Lecture 01: Hermeneutics - Dr. James Rosscup

The Master's Seminary - www.tms.edu/

[@TheMastersSeminary]

Well it is an older class that I finally got encoded for the web. Timeless truth none-the-less. More to come!

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[@FreeRadical7118]

This professor's personality is more subdued than I'm accustomed to (but far more appealing than the wild "showmen" I see all over TV), but I determined to watch this through to the end. Am I glad I did!!! Around 38 minutes in, I could sense, hear, feel, see his excitement and love for God's word, and it just put the biggest ol' smile on my face. I look forward to more study with gentle teacher. Thanks for the upload!

[@coolitnow0013]

Betsy Ross p)

[@Stanzi18]

Lol he's not preaching a sermon, he's teaching a lecture.

[@Dashemze]

@@Stanzi18 Ha! But those showmen on TV aren't preaching sermons either.😉

[@Stanzi18]

@@Dashemze very true 👉

[@Bl_Radio]

Minus points for the tacky bible cover tho. 😂

[@TheMastersSeminary]

I hope all is well in Colombia! You are most welcome. Keep checking back as I will keep uploading stuff as I get it.

[@TheMastersSeminary]

I do not have the assignments for these courses, but if you go the the TMS website I linked in the description, look up the prof and email him your request I am sure he will help you out. Hope that helps!

[@yeahisaiditletstalkaboutit6631]

Who is this professor?

[@TheMastersSeminary]

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[@radicallymessy]

I just found this! Thank you for making this available to those of us that cannot attend in person. You blessed me today! David

[@CalvinAgbeti]

I got saved in a country where there's nothing like this no truth like this. This is my only means of studying the first time I heard a true Gospel was online from Paul washer John Mcauther Leneord Ravenhill etc. Now all what I want to do is to be in the serminary to study so I can preach the Gospel to my country. Please I need help.

[@nicholaskimani7171]

Really helpful to a bible believing Christian who doesn't have a degree in Theology like me. Thank you Master's Seminary. Lots of love -- from Nairobi Kenya.

[@ReformaIbague]

It'd be great if you supply the study guide of these lectures. God bless you bro..

[@TheShipOfFaith]

Thank you sir! You are truly God sent!

[@skenth11]

Excellent. Very much looking forward to the next fourteen lectures. Thank you for making this available.

[@honawikeepa5813]

Reminds me of my days at Bible College. Love it.

[@emmainjesus78]

Really enjoyed this lesson. I am preparing myself for seminary here in Australia.

[@Rebecca_counting_it_all_JOY]

Thank you for making this wonderful content available to lay people!!

[@daltondupre8837]

are there any video lectures on basic greek by The Masters Seminary?

[@Joesfosterdogs]

I agree, we must strive to keep the intent of God's word faithful to what God intended. Anyone that does not have a fear of the Lord is simply irresponsible and dangerous. That said, the next skill is to capture the emotion of the passage. The Bible is living and active. If we are to fellowship with God we must have the confidence that our mind is being renewed to inform our emotions.

[@deancamp4914]

Just found these.. thanks for posting. Greetings from Canada.

[@davidcampbell9372]

I am going to try this...how long is an observation? He said "paper" so I am assuming it's not just a bullet list..Thanks!

[@fredmcelroy2839]

+David Campbell if you look at Eph. 5:18 and ask questions in relation to the book of ephesians alone it can actually broaden your understanding of the book. I tried this a few days ago and even though I didnt quite get 35 (I got 32) points it helped me study the word with the goal of understanding the whole book. Now if we get 35 observations for every verse it can really help.

[@hopeafterdeportation]

Thank you for this. I'm sure this will be a a edifying video 🙏

[@nutmegger1957]

With regard to exploring context.........I wonder what example would be the most distant reference in Scripture, of context? In other words, ........I wonder if it could be said that something in the last Chapter or Revelation, points back in "Context" to the first Chapter of Genesis? Should we be looking to FIND those broad Contextual relationships, or staying within a passage, for "Context?"

[@fredmcelroy2839]

+nutmegger1957 Well I think that the whole bible connects with itself. So the context of a passage can always bear witness to the truth revealed throughout scripture. An example is when God said to Abraham in Genesis "So shall thy seed be." Well Paul also quotes that verse in Gal. 3:16 that the seed which God was talking about is Christ. So the Genesis passage is not out of context with the truth of the gospel as shown by Paul.

[@9951468414]

thanks joshua ...God bless you....this is a great help to me

[@ReformaIbague]

Thanks brother for uploading all these courses. God bless you! Greetings from Colombia.

[@radimbartosek5356]

Sad about his passing not so long time ago.... But even over my bad english I´ll try to watch whole playlist, because his speech is really motivational. Hope I can learn something.

[@wfox0621]

praise the Lord! thanks for this!! Paul Washer once said "you want to be a preacher? study hermeneutics, church history, languages, and systematic theology."

[@bromineandtungsten]

Paul Washer is a false teacher. Serious error.

[@jacobfranklin1815]

@@bromineandtungsten how so?

[@kodeyj6407]

@@jacobfranklin1815 because he teaches we must have works lol.

