BI260 Interpreting New Testament Genres
Overview
Develop a new level of competency in interpreting the New Testament with Dr. William Klein’s guidance and insight on New Testament genres. Learn how to interpret the different genres found in the New Testament epistles. Distinguish which events in Acts are meant to be descriptive, describing what happened, and which are meant to be prescriptive, instructing on how to live. Discover how the book of Revelation combines three genres, and how this affects its interpretation. Dr. Klein concludes each unit with practice exercises. He challenges you to interpret a passage using the methods he describes, and then shows you step-by-step how he would interpret it.
Top Highlights
“They’re not pure history, though they do report what actually happened. They’re not pure biography but a bios, a life, or better, a good news account of Jesus’ life. The Gospels are written to demonstrate Jesus’ authority and significance for the story of God’s plan to redeem lost humanity. A Gospel is, therefore, theological biography.” (source)
“However, the nt Gospels have a decidedly different character, for they also show theology. They are theologically driven in a very pronounced way to show Jesus Himself as the good news of God’s salvation. The Gospels present Jesus as the culmination of the grand narrative of Scripture.” (source)
“Two things appear to be a normative in their presentations. One was the core of the kerygma—a distinctive witness to the true and living God in terms of the person and work of Jesus. The other was the need to establish common ground with their audiences as they proclaimed this salvific message.” (source)
“the Bible comes to us as literature, not in a series of propositions or some kind of declarative statements.” (source)
“The Gospels are good news about Jesus, and the role that He plays in this grand scheme of salvation.” (source)
- Title: BI260 Interpreting New Testament Genres
- Author: William W. Klein
- Series: Logos Mobile Education
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Print Publication Date: 2015
- Logos Release Date: 2015
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Courseware
- Subjects: Bible. N.T. › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Education › Bible. N.T.--Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Resource ID: LLS:BI260KLEIN
- Resource Type: Courseware Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-05-04T00:28:31Z
Dr. William W. Klein is professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary and serves as chair of the Division of Biblical Studies.
Dr. Klein has written articles for several biblical dictionaries and encyclopedias and has published chapters or essays in several books and Festschrifts. His articles and reviews can be found in major journals as well as popular magazines.
He edited and was the major contributor to Introduction to Biblical Interpretation, wrote the commentary on Ephesians in the Expositor’s Bible Commentary, Revised Edition, and has consulted on several recent Bible versions, serving as chief exegetical consultant for the New Testament portion of The Message.