Reading the Bible
TUESDAYS: 7.00-9.00pm 20 January to 17 March 2015 (not 17 Feb.)
Tutors: Elizabeth Etondi Elive MA, STL
Course Fee: £88 (8 weeks)
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Week 1. Introduction to the Bible:
What is the Bible, who wrote it, when and how? Why read the Bible? Assumptions when reading the Bible.
Week 2. The Word of the Lord:
The Bible as Word of God; Revelation; Inspiration; Authority; Canon; Inerrancy.
Week 3. The Human Word:
The role of the author; The three worlds of the text; Hermeneutics (the science
of interpretation); Exegesis (explanation or critical interpretation of a Biblical text).
Week 4. The Bible under the Microscope:
An introduction to Biblical criticism: Textual criticism; Biblical manuscripts; Bible
translations.
Week 5. The Gospel under the Microscope:
New Testament criticism; The Gospel as literature; The three stages of Gospel
formation; The Mediterranean context of the Gospel.
Week 6. Using the Bible in Pastoral Practice:
The Bible and first century Mediterranean culture; The Gospels and contemporary
cultures; the Bible and Women; The Bible and homosexuality; The Bible and
divorce.
Week 7. Context, Culture and Interpretation:
The Bible and violence; The Bible and colonisation.
Week 8. Mark’s Gospel:
Group discussions and presentations on Marcan parables.\
TUESDAYS: 7.00 – 9.00pm from JANUARY 20
Course Fee: £88 (for 8 weeks)
Contact us by email: enquiries AT bsac.ac DOT uk
OR contact us
by post: 74, Castlebar Road, Ealing, London W5 2DD
by telephone: +44 (0) 20 8862 2156
by fax: +44 (0) 20 8862 2133