Academic Catalog 2010-2011 - Union Presbyterian Seminary

Union Presbyterian Seminary Academic Catalog 2010-2011key pericopes employed in these debates. Finally, students will be asked to derive a theological paradigm for interpersonalrelationships consistent with a renewed understanding of biblical instruction.Spring 2011.COURSESBIB212 Studies in the Psalms. Prerequisite: BIB 160 or BIB 211. This course examines the psalms of the OldTestament in terms of their use in the liturgical, devotional, and theological life of ancient Israel and the church.It offers an orientation to contemporary and classical approaches to psalm interpretation and to the theology ofthe Psalter. The uses of psalms as hymns, as proper texts in the Christian year, in preaching, in theological reflection,and in spiritual reflection, and in spiritual discipline are considered.Fall 2010.BIB122 The Gospel of Matthew. This course will examine current scholarly views on the sources, literary design,narrative patterns, and theological motifs in the Gospel of Matthew. Students completing the course can expectto improve their skills in exegesis and in communicating the results of those modes of inquiry to churchmembers.Summer 2011.BIB123 Second Temple Judaism. This course will examine the forms of the Jewish religion took between515 BCE and 70 CE, with special focus on the roles the Temple played. Students will survey literature from theApocrypha, Dead Sea Scrolls, Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, and Mishnah, as well as current reconstructions ofthe major Jewish sects and of synagogue development during the period.Fall 2011.BIB124 The Passions of the Christ. This course will examine the four canonical passion narratives, theirsources, literary designs, narrative patterns, and theological motifs. The course will also look at evidence, canonicaland extra-canonical, for how early Christians used passion narratives rhetorically; e.g., as apologetic arguments,to address pastoral issues, and in theological disputes with other believers. Students completing the coursecan expect to improve their skills in exegesis and in communicating the results of those modes of inquiry tochurch members.Spring 2012.Christian Education (Required Courses)EDU166 The Christian Life. See course description on p. 3-7.Fall 2010, 2011.EDU171 Group Process and Leadership Skills. See course description on p. 3-7.Summer 2012.EDU186 The Teaching Ministry of the Church. See course description on p. 3-7.Spring 2012.EDU263 Theory for Education in Religion. See course description on p. 3-7.Summer 2012.EDU272 Aspects of Human Growth and Development. See course description on p. 3-7.Summer 2011.Christian Education (Elective Courses)EDU127 Worship, Sacraments, and Education. See course description on p. 3-8.Fall 2011.3-30