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Since SP relies on recurring symbols, word patterns, narrative arcs, and theological movements that can often be observed in translation (once you know what to look for), we can structure a 3-course undergraduate series to give a rich and practical foundation. Here's a suggested breakdown:

🧾 Proposed Undergraduate Track for Sensus Plenior (No Hebrew Required)[edit | edit source]

πŸŽ“ Course 1: Introduction to Sensus Plenior Hermeneutics [edit | edit source]

Focus: Foundations β€” the living voice, symbolic reading, narrative patterns

  • Learn symbolic structure of Scripture
  • Recognize letter-based meanings through guided teaching
  • Trace the cross and the bride in story, symbol, and structure
  • Apply SP without decoding full Hebrew text

➑️ Outcome: Student can identify and trace symbolic patterns across the Bible and recognize the Christ-centered narrative.

πŸŽ“ Course 2: Applied Symbolic Reading [edit | edit source]

Focus: Symbol families, numbers, spiritual themes, repeated narrative arcs

Emphasis: Deepen interpretive skill across genres β€” Torah, poetry, Gospels, epistles

  • Expand symbol families: fire, seed, mountain, tree, shepherd, garments, etc TBD.
  • Train in thematic clusters and literary mirroring
  • Analyze story arc of the cross: before, during, after.
  • Use Genesis β†’ Revelation connections as practice grounds

➑️ Outcome: Student can confidently interpret select scriptures through the lens of recurring cross-symbols and spiritual structure without Hebrew.

πŸŽ“ Course 3: Narrative Theology and the Bride [edit | edit source]

Focus: Theological structure of the bride and Christ in every page

Emphasis: Typology, transformation, identity, and spiritual formation

  • Study the how Christ obtains his bride through the cross.
  • Focus on the shadows of Christ and how they reveal the bride.
  • Examine typology of men, women, vessels, animals, and garments
  • Reflective and personal: SP as a tool for formation, not just knowledge

➑️ Outcome: Student interprets Scripture as a relational, covenantal story β€” hearing God speak directly to the bride through every layer of the Word.

βœ… Summary[edit | edit source]

  • Three courses are sufficient for a complete undergraduate grasp of SP without requiring Hebrew.
  • Hebrew insight is provided through guided instruction (e.g., gates, formations, letter meaning) but not expected as a language skill.
  • This track develops readers into listeners β€” who hear Christ in all Scripture through revealed pattern. ----

Course 1Β : Introduction to Sensus Plenior Hermeneutics[edit | edit source]

Course Description: This course introduces students to the foundational concepts of sensus plenior hermeneutics. Students will learn to identify the meaning of Hebrew letters, discover Christ in word formations, and uncover symbols of the cross embedded by the Spirit within Scripture. Emphasis will be placed on rule-based interpretation and how to hear God propositionally, verifiably, and reproducibly. It is not expected that the student wishes to learn Hebrew.

Course Objectives:

  • Understand the definition and theological basis of sensus plenior
  • Learn the symbolic meaning of Hebrew letters
  • Recognize two-letter gates and directional meanings in Hebrew
  • Begin identifying symbols of the cross in narratives and names
  • Contrast Greek vs. Hebraic thought patterns

Topics Covered:

  • Letter meanings and their theological implications
  • Word formations and symbolic gates (e.g. אב / בא)
  • Names and numbers as prophetic indicators
  • Cross-symbols in Genesis (e.g. animal skins, thorns, altars)
  • Hearing God propositionally: method and tests

Assessment:

  • Weekly exercises in identifying symbolic word structures
  • Midterm: short essay on one Hebrew word with symbolic analysis
  • Final: project tracing a cross-symbol through three OT narratives

Week 1 – The Living Voice: Foundations of Sensus Plenior[edit | edit source]

Exploring how Scripture speaks with verifiable, spiritual depth.

Week 2 – Letters of Fire: The Alphabet That Reveals Christ[edit | edit source]

Entering the divine language through symbolic Hebrew letters.

