InMinistry MAPMin Class

NTST567 - Theology of New Testament: Ethics

Professor: Richard Choi
Date: November 4-8, 2012
Location: Chesapeake Conference of SDA (Columbia, MD) (A

Course Description:

Course: Ethics is usually taught as a sub-discipline of philosophy. This is not the way in which this course will be taught. Students looking for philosophical and theological discussion of ethical issues such as abortion and euthanasia are advised to consider taking courses on ethics offered by the systematic theology department. This course introduces students to the ethics of the New Testament. In other words, this course explores the ways in which one can derive norms of conduct from the New Testament. In particular, students will be introduced to the four steps of interpretation outlined in Richard Hay’s book The Moral Vision of the New Testament. The student should expect class discussion to venture at times outside exegesis and theology.

Methodology: This course closely follows the methodology outlined in Richard B. Hays’s book. Students are advised to read his text closely, paying particular attention to the descriptive, synthetic, hermeneutical, and pragmatic methods of reading the NT. There will be no separate lectures on Peter, James, Jude, and Hebrews because of time constraints. They will be referenced in the course of lectures on the other books of the NT.

Justification: Today’s Christian is faced with complex and confusing ethical choices. It is important for him or her to be able to base their ethical decisions on the Bible. As a result of taking this course, the student will gain basic knowledge of how to approach ethical decisions facing Christians today based on the NT.

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Attendee List:

1. Peggi Trusty

2. Denise Hayden

3. Richard Figueredo

4. Eugene Kitney

5. Leandro Robinson

6. Sherry Ali

7. Evaldo Silva

8. Inskip Allsop

9. Karen Burke Bright

10. Travis Afflick

11. S. Glenn Holland

12. Darnel Marius

13. Michael Cox (CEU)

14. Lillian Torres

15. Donna Holland

16. Marleena Debrough

17. Gregory Nelson

18. Darryl Bentley

19. Marquis Johns (CEU)

20. John Sconiers

21. Renee McKey

22. Clarence McKey