Welcome

Welcome to the PM (evening) class webpage for Introduction to Hermeneutics.

It is part of the larger whole of Faith and Conviction designed and maintained by your instructor Raymond Harris. It is my goal to not only teach a method for studying and understanding Scriptures, but to live the website's motto "A servant of the Lord having a Peaceable Entreaty of Persuasion regarding the Good News".

The class has two texts. The primary text is Elements of Biblical Exegesis: A Basic Guide for Students and Ministers by Michael J. Gorman. And a supplementary text by Norman Geisler, and William Nix, entitled: General Introduction to the Bible.

To download class recordings and/or class handouts, simply scroll down then "right click, and save" the desired audio file and/or handout.

It is my sincere hope and prayer that this class is beneficial to your spiritual life.

May YHWH bless you, always.

PM Introduction Class Files

Week 11

Tuesday: 04.07.2009
Audio - Discussion of Presentation
Audio - Chapter 9: Expansion and Refinement

Week 10

Thursday: 04.02.2009 (Presented Monday 04.06.2009 - during week 11)
Audio - Chapter 8: Reflection

Handout - Five Interpretive Postures
Tuesday: 03.31.2009
Audio - Conclude Chapter 7: Synthesis
Audio - Discussion of Luke Outline

Week 9

Thursday: 03.26.2009
Audio - Begin Chapter 7: Synthesis
Audio - Conclude Chapter 6: Detailed Analysis
Tuesday: 03.24.2009
Audio - Continue Chapter 6: Detailed Analysis

Week 8

Thursday: 03.19.2009 (Presented Monday 03.23.2009 - during week 9)
Audio - Continue Chapter 6: Detailed Analysis
Tuesday: 03.17.2009 (Presented Friday 03.13.2009 - during week 7)
Audio - Continue Chapter 6: Detailed Analysis

Week 7

Thursday: 03.12.2009
Audio - Continue Chapter 6: Detailed Analysis
Tuesday: 03.10.2009
Audio - Continue Chapter 6: Detailed Analysis

Week 6

Thursday: 03.05.2009
Audio - Begin Chapter 6: Detailed Analysis
Tuesday: 03.03.2009
Mid-Term

Week 5

Thursday: 02.26.2009
Audio - Conclude Chapter 5: Formal Analysis; Discuss MPO Luke 1.1-80
Tuesday: 02.24.2009
Audio - Continue Chapter 5: Formal Analysis

Week 4

Thursday: 02.19.2009
Audio - Continue Chapter 5: Formal Analysis
Tuesday: 02.17.2009
Audio - Begin Chapter 5: Formal Analysis

Handout - Mid-Term Review

Week 3

Thursday: 02.12.2009
Audio - Chapter 4: Contextual Analysis
Tuesday: 02.10.2009
Audio - Part A - 7 Elements Overview
Audio - Part B - Chapter 3: Survey

Handout - Ray's Hermeneutical Considerations

Week 2

Thursday: 02.05.2009
Audio - Part A - Conclude: Ch.1: The Task
Audio - Part B - Chapter 2: The Text
Tuesday: 02.03.2009
Audio - Part A - Syllabus; Introduction; CofC Hermeneutics
Audio - Part B - 8 Rules of Interpretation; Begin: Ch.1: The Task

Handout - 8 Rules of Interpretations
Handout - Lesson Thirteen: Rules of Interpretation
                 (Source Page - or click: "A Study of Hermeneutics")
Handout - Church of Christ Hermeneutics
Handout - Vocabulary
Handout - Syllabus

Week 1

Thursday: 01.29.2009
Class Cancelled: Snow Day
Tuesday: 01.27.2009
Class Cancelled: Snow Day