BT 606 / 660 Pauline Theology

(1) Witherington, Ben The Paul Quest. The Search for the Jew of Tarsus, (Downers Grove: Inter Varsity Press, 1998) pb. This book should be read first as a general orientation to Pauline studies. (2) Witherington, Ben Paul’s Narrative Thought World., (Louisville: Westminster/J. Knox, 1994), pb. This book should be read second, to give an overview of Pauline theology in its various topics. (3) Dunn, J.D.G. The Theology of Paul the Apostle, (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998). Read 500 pages in this volume, your choice of which ones.https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/2224/thumbnail.jp

NT 614 Exegesis of the Gospel of Mark

Catalog Description This course examines the Greek text of Mark. Detailed exegesis of the material in this Gospel will be the focus of this course, but with careful attention to the social, rhetorical, literary, and theological dimensions and implications of the text. There will be special attention to the Christological message of the book in its historical and canonical context.Catalog Description This course examines the Greek text of Mark. Detailed exegesis of the material in this Gospel will be the focus of this course, but with careful attention to the social, rhetorical, literary, and theological dimensions and implications of the text. There will be special attention to the Christological message of the book in its historical and canonical context.Introduction Among the New Testament Gospels, Mark’s Gospel is widely recognized to be the first Gospel to be written, and seen as an important source for Matthew’s and Luke’s Gospel. Mark presents us with a compelling narrative in the form of an ancient biography focusing on Jesus as the Son of Man who came to give his life as a ransom for many. Pre-requisites: NT 500 or 501/502, and IBS-- 1https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/1204/thumbnail.jp

NT 621 Exegesis of Romans

J.D.G. Dunn’s two volume work in the Word Biblical Commentary Series, Romans 1-8 , and Romans 9-16 (Dallas: Word, 1988). D. Moo, The Epistle to the Romans, (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1996). B. Witherington and D Hyatt, The Letter to the Romans, (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003). Available February 15, 2004. A comparison and contrast of two of the following works (your choice): K. Grieb’s The Story of Romans. A Narrative Defense of God’s Righteousness, (Louisville: Westminster/J/ Knox, 2002); L.T. Johnson’s Reading Romans, A Literary and Theological Commentary, (Macon: Smyth and Helwys, 2001); R. Morgan’s Romans, in the NT Guides series (Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1995). D. Moo, Encountering the Book of Romans, (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002); C. Bryan’s A Preface to Romans: Notes on the Epistle and its Literary and Cultural Setting, (Oxford: O.U. Press, 2000); and K.P. Donfried, The Romans Debate 2nd ed. (Peabody: Hendrickson, 1991).https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/2433/thumbnail.jp

NT 650 Tutorial in the Book of Revelation

Peterson, Eugene, Reversed Thunder, (San Francisco: Harper and Row, 1988) pb. Witherington, Ben, The Revelation of John, (Cambridge: CUP, 2003), in proofs. Witherington, Ben, Jesus the Seer, (Peabody: Hendrickson, 1999), hb. Koester, Craig, Revelation and the End of All Things, (Eerdmans, 2001), pb.https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/3001/thumbnail.jp

NT 621 Exegesis of Romans

Texts: C. Bryan’s A Preface to Romans: Notes on the Epistle and its Literary and Cultural Setting, (Oxford: O.U. Press, 2000). J.D.G. Dunn’s two volume work in the Word Biblical Commentary Series, Romans 1-8 , and Romans 9-16 (Dallas: Word, 1988) (one may read either Dunn or Moo). D. Moo, The Epistle to the Romans, (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1996). B. Witherington and D Hyatt, The Letter to the Romans, (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003). Available February 15, 2004. B. Witherington, The Paul Quest, (Downers Grove: Inter Varsity Press, 1998).https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/3977/thumbnail.jp

