the student will shoot a 3-minute video of themselves and upload the video to complete the assignment. The assignment instructions will provide the specific details and context for the video. (CLO: A, B, D.)

"SALT" Exercise Assigment

“SALT” stands for “Summarize and Apply Learn Topic.” In this assignment, the student will demonstrate comprehension, assimilation, and application of the information and/or skills acquired in the assigned Learn materials for a given module and/or modules. The student will do this by completing a “SALT” assignment related to a specific topic covered in the Learn materials for a given module or modules. For each “SALT” assignment, there will be a prompt describing the assignment and detailing what the student must do to complete the assignment. To complete the assignment, the student must have read the assigned textbook readings and watched the assigned presentations appropriate to the topic. Having done so, the student will then complete the assignment described in the prompt, making sure to interact with the appropriate Learn materials (both textbook readings and presentations) and documenting that interaction with correctly formatted footnotes and bibliography. The "SALT" assignments must be between 3 to 5 pages, double-spaced, excluding title page, contents page, and bibliography (footnotes count in the page total), and fully documented with both footnotes and bibliography in current Turabian format. (CLO: A, B, C, D, E)

4-MAT Book Review Assignment

The student will compose a 5 to 8-page, double-spaced 4-MAT Book Review of Michael Bird's Four Views on the Apostle Paul. The book review must be done in current Turabian format. References to the Bird volume may be included in the body of the paper with parenthetical citations, but all other sources must be cited with footnotes. (CLO: A, B, C, D)

Reflective Paper: Paul Revisited Assignment

The student will review the video submitted in the Video Report: Introduction to Paul Assignment in which they described the Paul they understood at the time, and then write a reflective paper of not less than 10 nor more than 15 pages, double-spaced, excluding title page, footnotes, and bibliography, comparing the Paul they described in that video to the Paul they have now come to know through a serious study of Acts and Paul’s Letters. The paper must be in current Turabian format with all sources, including course resources, documented with appropriate footnotes and bibliography. (CLO: A, B, C, D, E)