COURSE SYLLABUS COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course studies the Holy Spirit in Scripture (OT and NT), using the appropriate methods to arrive at a biblical theology of his person and work. Exegetical (analytical) and biblical theological (synthetic) methods will be applied so as to move from ancient sacred texts to contemporary life and ministry. This course teaches both content (Holy Spirit) and methods (biblical theological hermeneutics). Efforts to expose the students to various players among Pentecostal/non-Pentecostal biblical scholars will be made. OBJECTIVES • Upon completion of this course the student should be able to: 1. Apply the exegetical and biblical theological methods in a deeper life long way to life and ministry; 2. Discern between what is descriptive and prescriptive (When to allow the OT to speak on its own to modern interpreters and when it cannot); 3. Understand the framework of the work of the Spirit from OT to NT; 4. Work through the Spirit issues that pertain to today’s Pentecostals and non-Pentecostals. 5. Integrate a biblical theology of the Spirit in regards to his work: i.e., salvation, creation, Spirit-baptism, and etc. 6. Sense in a more profound way the presence and work of the Spirit in a personal way