Course Syllabus

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Course Syllabus
The Letter to the Romans:
The Gospel According to Paul
Latin American Bible Institute, Sanger Campus
Spring 2009

Instructor: Dave Wainscott
(559) 974-2508/davewainscott (at) sbcglobal (dot)net
Facebook: www.profile.to/davewainscott
Course website: www.labiromans.blogspot.com

Course Purpose: Intended to build into the student a life-long familiarity with and passion for Paul’s Letter to the Romans, this is an in-depth, inductive study of the letter. We will concentrate on praying over, reading, and applying the text ourselves in the community of the classroom; and will from there branch out to examining commentaries and secondary sources. After an initial reading/listening through of the entire letter in one sweep (looking for overview, structure, theology and themes) the first two evenings, the class time each evening will be broken down into three components:

-working through/exegeting the letter from the beginning
-comments on historical/cultural/literary/thematic background
-practical implications for life and ministry

Course textbooks:
• -The Bible (In order of preference, but any of these are fine: TNIV, NIV, NLT, NAS or ESV translation. The Voice strongly recommended as a secondary translation)

• -Newell, William R. Romans Verse-by-Verse.(2004:Kregel Classics)

Note:
-Because the Newell book was first printed in the 1930’s, it is sometimes published by other titles like “Lessons in Romans,” or “Exploring Romans.”
-The Newell book is readily available to read for free online (see course website for links to CCEL.org and Google Books

Grading:
-20% Attendance, engagement, and participation
-40% The student will keep an informal written and running commentary/journal
-20% Paper (4-6pages), Sermon or Presentation on a Romans passage or theme
-20% Mid- Term Exam

Secondary Sources: Students should quote or interact with the Bible Background Commentary, as well as a minimum of three of the resources available free on the website (see “Helpful websites”) at some point in journals and papers/presentations.