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SCHEDULE

Mark Stuff

• Scan archived entries and subscribe to Euangelion Kata Markon
• Join Zotero Gospel of Mark Group (You should have received an invitation.)
• Latinisms, Western Diction, and the Provenance of Mark's Gospel
• The Priene Inscription and Mark 1:1

Friday, September 9

• Introduction to the class
  • Traditional syllabus
  • Alternative project?
• Check out the Bibliography and Resources
• Class Notes
• Mark 1.1-4 Notes
• Mark1.1x3 (PDF) experimental

Friday, September 16

• "Read the whole Gospel of Mark (out loud, if possible) in one sitting using The Message translation." (If you have already read it using The Message, use another translation or view the Ruge-Jones video.)
• Narrative Criticism
• Confirm 'second' required book that you will read
• Mark Text Choices - and Pericope Performances >> You will be choosing a text in Mark as your focal text for the semester. This choice needs to be finalized by Sept 16. I will say more in class, but I would recommend that you look for a short pericope between 4 and 10 verses long.

  • Focus Text Exercise

• Read Mark & Method, Preface and pp. 1-27
• Focus text: Mark 1.40-45 (look at this before class)
• Exercise: Experiencing the Gospel of Mark 1.40-45 (this will be done in class)
• Translation and Performance
• Have you been checking out the Euangelion Kata Markon blog?

Friday, September 23

• Book assignments - DUE 21 October: A five minute maximum, in-class, oral report on the book you chose from the recommended reading list. These will be scheduled throughout the semester. You should also post a concise review of the book on Amazon.com.
• Pericope assignments and performance dates assigned.
• Read Mark & Method, pp. 29-57
• Narrative Criticism & the Gospel of Mark
• Focus text: Mark 1.21-28 (here are my study notes)
  • Mark 1:21-28 Narrative criticism exercise (done in class)

Friday, September 30

• NOTE: The Reading Response paper has been moved to October 14. The book review report is due on October 21.
• Finish Narrative Criticism Exercise
• Social Criticism - Part 1
  • SocialDifferences.pdf
• Read Mark & Method, pp. 145-180
• Focal text: Mark 1.29-34

Friday, October 7

• PROJECT: Focus on the meta-narrative covering Mark Chapters 7-13 in comparison to Revised Common Lectionary to better understand the commonalities and differences to support the development of preaching perspective/supplementary materials that could be used for presentation to congregations in preaching and or for Bible study purposes.
  • Review Syllabus
  • Readings will be updated and selected from chs 7-13
  • What exactly will the final project be?
• Social Criticism - Part 2
• Focal text: Mark 2.1-12
• BTW: I've updated all the BibleWorks info and created some new resources. If you want to work through your setup, use this info:
  • HERE is some info you should find helpful and will want to reference.
  • HERE is the installation guide you should use.
  • HERE is part 1 of the  BW9 setup up guide
  • HERE is part 2 of the  BW9 setup up guide

Friday, October 14

• Project: Here's the work from last time. What we need to do:
  • Settle on Gettysburg Markan Lectionary for Mark 8.27-13.8 over 10 Sundays
  • Choose your focus text from within Mark 8.27-13.8
  • Decide on format for project presentation: poster, PPT, timeline, etc.
• Reading Response Paper DUE
  • From the syllabus: "Read the whole Gospel of Mark (using NRSV or NET) from the perspective of both 1) a character in the Gospel and 2) a modern, social location. Following this reading, each student will write a 2-3 page paper (one inch margins, double-spaced, 12 point font) reflecting on the reading experience."
  • Be prepared to discuss your paper in class
• Feminist Criticism (link will be live by Friday)
• Read Mark & Method, pp. 111-144
• Focal text: Mark14.3x9notes (<Note change since we are no longer looking at ch 7)

Friday, October 21

• Book Review Report DUE
  • From the syllabus: "A 5-8 minute, in-class, oral report on the book you chose from the recommended reading list. Additional time will be give for discussion. These oral reports will be scheduled throughout the semester. Students will also post a concise review of the book on Amazon.com."
  • Send me a link to the Amazon book/review.
• PROJECT WORK from last time:
  • Settle on Gettysburg Markan Lectionary for Mark 8.27-13.8 over 10/11 Sundays
    • USE THIS CHART to figure out what you want to do
  • Choose your focus text from within Mark 8.27-13.8
  • Decide on format for project presentation: poster, PPT, timeline, etc.
• Liberation Approaches
• Focal text: Mark 12.1-9

Friday, October 28

• Read Mark & Method, pp. 181-210
• Cultural Studies
• [Focal text: Mark 9.2-8 (-13)]
• PROJECT WORK
  • Outline of Mark
  • Gettysburg Markan Lectionary
  • Choose your focus text from within Mark 8.22-13.??
  • Decide on format for project presentation: poster, PPT, timeline, etc.

