Full group morning class meets in Valentine 310 on
Fridays, 8:30-11:45am with a break
Sections meet in Valentine 308 on Fridays, 1:00-2:30pm or
Mondays, 1:30-3:00pm
Focus text exercises to be completed by 5pm on
TUESDAYS
SCHEDULE
4/7 May Sections
4 May Friday Class
- Read
Rhoads, Dewey, Michie, Mark, pp. 147-150
- Optional: Matthew/Luke/John book review
due
- Crucifixion and
Resurrection
- Final Quiz (in class)
- OVERVIEW
- Course Evaluations - Please
complete this when you get a chance. Thanks!
- (And remember to complete your advisor
evaluations too.
- Beyond the Gospels
- Read
an introduction to the NT Apocrypha: either...
- Powell, Introduction to the Gospels,
pp. 139-143 - in FishersNet, look under Course Documents for
"New Testament Apocrypha" or
- New
Testament Apocrypha
- Optional: Try reading "The
Gospel of Nicodemus" part 2, "The Descent of Christ into
Hell." (11 'chapters' long - Another slightly different version
HERE.
Both texts are available in BibleWorks. Use
Resources>Backgrounds>James, The NT Apocrypha > and then
go to page 117. Another translation is available in BW as a version:
Type HON in the command line; then GNi 1.1)
The basic premise is that Joseph of Arimathea is defending the
resurrection of Jesus and reflects the notice in Matthew
27.52f that a number of saints arose at Jesus' crucifixion.
("The tombs also were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had
fallen asleep were raised. After his resurrection they came out of the
tombs and entered the holy city and appeared to many.") Joseph has
the Jewish authorities find some of these saints who are living in
Arimathea and question them regarding their experience. (BTW, HERE
is a sermon I did long ago that was partially inspired by this text.)
- Want to check the text of the "Secret
Gospel of Mark" allegedly found by Morton Smith? HERE
it is.
- Infancy
of Gospel of Thomas ANIMATED!
- Noncanonical
Literature (Wesley Center) and Noncanonical
Texts (NTGateway)
- Integrative Project Presentations (let me know
if you want to be on this list for this week)
- Matthew 14.13-21
- Mark 4.35-41
- Luke 19:1-10
- John 10.11-18
- Success! We have a new favorite Gospel in this
class! BTW, Matthew was the clear non-favorite (11 votes) followed by John
(7 votes).
27/30 April Sections
27 April Friday Class
20/23 April Sections
-
Translation exercise: Luke
12:13-21 (DOC
/ PDF
/ GDocs)
- Note: Traci Marriott Bowman will be your substitute
teacher. Be good!
- IMPORTANT: Friday afternoon
session will meet in Library Lecture Room. (No electricity in Valentine)
Monday's session will be in Val 308 as usual.
20 April Friday Class
- We will be watching a video of the Gospel of
John in class. We will meet in the Valentine
310
Auditorium. This is the usual room. You are welcome to bring snacks to share! The movie
is 3 hours long, so we will be starting promptly at 8:30am (don't miss John
1.1-14!) and take a short break halfway through.
- HERE
for info on the film
- (If you want to explore the additional features
on the DVD later, it is BS2615.54
.G67 2003 DVD in the library.)
- Quiz 7
DUE on John [DOC
/ PDF]
13/16 April Sections
13 April Friday Class
11 April Wednesday: EXEGETICAL
PAPER DUE
- Now that the paper is done, you can start
thinking about the Integrative Project!
6/9 April Sections: NO CLASS
6 April Friday Class: NO CLASS on Good Friday
4 April: Draft of thesis sentence
DUE (but sooner than this is better...)
2 April, Tuesday : Focus Text
Exercise
- We are finished with these! Nothing due!
- Instead, you should now be working on
collecting, reviewing, and summarizing the work you did in preparation for
writing your Exegetical Summary and Interpretive Summary.
- You may want to download and save the work you
did on Google Docs on your own computer. Use the links on this page to go to
your GDoc, then click on File, Download As, and choose the file type. (If
you use Microsoft Word, use Word; if you use another word processor, use
RTF; if you just want a viewable copy, use PDF.)
30 March / 2 April Sections
30 March Friday Class
- Read
the following:
- Gospel
of Luke - Read it in any version you choose. Try to read it in no
more than 2-3 sessions. If you prefer, HERE
is Luke available as a podcast reading of the CEV.
