NT 132 · B.Th. English syllabus

Apocalyptic Literature

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New Testament · NT 132

Apocalyptic Literature

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Course description

This Course is the study of the Book of Revelation with a focus on its literary genre, theological themes and the various schools of interpretation. This course is designed to guide the student in a study of the final and somewhat unique book of the canon, namely, Revelation. Special emphasis will be placed on the genre issue, the different hermeneutical approaches to the book, crucial interpretive issues, the book's literary structure and artistry, and its distinctively high Christology.

Course objectives

By the end of the course, you should be able to:

Understand the details of prophetic detail as presented by Revelation

Have an appreciation for the practical application of the prophetic Scriptures

Have a growing confidence in God's plan for the future of this world

Develop a more resolute faith, despite hardship, difficulties and setbacks, and be drawn irresistibly into the worship of the Lion and the Lamb.

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UNIT I: Background Study of Book of RevelationUNIT II: Book of Revelation: Thematic and Theological Significance

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How can apocalyptic hope support perseverance without sensational claims about current events? Distinguish an interpretive school from what the text explicitly says.

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Choose an image in Revelation. Describe its literary setting, compare two interpretive approaches and explain a pastoral application, marking uncertain conclusions clearly.

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NT 132 Apocalyptic Literature

Amazing Grace Biblical Seminary — B.Th. English

AmaZing Grace Biblical Seminary Erumelikkara, Kumarapuram (PO), Aluva (via), Ernakulam (District), Kerala, India- Pin-683 565. Ph. 8547473926, 8281663926. NT 132: APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE COURSE DESCRIPTION This Course is the study of the Book of Revelation with a focus on its literary genre, theological themes and the various schools of interpretation. This course is designed to guide the student in a study of the final and somewhat unique book of the canon, namely, Revelation. Special emphasis will be placed on the genre issue, the different hermeneutical approaches to the book, crucial interpretive issues, the book's literary structure and artistry, and its distinctively high Christology. COURSE OBJECTIVES By the end of the course, you should be able to: Understand the details of prophetic detail as presented by Revelation Have an appreciation for the practical application of the prophetic Scriptures Have a growing confidence in God's plan for the future of this world Develop a more resolute faith, despite hardship, difficulties and setbacks, and be drawn irresistibly into the worship of the Lion and the Lamb. COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION Class Participation 5% Reading Report 20% Main Term Paper/Assignment 15% Final Examination 60% COURSE OUTLINE UNIT I: Background Study of Book of Revelation Apocalyptic Genre Nature, Characteristics and Purpose of Apocalyptic literature Authorship and Date of Revelation Interpretation and Schools of Revelation Literary Characteristic and Historical Situation of Revelation UNIT II: Book of Revelation: Thematic and Theological Significance The Seven Churches as an Outline of the Present Age Revelation for the Rapture 24 Elders and 144,000 and the Great Multitude 666 - Calculating the Number of the Beast The Two Witnesses The Antichrist and the False Prophet The Great Harlot The Rapture and Second Coming Armageddon Battle The New Jerusalem and the New Earth BIBLIOGRAPHY Benware, Paul. Understanding End Times Prophecy, revised and updated. Chicago: Moody, 2006. Boda, Mark J. and J. Gordon McConnville. Dictionary of the Old Testament Prophets. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2012. Couch, Mal, gen ed. A Bible Handbook to Revelation. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel, 2001 Hays, J. Daniel, Duvall, J. Scott, and Pate, C. Marvin. Dictionary of Biblical Prophecy and End Times. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2007 LaHaye, Tim, Ice, Thomas, and Hindson, Ed, gen. eds., Popular Handbook on the Rapture. Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 2011. MacArthur, John, and Mayhue, Richard. Christ's Prophetic Plans: A Futuristic Premillennial Primer.Chicago: Moody, 2012 Pace,Sharon. Daniel. Macon, GA: Smyth & Helwys, 2008. Scheetz, Jordan M. Concept of Canonical Intertextuality and the Book of Daniel. Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2011. Steinmann, Andrew E. Daniel. St. Louis, MO: Concordia, 2008. Walvoord, John F., Philip E. Rawley, and Mark Hitchcock. Revelation. John Walvoord Prophecy Commentaries. Chicago: Moody, 2011. Walvoord, John F., with Mark Hitchcock. Armageddon, Oil, and Terror. What the Bible Says about the Future. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2009. Willis, Amy C. Merrill. Dissonance and the Drama of Divine Sovereignty in the Book of Daniel. New York: T&T Clark, 2010.

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