I.

COURSE INFORMATION
Course Title: Biblical Hermeneutics
Course Code: THEO 111
Hermeneutics is a science, an art, and a spiritual act. It is also a task that involves exegesis which is the study of the text’s meaning; and contextualization which is
the cross-cultural communication of a text’s significance for today.

Hermeneutics is a three-unit course that gives students the necessary tools for digging deeper into the Word and teaching them how to use them. It offers the
Course Description: understanding of the three perspectives, levels, and meanings of hermeneutics. Students will be required to apply hermeneutics by delivering an expository sermon.

The knowledge, skills, and insights that students gain from this course may be used by them to proclaim God’s word to every generation by working on the
relationship between the meaning of God’s word and its significance.
Course Credit: 3 Units
Course Prerequisite:
At the end of the course, the students should be able to:

Knowledge
Course Learning Outcomes  Explain the perspectives and meanings of hermeneutics.

Skills
1.Analyze the inspiration, authority, simplicity, clarity, unity, diversity, and analogy of Scripture;
2.Evaluate the historical context, logical context, and rhetorical or compositional patterns;
3.Analyze a text through grammatical analysis;
4.Evaluate semantic fallacies and the semantic theory;
5.Analyze figures of speech;
6Evaluate historical and cultural backgrounds;
7Analyze the Old Testament law;
8Interpret a Biblical narrative;
9Apply hermeneutical principles in poetry;
10.Interpret wisdom literature;
11.Apply hermeneutical principles in prophetic and apocalyptic messages;
12.Apply hermeneutical principles in parables and epistles;
13.Apply the method of using the Old Testament in the New Testament;
14.Apply the methods of Biblical Theology;
15.Resolve issues in Theological construction;
16.Contextualize using the six-stage process;
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 17.Execute practical methods for applying a text; and
18.Deliver an expository sermon.

Values
 Value not having a centralized method of Biblical Theology.

Course Timeframe

Week Topics

1 ● Introduction to Hermeneutics
● General Hermeneutics: Context

2 ● General Hermeneutics: Grammar

3 ● General Hermeneutics: Semantics

4 ● General Hermeneutics: Syntax

5 ● General Hermeneutics: Historical and Cultural Backgrounds

6 ● Genre Analysis: Old Testament Law

7 ● Genre Analysis: Narrative

8 ● Genre Analysis: Poetry

9 ● Genre Analysis: Wisdom

10 ● Genre Analysis: Prophecy

● Genre Analysis: Apocalyptic

11 ● Genre Analysis: Parable

● Genre Analysis: Epistle

12 ● Genre Analysis: The Old Testament in the New Testament

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 13 ● Applied Hermeneutics: Biblical Theology

14 ● Applied Hermeneutics: Systematic Theology

15 ● Applied Hermeneutics: Homiletics I - Contextualization

16 ● Applied Hermeneutics: Homiletics II - The Sermon

17 ● Laboratory: Preaching

18 ● Laboratory: Preaching

II. COURSE LEARNING PLAN

Week Learning Outcome Topics Methodology Resources Assessment

1 ● Explain the perspectives ● Introduction to ● Sermon analysis ● Sermon analysis sheet; ● essay
and meanings of Hermeneutics ● LCD projector or flat screen television
hermeneutics; ● General Hermeneutics:
Context
● Analyze the inspiration,
authority, simplicity,
clarity, unity, diversity, and
analogy of Scripture;
● Evaluate the historical
context, logical context,
and rhetorical or
compositional patterns;

2 ● Analyze a text through ● General Hermeneutics: ● Text analysis ● LCD projector or flat screen television ● Quiz
grammatical analysis Grammar ● Written analysis of text

3 ● Evaluate semantic ● General Hermeneutics: ● Fallacies evaluation ● LCD projector or flat screen television ● Quiz
fallacies and the semantic Semantics ● Fallacies evaluation form ● Seatwork on fallacies

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4 ● Analyze figures of speech ● General Hermeneutics: ● Text analysis ● LCD projector or flat screen television ● Quiz
Syntax ● seatwork of the
analysis of figures of
speech

5 ● Evaluate historical and ● General Hermeneutics: ● Research activity ● LCD projector or flat screen television; ● Quiz
cultural backgrounds Historical and Cultural ● internet ● Project 1: Written
Backgrounds research of historical or
cultural backgrounds

