• define the nature and content of Dogmatics as a Biblically mandated task for the pastor/theologian
• understand and define the revelation of God in nature and Scripture
• explicate the Scripture's teaching on its nature and authority
• express clearly their knowledge of the living God and the basis of Christian epistemology
• give the biblical foundation of the doctrine of the Trinity
• express the biblical content of the Names and attributes of God
• define and expound the doctrines of the Sovereignty of God in relation to his world (creation, election and providence)
• give the biblical teaching on the creation of man in the image of God
• define sin and its radical effects
• define the concepts covenant of works and covenant of grace and their places in the history of salvation

• express the biblical teaching on the incarnation of the Lord Jesus
• explain His offices and corresponding work as our Prophet, Priest and King, in his humiliation and exultation
• expound and apply the atonement of Christ
• express the biblical teaching on the nature of the Person of the Holy Spirit
• apply the content and nature of the work of the Holy Spirit
• define and evaluate the ordo salutis
• define the nature of the ekklesia of the Lord
• expound the essence and task of the Church
• explain the means of grace
• describe the sacraments of the Church
• apply the significance of the New Testament historia salutis, especially the Resurrection, Ascension and Pentecostal outpouring of the Spirit for our understanding of redemptive historical and personal eschatology
• critically describe the major eschatological positions in contemporary evangelicalism
• express clearly the biblical teaching on the judgment and the life hereafter
• apply the above in the preparation of topical homiletic materials

• define Christian creative thinking in application to all life endeavours (creation mandate)
• express the relationship of man's creation in the image of God to creative thinking
• describe the impact of the fall and redemption in Christ on these processes
• employ a framework of entrepreneurial thinking within a Christian worldview
• apply Christian creative thinking to the Christian ministry
• recognise the boundaries of entrepreneurial thinking defined by the Scripture

• express the comprehensive application of the second table of the Law to Christian duty in the family, Church, Society and the State
• explain their own understanding of the Law of God and its application to the sphere of the State - politics, social programs, crime, punishment, civil disobedience, etc.
• evaluate the differences between Christian social responsibility and 'humanism,' notably the universal declaration of human rights
• explain the concept of 'human rights' from a Christian perspective and its political applications
• evaluate human rights violations from an ethical perspective
• apply the above in dealing with specific ethical problems

• define the Scriptural fundamentals of preaching - Kerygmatic, Theocentric, Christological and Pneumatological
• describe the relationship between the indicatives, imperatives and promises of the Scripture
• explain the principles of homiletic exegesis
• describe the process of sermon construction
• critically evaluate the Puritan method of preaching - a special focus of the course
• apply the above in the preparation of several sermons

• have a broad knowledge of the history of the early Christian church
• understand the dogmatic issues facing the ecumenical councils
• evaluate the progressive and regressive tendencies and the catholicity of the Church post-Constantine
• understand and evaluate the development of the Church in the medieval era, especially the relationship of Church and State, the emergence of Scholasticism and the Universities, and the sense of the mission of the Church in the Middle Ages.

After completion of this module, students should:

• have a detailed knowledge of the background and the proceedings of the Reformation
• understand the interplay of the theological disputes and the revival of true religion
• understand the development of church and dogma history from the Refornation into the modern era, against the background of the philosophical trends that invaded protestant thinking
• understand the development of the notion of 'evangelicalism' within protestantism
• indicate the influence of the enlightenment and post-modern relativism on the church of today, especially in South Africa with liberal and liberation theologies
• evaluate the issues confronting the pastor in the contemporary situation

• define the nature of missions, evangelism and Church planting
• justify the missionary endeavour from the Scripture and the nature of the Church
• delineate the periodisation and epochal progresses of the missionary movement, especially as these apply to Southern Africa
• describe missiology as a theological discipline
• evaluate various missionary models and explain the different elements of missionary work, especially with a view to Africa
• apply this practically to basic Church planting principles

• give a clear account of the particular canonics of John
• formulate a fundamentally and scientifically justifiable viewpoint on the theological significance (from the perspective of revelation history) of John
• exegete and interpret selected texts from John and apply this knowledge in the preparation of exegetical sermons
  Section 2: The Johanine Epistles
  After completion of this module the students should be able to:
• give a clear account of the particular canonics of the three Johanine Epistles
• formulate a fundamentally and scientifically justifiable viewpoint on the theological significance (from the perspective of revelation history) of each of these New Testament books
• exegete and interpret selected texts from the Johanine letters and apply this knowledge in the preparation of exegetical sermons
• evaluate the textual-critical apparatus of the Greek New Testament independently against the background of the history of the text of the New Testament, and use it in exegesis - this is of special relevance to students in GRKES113 & 123
  Section 3: The Revelation of Jesus Christ
  After completion of this module the students should be able to:
• give a clear account of the particular canonics of Revelation
• formulate a fundamentally and scientifically justifiable viewpoint on the theological significance of Revelation
• explain the nature of apocalypticism
• define the major hermeneutical approaches to Revelation
• exegete and interpret selected texts from Revelation
• apply this knowledge in the preparation of exegetical sermons

• formulate a fundamentally and scientifically verifiable viewpoint on the Particular Canonics of the General Epistles
• exegete and interpret selected texts from these New Testament books
• apply this knowledge in the preparation of exegetical sermons with special reference to key NT themes
  Section 2: Hebrews
  After completion of this module the students should be able to:
• explain the unique Canonics of Hebrews
• formulate a fundamentally and scientifically justifiable viewpoint on the theological significance (from the perspective of revelation history) of each of Hebrews
• exegete and interpret selected texts from Revelation
• define and evaluate rhetoric analysis as an approach, state its value for a proper understanding of a Bible book and apply it in the exegesis of a pericope with a view to Reformed proclamation of the Word
• apply this knowledge in the preparation of exegetical sermons

• interpret narrative text in the Old Testament with particular attention to Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Samuel, Kings and Chronicles and Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther
• discuss the origin, background, message and purpose of the former prophets (as a corpus and individually)
• explain the relationship between Samuel-Kings and Chronicles
• evaluate historical approaches to the interpretation of the Old Testament
• analyse the nature of Kingship in Israel
• define the concepts of Revelation History, History of Salvation, History, Eschatology and explain their relationship
• discuss the history of Biblical Archaeology and explain its importance for a study of the Old Testament.

• demonstrate knowledge of the contents and general canonics of the prophetic literature
• interpret prophetic literature (with special reference to Isaiah)
• discuss prophesy and prophetism in the Ancient Near East
• discuss the social organisation in old Israel and explain its importance for the interpretation of the Old Testament
• apply the above in homiletic preparation

• define their own Biblical Christian Philosophy of learning
• describe their Christian worldview
• justify the unique perspectives of Christian epistemology
• juxtapose other major worldviews with their Christian worldview
• evidence preliminary acquaintance with Western Philosophy in preparation for WSTL311
• integrate these insights in discussing matters of aesthetics, ethics, biology, religion etc. in contemporary society