Week 3 – From Dust to Glory: The Alphabet’s Hidden Gospel[edit | edit source]

Tracing the movement from flesh to Spirit through letters.

Week 4 – The Gates of Meaning: Unlocking Word Structures[edit | edit source]

How two-letter gates and formations reveal the story within words.

Week 5 – Living Symbols: Themes That Shape the Narrative[edit | edit source]

Introducing recurring symbol families and finding the cross in Genesis.

Week 6 – The Gospel Beneath the Names: Hidden Prophecies[edit | edit source]

Discovering the cross through stories, names, and their layered meanings.

Week 7 – Time, Space, and Spirit: Patterns That Speak[edit | edit source]

Symbolic numbers, genealogy structures, and spiritual orientation.

Week 8 – Thinking Like Hebrews: Revisiting the Story[edit | edit source]

Contrasting Hebraic and Greek thought; midterm reflection and analysis.

Week 9 – Fulfilled in Him: The Cross Hidden in the Gospels[edit | edit source]

Applying sensus plenior to New Testament fulfillment and narrative.

Week 10 – Telling the Story: Tracing the Cross in Every Page[edit | edit source]

Final synthesis: Presenting the narrative of Christ through the lens of sensus plenior.

πŸŽ“ Sensus Plenior Undergraduate Curriculum (Non-Hebrew Track)[edit | edit source]

πŸ”Ή Overview[edit | edit source]

This curriculum is designed to train students in hearing Christ in all of Scripture using sensus plenior methods β€” without requiring knowledge of Hebrew. Through layered exposure to symbols, structure, and narrative theology, students develop the ability to trace the cross and the bride through the entire biblical story.

πŸ“˜ Course 2: Applied Symbolic Reading[edit | edit source]

Subtitle: Patterns, Numbers, and the Shape of Scripture

Course Goal:[edit | edit source]

To build fluency in recognizing and interpreting recurring symbol families, numbers, and structural patterns across biblical genres.

Weeks & Themes:[edit | edit source]

Week 1 – Symbolic Foundations: Review & Expansion

Week 2 – Symbol Families I: Water/Word, Fire/Judgment

Week 3 – Symbol Families II: Tree, Mountain, Seed

Week 4 – Numbers as Narrative Devices

Week 5 – Geography and Space

Week 6 – Literary Mirroring and Chiasm

Week 7 – Applied Genre: Poetry and Psalms

Week 8 – Applied Genre: Law and Covenant Stories

Week 9 – Applied Genre: Gospel & Acts

  • [[ Day 17: Fulfillment through symbol β€” not just citation
  • Day 18:

Week 10 – Final Projects: Symbol Map or Narrative Analysis


πŸ“˜ Course 3: Narrative Theology and the Bride[edit | edit source]

Subtitle: The Gospel Hidden in Her Story

Course Goal:[edit | edit source]

To explore the theological core of sensus plenior β€” the transformation of the bride and the work of Christ across all Scripture.

Weeks & Themes:[edit | edit source]

Week 1 – Introduction: The Bride Hidden in Scripture

Week 2 – The Bride’s Problem: Death, Judgment, and Flesh

Week 3 – The Groom’s Role: Substitution and Sacrifice

Week 4 – The Virgin and the Prostitute

Week 5 – Clothing the Bride

Week 6 – The Inner Bride: Song of Songs and the Spirit

Week 7 – The Bride in the Gospels

Week 8 – The Bride in Paul’s Letters

Week 9 – The Bride in Revelation

Week 10 – Final Projects: Bride Narrative or Theological Meditation

βœ… Outcome of the Full Track:[edit | edit source]

Students will be equipped to:

  • Interpret Scripture as a single Gospel story
  • Identify Christ and the bride across genres
  • Use symbols and narrative to reveal the cross
  • Disciple others in reading spiritually without needing technical Hebrew
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