New Testament Exegesis. Matthew

The class will develop further the exegetical skills of students through engagement with the Greek text of a New Testament book. By means of close reading of the text students will grow in their capacity to use Greek when interpreting the New Testament. Attention will be paid to textual criticism, translation issues, New Testament Greek syntax, and issues of historical, cultural, literary and theological context. The class will build students ' ability to offer critically informed accounts of the meaning of New Testament texts in their first-century contexts, and Increase students ' understanding of the theological message of individual New Testament books and their contemporary implications.