Course Catalog

BIB313E Romans (3 credits) 9333

COURSE DESCRIPTION
A detailed study of the book of Romans with special emphasis on Paul's purpose in writing the book and the development of his argument throughout the book.

LEARNING RESULTS
The learner will be able to:
• Articulate the purpose and meaning of the book of Romans.
• Explain the argument of the book of Romans.
• Understand the theological terminology Paul uses in the book of Romans.
• Make application from the book of Romans to his/her personal life.
• Show familiarity with the secondary literature on Romans.

REQUIRED TEXTS AND MATERIALS
The Romans Debate by Karl P. Donfried, Hendrickson Publishers, Peabody, MA, 1991.

Romans by John Stott, InterVarsity, Downer’s Grove, 2001. ISBN-10: 0830812466; ISBN-13: 978-0830812462

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INTEGRATION OF FAITH AND LEARNING
Romans is a very practical book. The aim of this study has not been to give merely a theoretical armchair understanding of the book but one that is practical and living. John Stott’s commentary was chosen with this in mind. Throughout the commentary Stott is concerned with the application of Paul’s teaching to modern questions and concerns. The Study Questions at the back of Stott’s commentary are particularly aimed in this direction. The student is repeatedly asked questions such as: What implications does this have for you? How does your experience match up to this? What can we learn from this? Can you give examples from your own experience? Questions such as these will help the student bridge the gap between the book of Romans and their own lives.

LEARNING DOCUMENTATION
To determine if the course learning results have been attained, students document their learning by submitting the following items:
• Paper on Paul’s purpose in writing Romans.
• Paper on Paul’s theological terminology.
• Study Questions on the preliminary essay in Stott’s commentary.
• Study Questions on chapters 1-8 (Romans 1-4) in Stott’s commentary.
• Study Questions on chapters 9-11 (Romans 5-8) in Stott’s commentary.
• Study Questions on chapters 12-16 (Romans 9-11) in Stott’s commentary.
• Study Questions on chapters 17-28 (Romans 12-16) in Stott’s commentary.
• Paper on commentary evaluation.

There are 9 lessons for this course.

LEARNING EVALUATION
Evaluation is on a point system:
Learning Assignment #2 60 points
Learning Assignment #3 60 points
Learning Assignment #4 20 points
Learning Assignment #5 50 points
Learning Assignment #6 50 points
Learning Assignment #7 50 points
Learning Assignment #8 50 points
Learning Assignment #9 60 points
Total 400 points