Grace Institute: The Pauline Epistles: Syllabus

Syllabus

Survey of the New Testament:
The Pauline Epistles

Winter 2006

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Course Description

This course is designed as a basic study of the background and message of the Pauline epistles. Particular attention will be paid to the application of specific truths within each book. Lecture, discussion, and questioning will be included in the class sessions. Homework will include the reading, analyzing, and synthesizing of each book.

Course Objectives

Students will immerse themselves in the Pauline epistles, reading and studying these books for themselves.
Students will gain an appreciation for the Pauline epistles.
Students will feel more confident in their understanding and use of the Pauline epistles in their own personal lives and in future ministries.
Students will grow in their knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ and grow spiritually as a result of their study.

Course Requirements

Each student should read each of the New Testament books by the assigned class time.
Each student should read any additional readings by the assigned class time.
Each student should complete a simple chart for each of the New Testament books assigned, ready to be turned in at class time. Download blank charts (pdf format).
Each student will complete a “background” study for a Pauline epistle of their choice. Download Background Study Template (pdf format).
Each student will turn in an “implication for their lives” paper for the course.

Other Details

Course Instructor: Ken Carson
E-Mail: kcarson@efn.org
Course Time: Wednesdays: 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Course Cost: $10.00 recommended donation or $35.00 with optional text book.
Optional Textbook: Robert Gundry, A Survey of the New Testament , Zondervan Publishing (cost included in $35 donation fee)
Course Notes : On the World Wide Web at http://www.gcfweb.org/institute.

Course Schedule

Date	Topic	Assignment Due	Gundry
1/11/2006	Introduction		pp. 348-351
1/18/2006	Romans 1 – 4		pp. 391-406
1/25/2006	Romans 5 - 8
2/1/2006	Romans 9 – 12
2/8/2006	Romans 13 – 16	Romans Book Chart
2/15/2006	1 Corinthians 1 – 14	1 Corinthians Book Chart	pp. 374-385
2/22/2006	1 Corinthians 15 – 16, 2 Corinthians	2 Corinthians Book Chart	pp. 385-391
3/1/2006	Galatians & Ephesians	Book Chart	pp. 351-360 pp. 421-426
3/8/2006	Philippians & Colossians	Book Charts	pp. 416-420 pp. 427-434
3/15/2006	1 & 2 Thessalonians & Philemon	Book Charts	pp. 360-367 pp.414-415
3/22/2006	1 & 2 Timothy & Titus	Book Charts	pp.440-451

Background study due the day we are discussing your chosen book.