Hermeneutics

This course is unlike any other hermeneutics course you may have taken. At Master’s level, we assume that you already have experience with biblical interpretation, exegesis, and ministry. You are likely to be an experienced Christian leader who interprets Scripture weekly in preaching, teaching, counselling, and leading.

The purpose of this course is to help you consolidate, refine, and articulate your own hermeneutical convictions and practices in dialogue with excellent scholarship and within the context of your calling to serve Christ and His church.

The entire course is structured as a guided project. Your primary task is to produce a comprehensive and carefully reasoned Manual for Bible Interpretation—your personal, scholarly, and ministry-ready hermeneutical handbook.

By the end of this course you should be able to:

• Formulate and defend a coherent set of hermeneutical convictions grounded in a high view of Scripture.
• Interact critically and creatively with at least 10 reputable monographs and 10 peer-reviewed journal articles, demonstrating analytical, synthetic, and evaluative competence.
• Develop a well-structured Manual for Bible Interpretation that articulates your hermeneutical principles in a clear and reasoned way.
• Apply your interpretive commitments in an exegetical paper that demonstrates exegetical and academic competence.
• Demonstrate your understanding during a rigorous oral defence, showing mastery of your manual, reading, and exemplar essay.