- Powell: IntroNT, ch
7 on Luke
- Powell: Hyperlink
Materials - Most of the short hyperlinked articles are worth
reading, but especially read:
- Quiz 6
DUE on Luke [DOC
/ PDF]
- Be working on your Exegetical Paper!
- Luke Introduction
- LostFoundLuke15.pdf
23/26 March Sections
23 March Friday Class
- Read
the following:
- Gospel
of Matthew - Read it in any version you choose. Try to read it in
no more than 2-3 sessions. If you prefer, HERE
is Matthew available as a podcast reading of the CEV. You can get a
podcast of the NET HERE.
- Powell: IntroNT, ch
5
- Powell: Hyperlink Materials
- Most of the short hyperlinked articles are worth reading, but
especially read:
- Finish Matthew Introduction
- Quiz 5
DUE on Matthew [DOC
/ PDF]
- Guidelines
for the Exegetical Paper and check Papers
/ Projects page.
20 March, Tuesday : Focus Text
Exercise - complete by 5pm
- Focus
Text Exercise: Narrative Criticism
- Be sure to look at Powell's summary of Narrative
Criticism HERE
16/19 March Sections
16 March Friday Class
- Midcourse
Evaluation: Anonymous, 10 short questions. Please
take a moment to complete.
- Read Rhoads,
Dewey, Michie, Mark (RDM), pp. 63-146
-
Quiz 4B based on RDM, DUE 16 March [DOC /
PDF]
- Matthew Introduction (14 pages!)
- In class work: Jesus and the Syrophoenician Woman: Mark 7.24-30
13 March, Tuesday : Focus Text
Exercise - complete by 5pm
- Focus
Text Exercise: Redaction Criticism
- Be sure to look at Powell's summary of Redaction
Criticism HERE
9/12 March Sections
-
Translation exercise: John 10 [DOC /
PDF - Those of you
working on this John text as your focus text can use that DOC or PDF file, but for the
verses assigned to you, post your responses here.]
9 March Friday Class
- NTPGE DUE 9 March
(Cf. 3 Feb entry. Please turn in hardcopy in class)
- Read Rhoads,
Dewey, Michie, Mark (RDM), pp. 1-7 (8-38) 39-62
- Work on
Quiz 4B based on RDM, DUE 16 March [DOC /
PDF]
- Healing Miracles
- Finish Mark Introduction
- Redaction Criticism
6 March, Tuesday : Focus Text
Exercise - complete by 5pm
- Focus
Text Exercise: Form Criticism
2/5 March Sections
-
Translation exercise: Luke 19.1-10 [DOC /
PDF - Those of you
working on this Luke text as your focus text can use that DOC or PDF file, but for the
verses assigned to you, post your responses here.]
2 March Friday Class
- Remember: NTPGE DUE 9 March
- Read the
Gospel of Mark: Try to read the entire Gospel
straight through in a single sitting. You may 1) Read the Gospel in the
NRSV or The Message or Greek or 2) Read it in Mark as Story,
pp 10-38 or 3) Check out from the library and watch a video: Philip
L. Ruge-Jones' Beginning of the Good News: Live Performance of Mark’s
Gospel (BS2585.55 .B4 2009 DVD - 114 minutes total) - Anyone want to
schedule a viewing party?
- Powell, IntroNT, chs
6
- Mark
Introduction
- Narrative Criticism
- Form Criticism
28 February, Tuesday : Focus Text
Exercise - complete by 5pm
- Focus
Text Exercise: Socio-Historical Criticism Exercise
24/27 February Sections
-
Translation exercise: Matthew 14.13-21 [DOC /
PDF - Those of you
working on this Matthew text as your focus text can use that DOC or PDF file, but for the
verses assigned to you, post your responses here.]
24 February Friday Class
- Finish
The Shadow of the Galilean [Shadow
Reading Guide]
- Powell: Read the following:
- Quiz
3 DUE on Jesus [DOC
/ PDF]
- Be working on the NTPGE due
MARCH 9!
- Historical Jesus
- Who Is Jesus? > Venn diagram fun! HERE
is a slide with most of the terms that have been used to
describe Jesus. Try to create a Venn diagram of overlapping spheres to
indicate the relationship between the terms and then draw where you would
locate Jesus. (Note the directions for duplicating a slide. Then adjust
shape, size, and location as you wish.)
