The Damian Jean-Baptiste Caribbean School of Ministry

Module 1 – Biblical Interpretation I

Kingston Session (July 18 – 20, 2014)

Location: Kingston, Jamaica - Faculty of Law, University of the West Indies, Mona

Teachers: Douglas Jacoby, Courtney Bailey & Tyrone Marcus

Friday July 18, 2014 – 7-9 p.m.

1. Introduction to Biblical Interpretation - Courtney Bailey [50 Minutes]
a. Course outline, requirements etc.
b. General introduction to concept of interpreting the Bible
i. Our culture of Bible interpretation
ii. Why do we need to interpret the Bible?
c. Hermeneutics & Exegesis
2. Textual Criticism and Translations – Douglas Jacoby [45 minutes]

Saturday July 19, 2014 – Morning – 9:00 AM – 12:30 p.m.

3. Historical Literary Critical Approach – Courtney Bailey [1 hour]

a. Reading in context
b. Historical context
c. Literary Context
4. How to read and study the Bible – Douglas Jacoby [1 hour]
a. Reading the Bible
b. Doing Exegetical Bible Study
c. Using Bible Tools
5. Introduction to Genres & Hebrew Poetry – Courtney Bailey [1 hour]

Saturday July 19, 2014 – Afternoon – 2:00 – 5:30 p.m.

6. OT Narratives – Tyrone Marcus [45 minutes]

7. Law & Prophets – Douglas Jacoby [45 minutes]
8. Wisdom Literature – Courtney Bailey [45 minutes]
9. The Gospels & Reading Parables I - Tyrone Marcus [45 minutes]

Sunday July 20, 2014 – 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.

10. The Gospels & Reading Parables II – Tyrone Marcus [45 minutes]
11. Acts & NT Letters – Courtney Bailey [45 minutes]
12. Apocalyptic Writing – Douglas Jacoby [45 minutes]
13. Conclusion – Courtney Bailey & Tyrone Marcus [20 minutes]

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Reading List

Required Reading

 Gordon Fee & Douglas Stuart, How To Read the Bible for All Its Worth, 3rd ed. (Grand Rapids:
Zondervan, 1993)—only the sections pertaining to the New Testament OR
 Daniel M. Doriani, Getting the Message (Phillipsburg: Presbyterian & Reformed Publishing
Company, 1996)

Recommended Reading

 Gordon Fee, NT Exegesis, 3rd ed. (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2002)
 Gordon Fee & Douglas Stuart, How to Read the Bible Book by Book (Grand Rapids: Zondervan,
2002)
 G. Steve Kinnard, Getting the Most from the Bible (Woburn: DPI, 2000)
 D. A. Carson, Exegetical Fallacies (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1996)
 Klein, Blomberg & Hubbard, Introduction to Biblical Interpretation (Nashville: Thomas Nelson,
Inc., 2004)
 Thomas H. Olbricht, He Loves Forever (Joplin, Missouri: College Press, 2000)
 Oakes, From Shadow to Reality (IPI, 2005)
 Douglas Jacoby, James, Peter, John, Jude (IPI, 2006)
 Jacoby, Revelation & the End of the World (2006, audio)
 Jacoby, Anchored for Life (2006, audio)
 Jacoby, 1-2 Timothy & Titus (2007, audio)
 Jacoby, Night of Redemption: A Study of Exodus (2011, audio)
 Jacoby, Reading, Praying & Living the Psalms (2005, audio)
 Jacoby, The Wisdom Literature (2004, audio)
 Jacoby, The Lion has Roared: An exposition of Amos (2011, audio)
 Philip Yancey, The Bible Jesus Read (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1999)

Examination & Assessment

Participants must complete reading one of the required reading texts and attend or view the video
recording for each of the classes in order to pass the course. Web-based students will additionally be
required to participate in both of the WebEx sessions on this module. Additionally students will be
assessed on the following basis.

 Short Essay (1000-1200 words) interpreting one assigned passage from the NT (selected
from a choice from one of the following - Gospel, Acts, a NT letter, Apocalyptic Writing) or
OT (selected from a choice of one of the following – Narrative, Prophecy, Poetry, Wisdom
Literature, Law, Apocalyptic Writing) – 40%
 MCQ Test – 60 questions – 60%
 Extra Credit – 2% for each recommended reading text completed during the course (up to a
maximum of 10%)