Friday, November 4

• Read Mark & Method, pp. 211-232
• Other Postcolonial
• Focal text: Mark 9.2-8 (-13)
• PROJECT WORK

Friday, November 11

• Finish Postcolonial
• Focal text: 12.41-44
• Read Mark & Method, pp. 59-94
• Reader-Response
  • Mark 7.1-8 Reader Response Exercise
• Project Work
  • JB is working on PPT template
  • Texts (and remember that you can choose to work on a smaller unit w/in your pericope): JB: 10.1-31; RE: 9.30-50; CF: 9.2-29; DR: 13.1-23
  • Everyone needs to start thinking about complementary texts (i.e., a secondary lesson from OT or NT) for your chosen unit.

Friday, November 18

• Finish Reader-Response
• Focal text: Mark 12.1-9  
• Project Work
  • Work on complementary texts as assigned
  • Work on 'big picture' outline of Mark

Friday, November 25: Thanksgiving

Friday, December 2

• Read Mark & Method, pp. 95-110
• Deconstructive Criticism
• Focal text: Mark 9.33-37
• Project Work:

Friday, December 9

• To be clear... We are still working on our 'graph' of Mark. What are the best ways to indicate relationships between the various sections that contribute to a better overview and understanding of the meta-narrative of Mark?
• You should be working on your particular pericope including your final paper, poster, and performance. I have identified (cf. Dec 16) some rubrics you should be considering.
• Focus text: Mark 4.35-42
  • Work through the translation notes. We are going to use this text in class and try to outline what would be included in a paper (such as you will be writing), a PPT poster (such as you will be creating), and a performance (such as you will be doing)
  • Poster
• Mark Overview PPT

Friday, December 16

• IMPORTANT: Please complete the course evaluation!
• Mark Review

  • expmarkfinalreview

    More PowerPoint presentations from MGVH
• Is Mark Liberating or Oppressive? - This review should make sense to you by now! And you should have an opinion!
• Paper due
  • We decided that this paper should be only as long as it needs to be.
  • I am expecting that you will have worked closely with the Greek text. I would most like to see your own translation, but you may also choose to work with an existing version (e.g., NRSV, NET, NIV, etc.) and provide a commentary on where you think it is successful or not.
  • I am especially interested in hearing about the narrative aspects you have identified that help locate your pericope within the larger meta-narrative of Mark.
  • You should include some brief commentary on which OT passage you associated as a complementary text to your pericope.
  • You should explain your considerations behind the decisions you made in constructing your poster and determining how you would 'perform' the text.
• Poster due - Please email me your PPT slide before class. Thanks.
  • I have thought about our 'posters' a bit more and have made some small changes to Jenny's initial ppt template. I suggest that we use this one instead. (I have chosen a font that will show up better at small sizes. I have lightened the background so we don't have to fight as much w/ low contrast issues. I have proposed a 4-color font scheme--dark gold, deep red, black, and white--that should provide variety and consistency. Rick, you see any problems?)
  • Use these guidelines for creating your poster (but use our template instead of theirs, of course)
    • Note: You are only creating ONE slide for your particular pericope
    • Note that this is not like creating your usual ppt. Font sizes will be between 5 to 12 points! You will need to use the zoom feature in PPT to see what you are doing!
    • We should have some consistency in look (based on the PPT template), but it is totally up to you to figure out the best way to present your text. In part, we want to see what each person comes up with and judge how successful it is. What this means is that you can choose to include whatever you want: text, text boxes, graphics, photos, timelines, diagrams, etc.
• Pericope 'performance' - The poster is the main part of your performance, but your performance also includes:
  • A presentation of your text: One excellent way I would love to see is if you performed the text from memory using your own translation. Alternatively, you may simply read a translation (your own, an existing version, or your adaptations of an existing version), but consider the most effective ways of reading it so that you appropriately engage the audience. Keep in mind the comments on Translation and Performance from September 16.
  • A discussion of your poster: Explain why you chose to do what you did