6 ● Analyze the Old ● Genre Analysis: Old ● Document analysis ● LCD projector or flat screen television ● Quiz
Testament law Testament Law ● ● Seatwork on
documents about the
Old Testament law

7 ● Interpret a Biblical ● Genre Analysis: Narrative ● Interpretation of a ● LCD projector or flat screen television ● Quiz
narrative Biblical narratives ● Printed Biblical narratives ● Seatwork on giving a
written interpretation of
a Biblical narrative

8 ● Apply hermeneutical ● Genre Analysis: Poetry ● Interpretation of ● LCD projector or flat screen television; ● Quiz
principles in poetry various poetry ● Printed various poetry ● Seatwork: written
interpretation of given
samples of poetry

9 ● Interpret wisdom literature ● Genre Analysis: Wisdom ● Interpretation ● LCD projector or flat screen television; ● Quiz
exercise ● Printed short samples of wisdom ● Written interpretation of
literature wisdom literature

10 ● Apply hermeneutical ● Genre Analysis: Prophecy ● Written ● LCD projector or flat screen television ● Quiz
principles in prophetic and ● Genre Analysis: Apocalyptic interpretation ● Printed prophetic and apocalyptic ● Written interpretation of
apocalyptic messages exercise messages prophetic and
apocalyptic messages

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11 ● Apply hermeneutical
principles in parables and
epistles
12 ● Apply the method of using
the Old Testament in the
New Testament
13 ● Apply the methods of
Biblical Theology;
● Value not having a
centralized method of
Biblical Theology;
14 ● Resolve issues in
Theological construction
15 ● Contextualize using the
six-stage process
16 ● Execute practical methods
for applying a text
17 ● Deliver an expository
sermon
18 ● Deliver an expository
sermon
● Genre Analysis: Parable
● Genre Analysis: Epistle
● Genre Analysis: The Old
Testament in the New
Testament
● Applied Hermeneutics:
Biblical Theology
● Applied Hermeneutics:
Systematic Theology
● Applied Hermeneutics:
Homiletics I -
Contextualization
● Applied Hermeneutics:
Homiletics II - The Sermon
● Laboratory: Preaching
● Laboratory: Preaching
● Written ● LCD projector or flat screen television; ● Quiz
interpretation ● Printed parables and epistles ● Written interpretation of
exercise parables and epistles
● Small group ● LCD projector or flat screen television ● Quiz
discussion ● Written analysis which
applies the method of
using the Old
Testament in the New
Testament
● Interpretation ● LCD projector or flat screen television; ● Quiz
exercise ● Printed samples of interpretation using all ● Written interpretation of
the methods of Biblical Theology given text through the
application of the
methods of Biblical
Theology
● Interpretative ● LCD projector or flat screen television ● Quiz
exercise ● Printed samples of issues in Theological
construction
● Sermon writing ● LCD projector or flat screen television ● Quiz
● Written sermon
● Sermon ● LCD projector or flat screen television ● Quiz
improvement ● Improved written
sermon
● Sermon delivery ● LCD projector or flat screen television; ● Project 2: Laboratory
● Video camera;
● Sermon rubrics
● Sermon delivery ● LCD projector or flat screen television; ● Laboratory
● Video camera;
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 ● Sermon rubrics

III. COURSE REQUIREMENTS

1. Attendance and active participation in class activities
2. Prelim, Midterm, and Final Examinations
3. Seat works, assignments, reports, reaction papers

IV. COURSE EVALUATION AND GRADING SYSTEM

Prelim Grade [PG] = Class Standing (2) + Exam Grade

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Midterm Grade [MG] = PG + Class Standing + Exam Grade
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Final Grade [FG] = MG + Class Standing + Exam Grade
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V. COURSE REFERENCES

Required Readings and Other Materials

1. Osborne, G. (2006). The Comprehensive Introduction to Bible Interpretation. Illinois: InterVarsity.
2. Dickens, D. (1996). How to Preach. Paranaque: Church Strengthening Ministry.

Suggested Readings and References

1. Church Strengthening Ministries. Preaching and Teaching Outlines. Makati: Church-Strengthening Ministry.
2. Brown, S. (2002). How to Talk so People will Listen. Manila: OMF Literature.