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Instructors | Office | Office Hour | Tel. | |
| Daniel Patte | Garland 301G | Office Hours: W 1:30-3:00 pm & by appointments | Office:322-6359 |
Daniel.M.Patte@vanderbilt.edu | |
| Yung Suk Kim | Garland 301E | M 12:10-1:00 & by appointments | Office:322-6356 | Yung.S.Kim@vanderbilt.edu | |
| Bobby Morris | Garland 301E | TBA | Bobby.m.Morris@vanderbilt.edu | ||
| Rubén Muñoz | Garland 301E | F 10:00-11:00 & by appointments | Office:322-6356 | Ruben.a.Munoz@vanderbilt.edu | |
| Rohun Park | Garland 301E | TBA | Rohun.Park@vanderbilt.edu | ||
| Kimberly Peeler | Garland 301E | R 11:00-12:00 & by appointments | Office:322-6356 | Kimberly.r.Peeler@vanderbilt.edu |
LECTURES: MW 11:10-12:00 pm DV-G 23 DISCUSSION GROUPS:
RLST 209.01, F 11:10-12
FM 330 / DIV 2511.02,
R 10-10:50/ DV-G26/ DIV 2511.03,
R 10-10:50 DV-G28 / |
Goals:
The goals of this introduction to the New Testament include helping members
of the class to gain a solid knowledge of
1) the basic content of each of the 27 books of the New Testament (through
a close study of The New Interpreter’s Study Bible) and their major
themes;
2) the historical setting of the NT and the aspects of these 27 books
that are illuminated by reading them as part of this historical context
(following the Introduction to the New Testament by Gerd Theissen) and
in terms of other religious texts of the period (including the Gospel
of Thomas; Dead Sea Scrolls; jewish Apocalyptic texts)
3) the positive or problematic teachings that these books have from a
feminist perspective (following the comments on each book in A Women’s
Bible Commentary);
4) the positive or problematic teachings that these books have regarding
the relation between church and world as viewed from the perspectives
of Christian believers in various contexts around the world (following
the comments on each book in A Global Bible Commentary).
Even as students gain a solid understanding of these texts in their historical
settings and of their potential teachings in particular contexts, they
will learn to adopt a critical stance toward any interpretation, including
their own, by recognizing some of the textual, theological, and contextual
choices that each interpretation involves.
Structure of each week: The central part of each week will be the discussion group sessions, each time led by students (not by TA’s, though they will be present). It will involve the comparison of 4 interpretations a given book of the NT in order to assess the relative values of these interpretations. In preparation for these discussions, the lectures on Monday and Wednesday will clarify the differences among the interpretation of this book in the New Interpreter's Study Bible, in the Introduction to the New Testament by Gerd Theissen (and through comparison of texts of the period), in the Women's Bible Commentary, and in the Global Bible Commentary. In each discussion group, four students will open the discussion; each presenting in 5 minutes (with a short handout) the most valuable contributions of one of the four interpretations.
Optional sessions: Video materials for the study of NT: M 10—11 DV-G 23 (see schedule)
Final Update: April 21, 2004
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