- Discussion topic: Miracles
21 February, Tuesday : Focus Text
Exercise - complete by 5pm
- Focus
Text Exercise: Old Testament in the New
17/20 February Sections
-
Translation exercise: Mark 4.35-41 [DOC /
PDF - Those of you working on this
Mark text as your focus text can use that DOC or PDF file, but for the verses assigned to you, post your responses
here.
I got this up late, so don't worry if you missed this.]
17 February Friday Class
Palestine in the Time of Jesus, pages
57-152
- Quiz
2 DUE 2 [DOC / PDF]
- The Shadow of the Galilean ~
¾ of book read [Shadow
Reading Guide]
- Be working on Quiz 3 [DOC
/ PDF]
due 24 Feb
- Socio-Historical Matters
14 February, Tuesday : Focus Text
Exercise - complete by 5pm
- Focus Text Exercise: Source Criticism - To do the color-coding, it will probably be much easier to use the DOC files here. You can then copy/paste it into the online GoogleDoc and answer the other questions.
10/13 February Sections
-
Translation exercise: Mark 9.2-9 [DOC
/ PDF]
- Prezi
- Exercise in class: Transfiguration (DOC
//
PDF)
10 February Friday Class
- Palestine in the Time of Jesus, pages
19-56
- Powell, IntroNT, chs
2 & 4
- The Shadow of the Galilean ~
½ of book read [Shadow
Reading Guide]
- Working on NTPGE due March 9
- The Use of the OT in the NT
7 February, Tuesday : Focus Text
Exercise - complete by 5pm
- NOTE: Here is the
leadership chart
Remember: This is collaborative work you are doing on Google Docs. The Lead
person is responsible for making sure the work gets done by 5pm on Tuesday
and that your groups' responses are 'tidied' up.
- Focus
Text Exercise: Translation work / Exegetical Tools
3/6 February Sections
3 February Friday Class
31 January, Tuesday : Focus Text
Exercise - complete by 5pm
- Text
Criticism Work: You will NOT be graded on these. Do, however, note
that you are asked to READ pages 1-7 and then SKIM through pages 7-46 of the
" Introduction" to your NET Bible. (NOTE: If you did not buy the
NET Bible hardcopy, look in BibleWorks9 for the section on Greek Manuscript
Evidence. Click on the Verse tab, select NET Bible, click on NET menu.) Work
through the exercise for yourself, but note that I will also be posting
answer keys here for you to confirm the work you've done. Note that these
are links to a Google Doc so that you can work on the exercise
collaboratively. Remember, HERE
is the main stuff to know.
- First
reading...: Read your chosen text using at least two different
English versions. (Don't even bother with the Greek just yet.) Go to the
FishersNet Discussion Board for your text group. (Click on Groups, then on
your text. Under Group Discussion Tools, choose the Discussion Board,) In
the "Translation Matters" forum, share any questions, comments,
observations, etc. that arose for you.
27/30 January Sections
- Translation
work:
Mark
1.9x15Notes.DOC =
Mark
1.9x15Notes.PDF
- Select your
focus text
for the semester from the following. (Note that a maximum of 7 people may
choose any one text. See the syllabus for details.) To sign up for a
text, login to this class on FishersNet, click on the Groups button, and
sign up for your chosen text. If 7 people have already signed up you will
need to pick a different text.
- Matthew 14.13-21 (Jesus feeds 5000: Proper 13A)
- Mark 4.35-41 (Stilling a storm: Proper 7B =
6.24.2012)
- Luke 19:1-10 (Jesus & Zacchaeus: Proper 26C)
- John 10.11-18 (Jesus the Good Shepherd:
Easter4B = 4.29.2012)
- Text Criticism
Exercise: A Scribe's Dilemma - Go to the page assigned to your
section. Spend no more than 10 minutes 'playing around' with this exercise.
27 January Friday Class: Bring your NET Bible
(hardcopy or in BibleWorks9) to class!
- Introduction to the class; review syllabus
(links above)
-
Introduction
to the Gospels.pdf
- Text
Criticism Introduction
- What do you need to know
about textual criticism? Enough to understand what in the world Metzger
is talking about in his textual commentary or what is said in the
text-critical footnotes (and related appendix articles) in the NET
Bible. What does this mean? HERE
is a single page that covers all the important stuff.
- Using
The NET Bible.pdf
- Your favorite Gospel? Check in at the Discussion
Board on the FishersNet
Forum and respond
- (Tools for
Exegetes)
Stuff...
