| Wk |
Date |
Reading |
Topics |
Presentations |
critique |
| 1 |
2/22 |
|
Intro to the second semester. How is the NT different from the OT?
Intertestamenal period, How to read the Bible. Jesus' birth |
|
|
| 2 |
2/29 |
Holiday |
|
|
|
| 3 |
3/7 |
Mark 1-8 and Introduction to Mark |
The Gospel of MARK and Jesus' ministry.
Judaic and Hellenistic background of the NT.
Romans and Israel during the NT period. What does Israel look like during the time of Jesus and how did it get that way? The Septuigint |
1a. Mark 1-4 (overview)
1b. Mark 5-8 (overview) |
Group 7 |
| 4 |
3/14 |
Matthew 5-7 and handout on Gospel genres and pericopes |
The formation of the Gospels. The “Sermon on the Mount.” MATTHEW
gospel genres and pericopes
Jewish sects: Pharisees, Sadducees, Samaritans, Essenes, Zealots |
2a. Mt 5-7 (the sermon on the mount)
2b. Mt 14 (John the Baptist, feeding the 5000, walking on water) |
Group 8 |
| 5 |
3/21 |
Luke 10 & 15
A brief history of the NT
See also parable list below |
Parables of Jesus
LUKE
The formation of the synoptic gospels
The (Jewish) Apocrypha. What are these books and why aren’t they in Protestant Bibles? |
3a. Luke 10 (the Good Samaritan)
3b. Luke 15 (the Prodigal Son) |
Group 9 |
| 6 |
3/28 |
John 1-5, 13-15 |
The Gospel of JOHN
Why is John so different?
The Vulgate
|
4a. John 3 (Jesus and Nicodemus)
4b. John 4 (Jesus and the Woman at the well)
4c. John 13 (Jesus washes his disciple’s feet) |
Group 10 |
| 7 |
4/4 |
Holiday | Easter Sunday is March 27 | Jesus movie (based on Luke's gospel)
Three well-known pop songs about Jesus: "The Rebel Jesus" by Jackson Brown, "Jesus Walks" by Kanye West, and "Jesus Was a Capricorn" by Kris Kristoferson |
| 8 |
4/11 |
Mark 14-16
Matthew 26-28
Luke 22-24
John 18-21 |
The Passion
How does each Gospel present Jesus' passion, from the last supper, to the trials and death, and afterward?
The Gospel of Judas. |
5a. John 18 (Jesus arrested & questioned)
5b. John 19 (Jesus crucified)
5c. John 20-21 (Jesus resurrects) |
Group 11 |
| 9 |
4/18 |
Paper 1 Due |
Movie based on Luke |
|
|
| 10 |
4/25 |
Midterm |
Midterm review |
|
|
| 11 |
5/2 |
Act 1-14 |
Acts: The early church
The influence of Hellenism on the NT
Persecution of the Early Church |
6a. Acts 2 (Pentecost & the birth of the church)
6b. Acts 9 (Saul’s conversion)
6c. Acts 10 (Peter & Cornelius) |
Group 1 |
| 12 |
5/9 |
Acts 15-28 |
Acts: Paul's missionary journeys
the early church Paul
Arianism, Gnosticism, & Marcionism |
7a. Acts 15 (The council at Jerusalem)
7b. Acts 16-18 (Paul’s second missionary journey)
7c. Acts 21-28 (Paul’s final trip) |
Group 2 |
| 13 |
5/16 |
1 Thessalonians
Romans 6-8
1 Corinthians 13-15 |
Paul's letters; What is an epistle?
Justification by Faith
Formation of the NT canon.
|
8a. 1 Thessalonians (What’s the story behind this letter?)
8b. 1 Corinthians (What’s the story behind this letter?) |
Group 3 |
| 14 |
5/23 |
1 & 2 Timothy, Titus |
The Pastoral letters
Women in the NT: Group discussions.
Roles in the church
The woman's Bible (Cady Stanton) Feminism & the Bible |
9a. 1 Timothy (What’s the story behind this letter?)
9b. Titus (What’s the story behind this letter?) |
Group 4 |
| 15 |
5/30 |
Hebrews 1-6, 11-12
Paper 2 due |
Hebrews (and the General letters)
By Paul or not by Paul
The Dead Sea Scroll |
10a. Hebrews 3-4 (What’s this about?)
10b. Hebrews 11 (What is faith?) |
Group 5 |
| 16 |
6/6 |
James and 1 John |
The Johannine tradition
The church in Jerusalem
English Bible Translations |
11a. Who was James? (What’s the story behind this letter?)
11b. John? (The Johannine books) |
Group 6 |
| 17 |
6/13 |
Rev 1-6, 21-22
(Daniel 7-12) |
The Revelation
Apocalyptic literature |
|
|
| 18 |
6/20 |
Final Exam |
Review for Final |
|
|
