Schedule (11/17: added gospels exercises)
Date |
Subjectplanned possible |
Readingrequired recommended |
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| regular only | honors only | ||
| 8/30 | The Shape of the Course |
Syllabus, course, vision, tasks, reading Skim Rules of the Game and A Few (Strong) Suggestions on Essay Writing Know about Pointers for Presentations and Peer Review Guidelines (Peer Review FAQs are optional) |
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| Rev. 1, Johnson ch 5, Barth "The Strange New World within the Bible" | |||
| Koester ch 1 | Bauckham chs 1-2 | ||
| 9/1 | Discussion: The Bible as Contested Ground Leader: Telford Work |
Monroe preface and ch 1 | |
| Hopkins ch 2 | |||
| The Bible of the Churches | Rev. 2-3, Johnson ch 6, Work "Laodicia, U.S.A." | ||
| Koester ch 2 | Bauckham ch 5 | ||
| Complete entrance examinations (hold on to these until the end of the course) | |||
| 9/5 | Informal reading discussion in the DC | ||
| 9/6 | Real World: Revelation as Jewish Apocalyptic Leader: _____________________ |
Rev. 4-11, Johnson ch 4 | |
| Koester chs 3-4 | Bauckham ch 3 | ||
| Johnson ch 26, pp 49-52 | |||
| 9/6 | Add/drop deadline | ||
| 9/8 | The Last War |
Rev. 12-18, Johnson ch 26 | |
| Koester chs 5-6 | Bauckham ch 4, Howard-Brook ch 10 | ||
| Rev. 19-22, Work "Once Upon a Tribulation" | |||
| Koester ch 7 | Bauckham chs 6-7 | ||
| 9/13 | Jude, 2 Peter, Johnson ch 22, pp 73-83, 1 Enoch 10-11 | ||
| 1 Peter, Johnson ch 21 | |||
| Hopkins ch 6 | |||
| Exercise on a passage of Revelation due (revision due 9/20) | |||
| 9/15 | Christ is Better Preachers: _____________________ |
Hebrews, Johnson ch 20, pp 58-62, 83-87 |
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| 9/19 | Informal reading discussion in the DC | ||
| 9/20 | The Conservative Bible (I) |
Monroe chs 7-8 |
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| Jesus Works | James, Johnson ch 23 | ||
| 9/22 | Life after Jesus: Acts |
Acts 1-15, Johnson pp 213-226, 237-245 | |
| Exercise on two catholic letters due (revision due 9/29) | |||
| 9/26 | Review discussion in the DC | ||
| 9/27 | Faith on the Frontier: Paul and his Churches Preachers: _____________________ |
Acts 16-28, Johnson pp 245-252 |
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| Anderson and Moore | Howard-Brook ch 6, Hopkins chs 3, 5 | ||
| 9/29 | Midterm on Revelation and the catholic epistles (review guide) | ||
| 10/3 | Informal reading discussion in the DC | ||
| 10/4 | Eschatology in Thessalonica | 1 Thessalonians, Johnson ch 10 | |
| Hays pp 163-189 (skim) | |||
Eschatology in Thessalonica (continued) |
2 Thessalonians, Johnson ch 11 | ||
| 10/6 | Ethics at the Ends of the Ages: Roman Churches in Social Context |
1 Corinthians, Johnson ch 1 | |
| Fisk | Hays pp 1-24, Hopkins ch 1, Howard-Brook pp 8-15 | ||
| Extra-credit exercise on the Bible in a different world due (revision due 10/13) | |||
| 10/11 | Fall holiday |
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| 10/13 | Corinthians the Sequel(s) Preachers: _____________________ |
Johnson ch 12 | |
| Hays pp 143-162, Howard-Brook pp 8-15 | |||
| Exercise on 1 Corinthians due (revision due 10/20) | |||
| 10/17 | Informal reading discussion in the DC | ||
| 10/18 | The Conservative Bible (II) |
Monroe chs 9 and Reconnoitering II | |
| The Gospel After Paul | Galatians, Johnson ch 13, pp 52-58, Philippians, Johnson ch 15 | ||
| Hays pp 119-142 | |||
| 10/20 | Reconciled Life: Paul's Gospel Preachers: _____________________ |
Romans, Johnson ch 14 | |
| Howard-Brook ch 7, Hays pp 85-100, 25-49, 50-60, 61-84, 101-118 | |||
| Extra-credit exercise on the New Testament in the liberal arts due (revision due 10/27) | |||
| 10/25 | The Gospel as Everything |
Colossians, Johnson ch 17, Ephesians, Johnson ch 18, Philemon, Johnson ch 16 | |
| Exercise on conservative uses of Scripture due (revision due 11/1) | |||
| 10/27 | The Gospel as Legacy Preachers: _____________________ |
1-2 Timothy, Titus, Johnson ch 19 | |
| Howard-Brook ch 8, Hopkins ch 7? | |||
| 10/31 | Informal review discussion in the DC | ||
| 11/1 | Midterm on Acts and Paul | ||
| 11/3 | The Churches' Gospels | Work "Synoptic Star Wars" | |
| Bauckham ch 1 | |||
| Extra-credit exercise on the course material due (revision due 11/10) | |||
| 11/6 | deadline to withdraw or change to pass/fail | ||
| 11/8 | The Secret Messiah Preachers: _____________________ |
Mark, Johnson ch 7, pp 62-65 | |
| Theissen foreword and chs 1-5 | Howard-Brook pp 1-8, ch 3, Bauckham intro and ch 4 | ||
| Exercise on the churches of the Roman Empire due (revision due 11/15) | |||
| 11/10 | The Jewish Messiah |
Matthew, Johnson ch 8 | |
| Theissen chs 6-10 | Howard-Brook ch 2 | ||
| 11/14 | Informal reading discussion in the DC | ||
| 11/15 | The Liberal Bible (I) Leader: _____________________ |
Monroe chs 2-3 | |
| Theissen appendix | Bauckham ch 6 | ||
| The Empire's Messiah | Luke, Johnson ch 9 | ||
| 11/17 | The Empire's Messiah (continued) Preachers: _____________________ |
Theissen chs 11-15 | Howard-Brook ch 4, Bauckham ch 2 |
| Exercise on the New Testament in a church service due (extended to 11/22; revision still due 11/29) | |||
| 11/22 | Creation's Messiah (with Margaret Chapman) Preachers: _____________________ |
John, Johnson ch 24 | |
| 11/24 | Thanksgiving | ||
| 11/28 | Informal reading discussion in the DC | ||
| 11/29 | The Liberal Bible (II) Leader: _____________________ |
Monroe chs 4-6 and Reconnoitering I | |
| Creation's Messiah (continued) | Theissen chs 16-18 and epilogue | Howard-Brook ch 5, Bauckham ch 5 | |
Extra-credit exercise on the gospels due (revision due 12/6) |
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| 12/1 | Rivals' Messiahs Preachers: _____________________ |
1-3 John, Johnson ch 25 | |
| Hopkins chs 4, 8 | |||
| Exercise on a passage in a synoptic gospel due (revision due 12/8) | |||
| 12/6 | Standardization: Canons, Creeds, and Councils | Bauckham chs 3, 7 | |
| Exercise on the entrance exam due | |||
| 12/8 | The Untamed Bible Preachers: _____________________
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Monroe chs 10-12 | |
| Hays pp 190-201 | |||
| Last Words | |||
| 12/13 | Final exam (Tuesday noon-2 p.m.) | ||
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