[@jacobfranklin1815]

@@kodeyj6407 in what sermon? I’ve never heard him say that

[@dewipurwaningtyas9518]

i hope study in the dallas seminary

[@bromineandtungsten]

Dallas Theological Seminary is a shell of what it used to be. Between Darrell Bock and Dan Wallace, their theology has become compromised. Progressive dispensationalism and their complementary hermeneutic has done much damage. Plus the school is full on ecumenical and it’s no wonder our churches have become weaker when schools like Moody, Dallas, Biola, and Grace, to name a few, have allowed worldly concerns to control them. What a shame.

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It is great to learn frombthe Master Seminary through such videos. Thanks to the Master Seminary.

[@m.s.murphymusic7610]

The Greek Exegesis is the basic greek.

[@williamjayaraj2244]

It is true that the learning spirit is essential to understand the Bible in a better way. Thank you sir.

[@greglogan7706]

I have a very significant expectation that if we tested the good professor concerning what is specifically said and what is not said he would run into significant problems with his theology...🙂🙂

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Thank you for these

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Awesome! Thank you! 🙏

[@gilvargas5469]

Hey Joshua, thanks for all you do in providing us with great lectures from a great seminary. I was wondering if there are anyway we can have these on an mp3 format?

[@cjcappetta3234]

does anyone know what textbook he is using in this class?

[@jacobfranklin1815]

Basic Bible Interpretation by Roy B Zuck is one of two books. The other book is by an author with the last name Thomas but i'm not sure about the title.

[@graspunwrapped1124]

Evangelical Hermeneutics by Robert L. Thomas is the second textbook.

[@solomonnallapu]

Hello, I work as a software engineer from Hyderabad, India. I want to study God’s word and truly understand the historic Christian faith. Are there any basic online theology courses that Master’s Seminary offers? Thank you!

[@greglogan7706]

Solomon, I would recommend more scholarly resources - start with an accredited professor like Bart Ehrman - Here is a great discussion re the Gospel of Mathew - kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnTcd6ppn9Oii80si=oYSxFbK1aJeiQBjl

[@WorldTheology7]

You still looking for school?

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Yes sir!@@WorldTheology7

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[@solomonnallapu]

@@WorldTheology7 Yes Sir!

[@jojiratulevu9516]

I'm a student in bible college, and these videos helps a lot in my studies, is there any way i can get some notes that was used in this seminar? Thanks. Hoping for a favourable response.

[@nagaseminarian]

Need more men like him in Seminary’s milieu--

[@Paul-Neil]

excellent .thank you Dr Rosscup

[@jdmbraceyourself695]

Amen

[@wfox0621]

Do you get the course assignments in these lectures?

[@melvienefernandez1134]

Thank you... 🥺

[@dewipurwaningtyas9518]

thanks i like hear hermeneutics ...

[@supermannyg3]

Wow is this a new class? Thanks!!

[@kellydunlow6477]

It

[@haileyutter1827]

This video could be a lot shorter and just as effective but I’m gonna try to get through them all

[@greglogan7706]

" Men and women of the book"...??? That's our calling in Christ?? How about men and women of God.... The book is all about directing us toward God... It is not an end in itself.

[@marlak1104]

Obviously but test all things by the book.

[@jalapeno.tabasco]

2 Timothy 3:14-17

[@greglogan7706]

@@marlak1104 Wile I appreciate your ideal, the fatal flaw is that for the vast portion of history most of the saints did NOT have a book to test ..... Even more important, until we engaged in large scale socialized education, most saints were entirely illiterate and thus totally dependent on whoever told them anything.... which of course created immense problems I realize that in the evangelical religion there is little focus on thinking historically - HOWEVER to truly manifest the fullness of Christ - the entire of human history needs to be considered My best to you in this endeavour PS - As you know - 1Tim3.14,15 we are informed that the CHURCH is the pillar and ground of truth.... Boy, for protestants that is a rough one isn't (and, PS, I am not a vaticanist - just honest with the text...🙂🙂)

[@greglogan7706]

@@jalapeno.tabasco I appreciate your awareness of the text, however, as noted in my comment below, there was no scripture, no book for centuries even millennia - and even if there had been there was no literacy among the common man until socialized education

[@jalapeno.tabasco]

@@greglogan7706 "there was no scripture, no book for centuries even millennia - and even if there had been there was no literacy among the common man until socialized education" so you're telling me NO ONE read the bible until socialized education ? when exactly did that happen?

[@fredmcelroy2839]

When observing a single text is it incorrect to ask questions of that text in relation to the entire book?

[@stevoglez]

+Fred Mcelroy you mean, searching for meaning in the light of the whole book panorama? Not at all, I think is even healthier. Because sometimes the book as a whole has a very definitive purpose.

[@fredmcelroy2839]

+Esteban Glez yes that's exactly what I mean. like interpreting 1 Corinthians 6 with 1 Corinthians 1.

[@davidwhitehead3089]

Yes, in fact, we must observe a passage in the light of its immediate text but ALSO in the light of the entire Bible. Otherwise, we can assume certain interpretations that look okay in a small context, but do not then agree with the rest of the Bible.

[@jermainejenkins9246]

Boring!

[@greglogan7706]

Jermaine - Yeah - there is nothing new here - but if it is a free class than it is just a matter of time - HOWEVER, a more interactive activity might be helpful -