BI 605 The New Testament Use of the Old Testament Fall 2015 Tuesdays 7 9:30pm; Sept 15 th Oct 20 th Saturday 9am 5pm; Oct 31 st 2 credits Professor Information Nicholas G. Piotrowski, Ph.D. nicholas@northsideindy.org 317.966.1990 Office hours by appointment Course Information BI 605 The New Testament Use of the Old Testament This course is a detailed study of hermeneutical methods employed by New Testament authors in their appropriation of Old Testament texts. Contemporary debates, and implications for teaching and preaching will also be covered. Course Objectives Students in this course will 1. Understand how NT authors employed OT texts to achieve their rhetorical and theological goals. 2. Interpret NT texts of various genres that appropriate OT texts. 3. Evaluate current OT in the NT hermeneutical theories. 4. Synthesize OT in the NT with larger biblical, systematic and pastoral issues. 5. Articulate the meaning of one NT passage that employs at least one OT text. collaborating with local churches for biblical and theological training
Course Outcomes Within the ITS Learning Outcomes, this course contributes to shaping students aptitude in Hermeneutics & Biblical Theology proficient at reading and interpreting biblical Hebrew and Greek, appreciating the rhetorical functions of the biblical books in their original social contexts, comprehending the contours of redemptive history within a covenantal framework, and possessing a very high biblical literacy and trenchant understanding of the gospel. Practical Integration able to powerfully articulate the gospel both in conversation and preaching, skilled at clear written and oral communication, understanding the central role of the local church in missions and evangelism, effective at personal discipleship, and committed to the sufficiency of scripture. Spiritual Transformation continually growing in Christ-likeness and bringing forth the fruits of the Spirit, having been transformed by the gospel, and living by grace, applying the gospel to all of life. Teaching Method This course is premised on the conviction that the Bible is the inspired word of God and contains everything necessary for life and salvation. In part, that means it contains a consistent, cogent and practical worldview that, when believed and obeyed, is able to conform sinners into the image of Christ who are then equipped to lead the church, engage subversive cultural trends, and confront the vanity of unbelief. Thus, close-reading and careful attention to the texts as well as the historical settings in which they were written are imperative, as is careful and deliberate reflection on contemporary life. The bulk of class time will be spent reviewing the current scholarly debate surrounding the NT use of the OT, and giving attention to the primary texts. As a Master s level course, students are also responsible for their own learning through reading, research and writing. Punctual attendance at every class meeting is expected. Classroom technologies are to be used in theical ways that contribute to the learning process. Bring your Bible to every class. Course Readings: Required: Beale, G. K. Handbook on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament: Exegesis and Interpretation. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2012. Berding, Kenneth and Jonathan Lunde (eds.). Three Views of the New Testament Use of the Old Testament. Counterpoints: Bible and Theology 18. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008. Clendenen, E. Ray. Salvation by Faith or by Faithfulness in the Book of Habakkuk? Bulletin for Biblical Research 24.4 (2014): 505 513. [PDF available from the professor] ITS BI605 NT use of the NT 2 of 6
