Course 4 (PhD): Sensus Plenior and Apostolic Method
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Course 4 (PhD): Sensus Plenior and Apostolic Method[edit | edit source]
Week 1 – Recovering the Apostolic Lens[edit | edit source]
- Day 1: Introduction: The Apostolic Reading of Scripture
- Overview of New Testament use of the Old
- Apostles as Spirit-led interpreters post-cross
- Day 2: Emmaus Road as Methodology
- Luke 24 as the foundation of sensus plenior
- Discussion: “Did not our hearts burn?”
Week 2 – Tools of Apostolic Interpretation[edit | edit source]
- Day 3: SP, Typology, and Pattern Recognition
- Apostolic interpretive techniques
- From shadow to fulfillment via structure and symbol
- Day 4: Thematic vs. Predictive Fulfillment
- Prophecy is not prediction—it is patterned
- Workshop: identifying layered prophecy in Torah
Week 3 – Case Study: Peter in Acts[edit | edit source]
- Day 5: Pentecost and Joel: Rereading in the Spirit
- Apostolic use of time and theme
- Patterns of judgment and renewal
- Day 6: David and the Resurrection
- Apostolic reading of Psalms (Psalm 16, 110)
- Workshop: Peter’s logic in Acts 2
Week 4 – Case Study: Paul’s Hermeneutics[edit | edit source]
- Day 7: Abraham, Hagar, and Sarah (Galatians 4)
- Allegory, structure, and spiritual lineages
- Reading backwards through the cross
- Day 8: Israel in the Wilderness (1 Corinthians 10)
- “These things were written for our instruction”
- Symbolic reading of physical events
Week 5 – Case Study: Hebrews[edit | edit source]
- Day 9: Melchizedek and Eternal Priesthood
- Genesis and Psalm 110 as pattern, Christ as fulfillment, the message
- High priesthood revealed in layers
- Day 10: Tabernacle and Sacrifice
- Physical layout as symbolic prophecy
- From shadow to heavenly reality
Week 6 – Apostolic Method vs. Modern Hermeneutics[edit | edit source]
- Day 11: Comparing Methods: Apostolic vs Historical-Critical
- Where modern tools fall short
- When literalism obscures deeper meaning
- Day 12: Workshop: Comparative Paper Planning
- Choose a passage cited by an apostle
- Outline modern vs apostolic approach
Week 7 – Midrash and the Rule-Based Method[edit | edit source]
- Day 13: Practicing First-Century Midrash with Apostolic rules
- Consistent symbol use, cross-confirmation, narrative layering
- Case study: the serpent lifted up (Numbers → John 3)
- Day 14: Workshop: Student Proposals for Midrashic Readings
- Group review and refinement
- Emphasis on rule-based legitimacy
Week 8 – Prophetic Structure in Torah[edit | edit source]
- Day 15: Narrative as Prophecy: Genesis Genealogies
- Symbolic names and structural foreshadowing
- Tracing cross patterns before Sinai
- Day 16: Prophetic Cycles in Exodus and Numbers
- Egypt, wilderness, water, and rebellion as repeated arc
- Class presentations begin
Week 9 – Teaching the Emmaus Method[edit | edit source]
- Day 17: From Discovery to Discipleship
- Making apostolic reading accessible to the church
- Teaching others to trace Christ in narrative and pattern
- Day 18: Peer Presentations (Round 2)
- Continued student-led Torah case studies
- Group discussion and constructive critique
Week 10 – Integration and Application[edit | edit source]
- Day 19: Final Project Presentations: Emmaus-Style Readings
- Each student presents a pericope from the Prophets
- Must include SP structure and apostolic logic
- Day 20: Conclusion: From Apostolic to Prophetic Teacher
- Final discussion on implications for scholarship and preaching
- Blessing and commissioning for rule-based prophetic readers
