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 617 Exegesis of Johannine Literature

Peterson, Eugene, Reversed Thunder, (San Francisco: Harper and Row, 1988) pb. Marshall, I.H., The Epistles of John, (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1978). Witherington, Ben, John\u27s Wisdom, (Louisville: Westminster/J. Knox, 1994) pb. Witherington, Ben, Jesus the Seer, (Peabody: Hendrickson, 1999), hb. (N.B. The proofs of my new Revelation commentary will be on reserve)https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/2837/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

NT 820 Research Methods in New Testament Interpretation

Booth, Wayne C. et al. The Craft of Research,2nd ed., (Chicago, U. of Chicago Press, 2003). Alexander, Patrick et al. eds. The SBL Handbook of Style for ANE, Biblical and Early Christian Studies, (Peabody: Hendrickson, 1999).https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/1111/thumbnail.jp