Dempster, Stephen G. From Slight Peg to Cornerstone to Capstone: The Resurrection of Christ on The Third Day According to the Scriptures. Westminster Theological Journal 76.2 (2014): 371 409. [PDF available thru ATLA ] Foulkes, Francis. The Acts of God: A Study of the Basis of Typology in the Old Testament. The Tyndale House Old Testament Lecture, 1955. Hays, Richard B. Reading Backwards: Figural Christology and the Fourfold Gospel Witness. Waco: Baylor University Press, 2014. Piotrowski, Nicholas G. I Will Save My People from their Sins : The Influence of Ezekiel 36:28b 29a; 37:23b on Matthew 1:21. Tyndale Bulletin 64.1 (2013): 33 54. [PDF available thru ATLA ] Schrock, David. What Designates a Valid Type? A Christotelic, Covenantal Proposal. Southeastern Theological Review 5 (2014): 3 26. [PDF available from the professor] Recommended: Alexander, T. Desmond. From Eden to the New Jerusalem: An Introduction to Biblical Theology. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2008., et al. New Dictionary of Biblical Theology. Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2000. [This is part of a dictionary series that IVP produces. All are of high quality.] Beale, G. K. A New Testament Biblical Theology: The Unfolding of the Old Testament in the New. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2011.. Descent of the Eschatological Temple in the Form of the Spirit at Pentecost: Part 1: The Clearest Evidence. Tyndale Bulletin 56.1 (2005): 73 102.. Descent of the Eschatological Temple in the Form of the Spirit at Pentecost: Part 2: Corroborating Evidence. Tyndale Bulletin 56.2 (2005): 63 90.. Did Jesus and the Apostles Preach the Right Doctrine from the Wrong Texts?: An Examination of the Presuppositions of Jesus and the Apostles Exegetical Method. Themelios 14.3 (1989): 89 96.. Did Jesus and the Apostles Preach the Right Doctrine from the Wrong Texts?: Revisiting the Debate Seventeen Years Later in the Light of Peter Enns Book Inspiration and Incarnation. Themelios 32.1 (2006): 18 43. Beale, G. K., and D. A. Carson (eds.). Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2007. Carson, D. A. Exegetical Fallacies. 2 nd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1996.. New Testament Commentary Survey. 7 th ed. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2013. ITS BI605 NT use of the NT 3 of 6
Currid, John D. and David P. Barrett. Crossway ESV Bible Atlas. Wheaton: Crossway, 2010. Evans, Craig A. Noncanonical Writings and New Testament Interpretation. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 1992. Ferguson, Everett. Backgrounds of Early Christianity. 3 rd ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003. Goldsworthy, Graeme. According to Plan: The Unfolding Revelation of God in the Bible. Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2002.. Gospel-Centered Hermeneutics: Foundations and Principles of Evangelical Biblical Interpretation. Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2006.. Christ-Centered Biblical Theology: Hermeneutical Foundations and Principles. Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2012. Hagner, Donald A. New Testament Exegesis and Research: A Guide for Seminarians. Pasadena: Fuller Seminary Press, 1999. Hays, Richard B. Echoes of Scripture in the Letters of Paul. New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 1989. Holland, Tom. Contours of Pauline Theology: A Radical New Survey of the Influences on Paul s Biblical Writings. Dublin: Mentor, 2010. Ladd, George Eldon. A Theology of the New Testament. Rev. ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1993. Moyise, Steve. Intertextuality and the Study of the Old Testament in the New Testament. Pages 14 41 in The Old Testament in the New Testament. Edited by Steven Moyise. JSNTSup 189. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic, 2000. Nicole, Roger. The Old Testament in the New Testament. Pages 617 28 in The Expositor s Bible Commentary. Edited by Frank E. Gaebelein. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1979. Piotrowski, Nicholas G. After the Deportation : Observations in Matthew s Apocalyptic Genealogy, Bulletin for Biblical Research 25.2 (2015): 189 203. Ridderbos, Herman N. Redemptive History and the New Testament Scriptures. 2 nd ed. Phillipsburg: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1988. Roberts, Vaughn. God s Big Picture: Tracing the Storyline of the Bible. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 2002. Robertson, O. Palmer. Genesis 15:6: New Covenant Expositions of an Old Covenant Text. Westminster Theological Journal 42.2 (1980): 259 90. ITS BI605 NT use of the NT 4 of 6