NT 805 The Early Church Fathers and the Formation of the Canon

COURSE PROCEDURE This is an intensive class (four hours a day, for two weeks) and will include the following components: 1) 50 minutes of introductory lecture followed by 15 min. Q&A; 2) 30 minutes of translation of primary source texts, by the students; 3) 45 minutes of short reports on assignments from the required reading. Each student will sign up for at least one short report before July 1. The reports should include a summary of the thesis of the text and a summary of the author’s main arguments and supporting evidence. At the end the student should give some evaluation of the author’s thesis and argument and how useful it is for our study of early Christianity and the interpretation of Scripture and the formation of the canon. Although a written copy of the report should be given to each member of the class, the oral presentation (15-20 min) should take the form of a mini-lecture, just as if one were teaching the text to a class of students. 4) 1 hour and 30 min discussion of the text assigned as “Common Reading for Discussion” together with the primary sources assigned as “Common Reading for Lecture” by the class and the professors. Each student is responsible for presenting an introduction to the “Common Reading for Discussion” once during the two weeks. The introduction (15 min.) should provide a) summary of the thesis of the text, b) summary of the key arguments that the author uses to support his thesis, and c) 5 questions about the author’s argument to jump start our discussion of the text. The questions would be in the following form: “On pages 72-3, McMullen claims X, Y, and Z. However, the textual evidence for claim Y is doubtful because of A and B. If we reject claim Y, do we also have to reject claims X and Z?” Sign up for the presentation by July 1. 5) During the second week of the class, instead of short papers on the assigned readings, each student will be responsible for presenting a major paper (15 pages) on some topic germane to the persons and issued covered in this class, followed by discussion. Papers as presented are not expected to be the final product, but an advanced draft. Then in the week following the class, the student should revise the paper in light of our conversation about the paper in class. Email the final copy to me ([email protected]) by July 25.https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/3564/thumbnail.jp

NT 617 Exegesis of Johannine Literature

Catalog Description A study of selected passages in Johannine Literature, this course will deal with the various textural, historical, rhetorical, exegetical, theological, and ethical concerns raised in the Gospel and Letters of John. The focus in the course will be on familiarizing the student not only with the content of this book, but also with the exegetical and hemeneutical issues that it raised and raises. Prerequisite: NT(IBS)510 or 511; NT520; and NT500 or 501/502 or equivalent. (May be taken by students in M.A. programs not requiring Greek by special arrangement with the professor.)Introduction The Johannine Literature makes up approximately one third of the New Testament. It includes four different genre of literature-- a Gospel, epistles, a homily, and a book of apocalyptic prophecy. This course explores segments of these differing types of Johannine literature, seeking to consider both the differences and the similarities. Pre-requisites: NT 500 or 501/502, and IBS-- 1https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/1213/thumbnail.jp

NT 520 New Testament Introduction

1. E. Ferguson, Backgrounds of Early Christianity, Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1993 2nd ed. (pb) 2. J. B. Green et al. eds., Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, Downers Grove: I-V Press, 1993 (hb) 3. J. B. Green, Hearing the New Testament, Grnad Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995 (pb) 4. J. Drane, Introducing the New Testament, San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1990 (pb) 5. B. Witherington, III, Jesus the Seer. The Progress of Prophecy, Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1999).https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/1661/thumbnail.jp

NT 520 New Testament Introduction

1) B. Witherington, The New Testament Story (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004). 2) B. Witherington, New Testament History, (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001) pb. 3) B. Malina, The New Testament World, 2nd ed. (Louisville: Westminster/J. Knox, 1998) pb. 4) J.B. Green et. al. eds The Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, Downers Grove: I-V Press, 1993 (hb) 5) G.F Hawthorne et al. eds. The Dictionary of Paul and his Letters, Downers Grove: I-V Press, 1993 (hb). These two dictionaries are excellent referencehttps://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/2425/thumbnail.jp

NT 520 New Testament Introduction

COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is intended to help you begin to weave yourself through the maze of NT studies. During the course we will be exploring several major subject areas: 1) the history of the period in which the NT was written; 2) the social and cultural milieu in which early Christians lived; 3) the practice of the scholarly study of the NT (source, form, redaction, genre, rhetorical criticism, et al.); 4) questions of introduction about the books of the NT (authorship, date, audience, structure, purpose); 5) the practice of exegesis and hermeneutics. In terms of the cognitive content of this course there are two major components: 1) the lectures; 2) the textbooks.https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/3568/thumbnail.jp