Syllabus - Principles of Interpretation 2

Instructor: Larry Powers

I. PURPOSE: To study the art and science of interpretation (Hermeneutics).  To make proper application using the Biblical text.  To apply the precepts and principles studied during Principles of Interpretation 1

II. TEXTBOOKS: The King James Version Bible (preferred) or The American Standard Version (1901); Principles of Interpretation by Clinton Lockhart, Gospel Light Publishing Co., Delight, AR; Hermeneutics by D. R. Dungan, Gospel Light Publishing Co., Delight, AR

III. COURSE REQUIREMENTS: Completed Principles of Interpretation 1; Complete reading assignments before class; answer the role each week with a memory verse from the list of verses on the syllabus; prepare and submit two questions and answers each week from the material covered in class and be ready for a pop quiz at anytime.

IV. TEST & GRADES: There will be two major exams (mid-term & final).  These tests will cover material covered in class, material from reading assignments and material from handouts.  Final grade will be determined by class attendance, memory work, questions and answers submitted, any pop quizzes and mid-term & final test grades.

SESSION

TOPIC OF DISCUSSION

ASSIGNMENT

MEMORY VERSES

First Session

Introduction

 

Acts 11:26; 28:26; I Peter 4:16

Second Session

Figurative Language

Read pages 195-202 (Dungan) & pages 156-160 (Lockhart)

Matt. 18:8,9; Heb. 5:12-14; I Cor. 15:29

Third Session

Figurative Language

Read pages 203-226 (Dungan)

Rev. 1:1-3; Psa. 19:7

Fourth Session

Parable

Read pages 165-166 (Lockhart)

Read pages 227-244 (Dungan)

Matt. 13:13-15

Fifth Session

Fable, Simile

Read pages 244-249 (Dungan)

Matt. 3:16; 6:5

Sixth Session

Similitude, Metaphor

Read pages 249-258 (Dungan)

Luke 13:31-32; Matt. 26:26-28

Seventh Session

Allegory

Read pages 258-270 (Dungan)

Gal. 4:22-31; Eph. 6:11-17

Eight Session

Metonymy

Read pages 270-300 (Dungan)

Rom. 6:6; Eph. 5:16

Ninth Session

Synecdoche

Read pages 300-314 (Dungan)

Mid-term exam

Jer. 18:1-4

Tenth Session

Personification

Read pages 324-326 (Dungan)

Matt. 6:34; James 1:26

Eleventh Session

Hyperbole

Read pages 320-22 (Dungan)

Eph. 3:8-11

Twelfth Session

Irony, Sarcasm, Interrogation

Read pages 316-319 &

326-329 (Dungan)

I Kings 18:27; Mark 7:9; I Cor. 12:29,30

Thirteenth Session

Parallelism

Read pages 332-345 (Dungan)

Isa. 2:2-3

Fourteenth Session

Proverbs

Read pages 314-316 (Dungan)

Deut. 28:37

Fifteen Session

Types and Antitypes

Read pages 359-369 (Dungan)

Titus 2:7; Heb. 11:1

Sixteenth Session

Antithesis, Symbols

Read pages 346-359 (Dungan)

Matt. 25:46

Seventeenth Session

Poetry, Prophecy

Read pages 191-217 (Lockhart)

Psa. 119:97, 160, 168

Eighteenth Session

Prophecy

Read pages 370-388 (Dungan)

Final exam

Dan. 2:44; Joel 2:28-32; Acts 2:14-21