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Fall 2010
MGVHoffman
Class meets
Tuesdays
10:15-11:45
Valentine 308
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IMPORTANT:
Here is the online COURSE
EVALUATION. You may wish to wait till you have received your thematic paper
back, but please complete this by December 17. Thanks.
7 September
14 September
- Choose persona: Using the Social
Status Points sheet, choose a persona whose perspective you will adopt
as you read through Acts. You may either choose an element from each column
on the grid or take one of the "Minor Characters in Acts" listed
at the bottom of the page. There should not be duplications of choice, so
post your choice in the Discussion Board. First ones to make their choice
get it!
- Choose theme: The book of
Acts provides a remarkable insight into the nature of the early church.
Arising from questions posed on the ACTS
Topics sheet, students will choose a theme to study throughout the
semester that applies both to the early church and the church today. For
more info and to post choices, check the Discussion Board online.
- READ: Acts
1-2; JtA 1-50
21 September
28 September
- READ: Acts 6.1-9.31; JtA 72-111
- Remember
to read from the perspective of your adopted persona
- Remember
to read with your chosen theme in mind
- Consider
journaling as you read or keeping notes in your Bible software
- Focus: Acts 7 - Israel,
Temple, Church
- Note: To follow the
geography in Acts, try using the
Bible
Geocoding Maps that can be downloaded, unzipped, and installed into your
\databases\ subfolder of BibleWorks. (More info
here.) You can
also work on the web (or in Google Earth) using the
OpenBible.info site.
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Personas and themes
5 October
- READ:
Acts 9.32-12.25; JtA
112-139
- Persona presentations:
ChrisL, Anteneh, Carolyn
- Be sure to enter comments
on FishersNet site. Look under Discussion Board > Persona Presentations >
person
My expectation is that you will meaningfully respond to at least 8 of
your classmates.
12 October
- READ:
Acts 13.1-16.5; JtA
140-169
- Persona presentations:
Brian (Cornelius), Adam (Cilician
Pharisee), Annabelle (17 year-old destitute woman, Jewish Law observant non-Christian living in Macedonia, non-Roman citizen)
- Regarding presentations
(updating in light of the brave ones who went first):
- For this exercise, you
do not need to relate to modern setting
- Be clear whether you
are speaking from perspective of when the story is set (ie, in years
30-55CE) or from perspective of reading this book of Acts in years
80-90CE
- Be sure to check at
least one of these resources (which you will find in the library and
not on the internet):
- Anchor Yale
Bible Dictionary
- HarperCollins
Bible Dictionary
- New
Interpreters' Dictionary of the Bible
- Dictionary of NT
Background
- As noted above, the
rest of the class is to be responding to your presentation on
FishersNet. Look under Discussion Board > Persona Presentations >
person
19 October: Reading Days > NO
Class
26 October
2 November
-
Midterm Course Evaluation: Just checking how things are
going... Brief survey, no names...
- READ:
Acts 21.37-23.35; JtA
212-227
- Persona presentations: Dan (Athenian male, stoic philosopher, artisan), Jason (Jason!), Julie (Priscilla)
9 November
- READ: Acts 24.1-28.31; JtA
227-251
- Persona presentations: Aaron
(Apollos), Peter (Minimus, freed slave, pagan, Ephesus, Roman citizen),
Paul (male, 23, Asia, Roman, pagan, military officer)
16 November
- Persona Reflection Paper DUE
- From the syllabus: This 2 page maximum paper (using 1 inch margins, 12 point type, doublespaced) should reflect on how your perspective shaped your reading of Acts. In addition, reflect briefly on a comparable perspective in the church today and on what we can learn from the early church. – 15%
- Acts
Facts
23 November
- Thematic Presentations (from syllabus):
- Part 1: Write a 5 page maximum paper (using 1 inch
margins, 12 point type, doublespaced) that describes how your chosen
theme is presented in Acts and its implications for the church today. –
20%
- Part 2: Drawing on the insights of the paper you have
written, present your findings to the class. You may choose any medium
you wish, but you should think of terms of something you will actually be
able to use in a ministry setting. – 20%
- NOTE:
- In class presentations must be no longer
than 20 minutes long each
- If your presenting and paper due date
are not good for you, you may negotiate on your own to trade a date
with someone
- Presenting (and papers due): ChrisL, Anteneh, Carolyn, Brian
30 November
- Thematic Presentations (and papers due): Adam, Annabelle, Kyeongcheol, Karin
7 December
- Thematic Presentations (and papers due): ChrisS, Outi, Dan, Jason
14 December
- Thematic Presentations (and papers due): Julie, Aaron, Peter, Paul
IMPORTANT:
Here is the online COURSE
EVALUATION. You may wish to wait till you have received your thematic paper
back, but please complete this by December 17. Thanks.
