Schedule
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| 1/12 | Syllabus, course, vision, tasks Paul Graham, "The Lesson to Unlearn" Skim Rules of the Game, A Few (Strong) Suggestions on Essay Writing, Pointers for Presentations, and Preparing to Preach |
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Jude: Becoming a Reader |
P "New Testament Letters", Holy Bible (HB) Jude (Canvas this week) |
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| 1/14 | Jude: BP, P (skim P as helpful), Africa Bible Commentary "Jude" (Canvas) | |||
Bible Project (BP) "New Testament Overview", P "The New Testament Writings" |
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| 1/19 | 1 Peter: BP, HB, P (all but "Overview"); 2 Peter: BP, HB, P "2 Peter: Historical Background", 1 Enoch 1-11 | |||
| + | • | Wilken, "The Face of God for Now" (Canvas) | ||
| 1/21 | James: Jesus Works I-IV V ST | James: BP, HB, P; P "New Testament Letters", Newbigin "Kingdom" IV (Canvas) | ||
| The Canon of Scripture III | ||||
| + | + | + | Find a mentor for this book assignment by today (submitted near end-of-semester) |
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| 1/26 | Revelation: Hope Envisioned I II III ST |
BP "Revelation" pt 1, P "Revelation" intro, "What Sort of Book Is This?", "How Is This Book to be Read?", HB Rev 1-11 |
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| + | • | Work "Laodicia, U.S.A.", Koester ch 1 (Canvas) | ||
| 1/28 | Revelation: Hope Envisioned IV V ST | BP "Revelation" pt 2, P "Revelation: Historical Setting", HB Rev 12-22, Koester pp 1-18 (Canvas) |
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| The Canon of Scripture IV V | ||||
| 2/1 | Exercise on a passage of Revelation due (here) | |||
| 2/4 | Hebrews: Christ Is Better |
Hebrews: BP, HB, P (all, but skim "Overview" and "Historical Background"), Genesis 14:17-20, Psalm 110, Psalm 95:7–11, Jeremiah 31:31-34 |
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| The Canon of Scripture VI-VII | ||||
| 2/8 | Exercise on the Bible's character and canonicity due (here) | |||
| 2/9 | Acts: BP, HB chs 1-15 only, P, Clarence Jordan Cotton Patch Version of Acts selections (Canvas) | |||
The Canon of Scripture VIII: How Do We Relate to the Bible? |
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| 2/11 | Midterm on the catholic epistles (minus 1-3 John) and Revelation | |||
Acts 16-28, P "Paul" |
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| 2/18 | 1-2 Thessalonians: Looking Forward I II III ST |
1 Thessalonians: BP, HB, P; 2 Thessalonians: BP, HB, P | ||
| + | • | Work, "Evangelicals in the Factory of Scripture" | ||
| 2/23 | 1 Corinthians: Ethics at the Ends of the Ages I II.1 II.2 II.3 III.1 III.2 ST |
1 Corinthians: BP, HB, P | ||
| 2/25 | 2 Corinthians: The Sequel(s) I II III ST |
2 Corinthians: BP, HB, P | ||
| • | • | Submit New Testament application project ideas (here) by tonight | ||
| 3/2 | Romans: Reconciled Life I II.1 ST |
Romans: BP, HB chs 1-8, P | ||
| + | • | Newbigin "Romans 8" (Canvas) | ||
| 3/4 | Romans: Reconciled Life II.2 III-IVST | HB chs 9-16 | ||
| 3/5 | Exercise on a passage in 1 or 2 Corinthians due (here) |
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| 3/9 | Galatians: Depth Gospel I-II ST |
Galatians: BP, HB, P |
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Philippians: Complete Gospel I-II ST |
Philippians: BP, HB, P |
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| 3/10 | Exercise on Old Testament in the New due (here) | |||
| 3/11 | Colossians and Philemon: The Gospel as Everything I II ST |
Colossians: BP, HB, P; Philemon: BP, HB, P | ||
Ephesians: The Gospel as Everything III ST |
Ephesians: BP, HB, P |
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| + | • | Colossians and Ephesians: The Gospel as Everything IV.1 IV.2 V | ||
| 3/23 | The Pastoral Letters: The Gospel as Legacy I.1 I.2 | |||
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| • | • | • | 1 Timothy, Titus: The Gospel as Legacy II III ST |
1 Timothy: BP, HB; Titus: BP, HB; P "The Pastoral Letters" |
| + | • | Work, "Servants not Judges: Restoring Doctrines of Scripture and Critical Methods" (on Canvas; at least skim for a sense of the argument) | ||
| 3/25 | 2 Timothy: The Gospel as Legacy IV ST |
2 Timothy: BP, HB; South Asia Bible Commentary "2 Timothy" (Canvas) | ||
| Paul in Retrospect | "How St. Paul Changed the World" (video) | |||
| • | • | Submit New Testament application project proposals (here) by tonight | ||
| 3/26 | Exercise Tracing Paul's Thinking due (here) |
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| 3/30 | Midterm on Acts and Paul | |||
| 4/1 | The Churches' Gospels I II III-IV V | P "Jesus", "The Gospels" | ||
| + | • | Work "Synoptic Star Wars" | ||
| • | • | Just a nudge: how is your New Testament application project coming along? | ||
| 4/2 | Bible/mentoring report due (here) | |||
| 4/6 | Mark: The Mysterious Messiah |
Mark: BP, HB through at least Mark 10 | ||
| 4/8 | Mark: The Mysterious Messiah |
Mark: P, HB through Mark 16, Mikalatos ch 5 (Canvas) | ||
| 4/9 | Series on New Testament in worship (here) or Holy Week worship service analysis due (here) |
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| 4/13 | Matthew: Israel's Messiah I.1 II ST |
Matthew: BP, HB through at least Matthew 15 | ||
| 4/15 | Matthew: Israel's Messiah I.2 III ST |
Matthew: P, HB through Matthew 28, Mikalatos ch 6 (Canvas) | ||
| + | • | Gundry "A Theological Postscript" (Canvas) | ||
| 4/16 | Report on the book you're reading due (here); extensions available for books about the gospels |
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| 4/20 | Luke: Everyone's Messiah |
Luke: BP, HB through at least Luke 14 | ||
| 4/22 | Luke: Everyone's Messiah |
Luke: P, HB through Luke 24 | ||
| 4/23 | Exercise on a passage in a synoptic gospel due (here) | |||
| 4/27 | John: BP, HB, P | |||
| • | • | Submit New Testament application projects (here) by 4/28 |
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| 4/29 | 1-3 John: The Real Messiah I |
HB: 3 John, 2 John; BP 1-3 John | ||
| + | • | 1-3 John: The Real Messiah II | ||
| • | • | • | 1-3 John: The Real Messiah III IV ST |
HB 1 John, P "The Johannine Letters" |
| 5/3 | Final exam (Monday noon-2 p.m.) | |||
