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A biblical studies course at Arizona Christian University.
This course explores the theory and practice of biblical interpretation across historical and contemporary contexts. Students will examine how meaning is constructed from biblical texts through engagement with major hermeneutical approaches, including historical-critical methods, literary criticism, and theological interpretation. The course traces the development of interpretive practices from the early church through the Reformation to modern and postmodern hermeneutical frameworks. Students will critically evaluate presuppositions that shape interpretation, including the role of authorial intent, textual meaning, historical context, and the interpretive community.
Engage the Course Material
Build a working understanding of hermeneutics as the course's central subject.
Apply Discipline Methods
Use the methods, vocabulary, and frameworks of the discipline to address course problems.
Connect Course Content
Connect this course's content to broader work in the discipline and related fields.
Demonstrate Course Competencies
Demonstrate the specific competencies the course is designed to develop.
A Biblical Worldview takes Scripture seriously as the foundation for thinking carefully about every subject the church engages. This course treats its material in that spirit.
BIB520 is part of ACU's biblical studies curriculum. Explore the programs that include it.
