REL 107: New Testament recommended resources
Spring
Semester • 2013
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REL 107: New Testament recommended resources |
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Spring
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Recommended books (* = highly recommended) |
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The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha (NRSV), 3rd ed. (NB: table of contents, introductions, essays, tables, glossary, maps—all are very helpful.) You may use another Bible, if you wish, but the New Oxford Annotated Bible (NOAB) will be the common text for class assignments and discussions. In all cases, you are encouraged to use other English translations (e.g., NIV) and Bibles in other languages in addition to the NRSV. The Tanakh is especially recommended for comparison of Old Testament passages. |
| * | Achtemeier, Paul. Inspiration and Authority: Nature and Function of Christian Scripture. Peabody: Hendrickson Publishers, 1999. |
| * | Brown, Raymond E. Biblical Exegesis and Church Doctrine. Wipf & Stock, 2002. |
| * | _______. An Introduction to New Testament Christology. New York: Paulist Press, 1994. |
| * | _______. An Introduction to the New Testament. New York: Doubleday, 1997. |
| * | _______. Responses to 101 Questions on the Bible. New York: Paulist Press,1990. |
| * | Bultmann, Rudolf. Jesus Christ and Mythology. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996. |
| Ehrman, Bart D. The New Testament and Other Early Christian Writings. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. | |
| Goodacre, Mark. The Synoptic Problem: A Way Through the Maze. London: T. & T. Clark, 2001. | |
| * | Meyer, Paul. The Word in This World. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2004. |
| Pelikan, Jaroslav. Jesus through the Centuries: His Place in the History of Culture. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1985. | |
| * | Robinson, James M. A New Quest of the Historical Jesus. London: SCM Press, 1959. |
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Sanders, E. P. and Margaret Davies. Studying the Synoptic Gospels. London: SCM Press, 1989. |
| Segal, Alan F. Rebecca's Children: Judaism and Christianity in the Roman World. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1986. | |
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Strunk, William, Jr., and E. B. White. The Elements of Style. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1979. (See my Resources page under Miscellaneous for the first edition of Strunk.) |
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highlight = R-drive file
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Week 1 |
>Do you know how to think? (a self-exam)
>Gundry:
student
resources >NOAB: table of contents, introductions, essays, tables, glossary, maps—skim carefully) >The NT Gateway (excellent Web resources) >Bible Contradiction & Responses >Johnson & Spong on Jesus' birth >More on Jesus' birth (check out "resources" page) >Chronology (info & links) >Manuscript marginalia (an interesting example) >+Brown, Responses, Q1–4: Translations of the Bible
>Study Guide 1 (These may be helpful, but they may not always correspond to the readings.) |
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Week 2
Context & environment |
>The Greeks (interactive site): read about Socrates, Plato, etc. >Blogging the Bible (an interesting viewpoint that might resonate with your life) >+Brown, Responses, Q5–10: Genuine and apocryphal books of the Bible
>+Brown, Responses, Q11–14: How to read the Bible
>Interpreting Ancient Manuscripts (very helpful) >Synoptic solutions (found on The NT Gateway)
>Take
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ethics survey >Propaganda Alert & Questions to Ask (NB: helpful for reading texts & writing research papers) |
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3 Literary & historical matters |
>Synoptic
solutions (found on The
NT Gateway) >Redaction & hermeneutics (funny, interesting & instructive) >Chalcedonian
definition (excerpts) >The Diatessaron (also Diatessaron) >Jesus & Superman? (scroll all the way down to see the comparison) >C.
S. Lewis: historical Jesus >Video: “From Jesus to Christ,” pt.3: Jesus in the Gospels (AV; very good for review)
>Chronology (info & links)
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Week 4
Mark |
>Redaction & hermeneutics (funny, interesting & instructive) >+Brown, Responses, Q23–27: Is the Bible literally true; Q28–30: Biblical criticism
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Week 5
Matthew |
>Chalcedonian definition (excerpts) >Redaction & hermeneutics (funny, interesting & instructive)>The Case Against Q (see 10 Reasons to Question Q) >+Brown, Responses, Q31–33: Biblical fundamentalism; pp. 137–42; Q34–37: How literally true is the NT
>Propaganda Alert & Questions to Ask (NB: helpful for reading texts & writing research papers) |
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Week 6
Luke |
>The
Case Against Q (see 10 Reasons to Question Q)
>Redaction & hermeneutics (funny & instructive) >Reflections on the Cotton Patch Version >Chalcedonian definition (excerpts) >+Brown, Responses, Q38–44: The Gospels; Q45–51 Jesus' words and deeds
>Propaganda Alert & Questions to Ask (NB: helpful for reading texts & writing research papers) |
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Week 7
John |
>Quiz >Jesus & Superman? (scroll all the way down to see the comparison) >Chalcedonian definition (excerpts) >+Brown,
Responses,
Q52–53: Jesus' resurrection; Q54–60: Jesus' birth
>Propaganda Alert & Questions to Ask (NB: helpful for reading texts & writing research papers) |
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Week 8
Acts |
>+Brown, Responses, Q61–68: Mary (esp. of interest to Roman Catholics); Q69–76: Jesus' knowledge
>From
Jesus
to Christ
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Week 9
Paul |
>+Brown, Responses, Q77–78: Foundation of the church; Q79–85: The sacraments
>Propaganda Alert & Questions to Ask (NB: helpful for reading texts & writing research papers) |
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Week 10
Paul |
>Brown: Intro to NT, 817–30 (“The Historical Jesus”); 105–7 ("Portraits of Jesus") >C. S. Lewis: historical Jesus >Brown:
Intro to NT, 817–30 (“The Historical Jesus”); 105–7
("Portraits of Jesus") >+Brown, Responses, Q86–88: Early Christians and the Jews; Q89–92: Early Church administration |
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Week 11
Paul |
>+Brown, Responses, Q93–96: Who celebrated the eucharist; Q97–100: Peter and the popes
>Propaganda Alert & Questions to Ask (NB: helpful for reading texts & writing research papers) |
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Week 12
Pastorals & Catholic letters |
>+Brown,
Responses, Q101: How much has the church changed;
137–42 (esp. of interest to Roman Catholics)
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Week 13
Catholic letters & Revelation |
>666 or 616? (click on "numerology")
>Propaganda Alert & Questions to Ask (NB: helpful for reading texts & writing research papers) |
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Week 14 |
>+Brown, Responses: Q1–10, 19–27
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Final week |