. The Justified (By Faith) Shall Live by His Steadfast Trust Habakkuk 2:4. Presbyterion 9.1 (1983): 52 71. Schreiner, Thomas R. Magnifying God in Christ: A Summary of New Testament Theology. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2010. Snodgrass, Klyne. The Use of the Old Testament in the New. Chapter 10 in Interpreting the New Testament: Essays on Methods and Issues. Edited by David Alan Black and David S. Dockery. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2001. Tankersley, Lee. Thus It Is Written : Redemptive History and Christ s Resurrection on the Third Day. The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 16.3 (2012): 50 60. White, Joel. He was Raised on the Third Day According to the Scriptures (1 Corinthians 15:4): A Typological Interpretation Based on the Cultic Calendar in Leviticus 23. Tyndale Bulletin 66.1 (2015): 103 19. Course Schedule Date Topics Reading Due Sept 15 Into. to Biblical Theology Beale 1 3, 5 (62 pages) Worldview of NT Authors Berding/Lunde Intro (38 pages) Sept 22 OT Quotations in the NT Beale 4 (40 pages) Reading q. s 1 NT & OT Contexts Hays 1 (16 pages) Berding/Lunde 1 (45 pages) Sept 29 Typology Foulkes (25 pages) Reading q. s 2 Echoes and Allusions Schrock (24pages) Piotrowski (22 pages) Hays 3 (20 pages) Oct 6 Synoptic Gospels use of OT Hays 2, 4 (38 pages) Reading q. s 3 Acts s use of OT Dempster (38 pages) Oct 13 Paul s use of OT Clendenen (9 pages) Reading q. s 4 John s use of OT Hays 5 (18 pages) Beale 7 (16 pages) Berding/Lunde 2 (47 pages) Oct 20 Teaching the OT in the NT Berding/Lunde 3 (51 pages) Reading q. s 5 Preaching the OT in the NT Oct 24 Paper Oct 31 Discuss papers Peers Papers ITS BI605 NT use of the NT 5 of 6
Course Assignments Reading Comprehension and Interaction: Each time the class meets students will be given a list of questions that pertain to the related reading. Answers to these questions require no more than two single-spaced pages. They are due at the next class meeting. 50% of final grade. [Objectives 1, 2, 3] Interpretation: Each student will write an eight-page paper (Turabian style) that explicates the meaning of one of the NT passages listed below. Students must select their text by October 6 th. The paper is due by October 24 th, emailed to the professor and the entire class. Each student is to read the others students papers by October 31 th. The paper should employ the methods taught in class, and comment briefly on how this passage can be preached. 50% of final grade. [Objectives 2, 4, 5] Texts from which to choose from: Matthew 1:1 17 Mark 1:1 11 Luke 4:1 13 Acts 2:1 36 John 1:1 18 Romans 1:1 17 1 Cor. 11:23 26 2 Cor. 3:1 4:15 Galatians 3:6 4:7 Ephesians 4:1 16 Colossians 1:3 23 2 Timothy 2:14 26 Hebrews 3:7 4:13 1 Peter 2:4 10 James 2:14 26 Revelation 12 Grading Scale Letter Percent Points A 96 100 4.00 A- 92 95 3.67 B+ 88 91 3.33 B 84 87 3.00 B- 80 83 2.67 C+ 77 79 2.33 C 74 76 2.00 C- 71 73 1.67 D+ 69 70 1.33 D 67 68 1.00 D- 65 66 0.66 F < 65 0.00 I Incomplete 0.00 Course Policies Attendance in class is critical for learning the necessary material. Students are, therefore, expected to attend every class session. ITS understands, however, that life unexpected and unavoidable emergencies do emerge in the course of study. Two absences in one course will not result in a lower grade. Three or four absence, however, will result in lowering the student s grade by one letter. Five absences will result in an automatic F. Incompletes can be granted at the professor s discretion based on the likelihood that the student can complete the necessary course work with no more than one month of extra time, and given that the student is currently passing the course at the time of the request. The regular attendance policy still applies. Students are, therefore, encouraged to withdraw if more than four courses will need to be missed. Plagiarism and cheating will be grounds for an immediate F in any given course. A second occurrence will result in expulsion from school. ITS BI605 NT use of the NT 6 of 6