DESCRIPTION:

This course, offered in Spanish, focuses upon the central message of Jesus as presented in the canonical Gospels. Questions such as the view of the reign of God in documents of the Old Testament and the Second Temple Period, the appropriation of Jesus' proclamation by Paul and other NT and post-NT writers, and the history of scholarship on the meaning of the kingdom of God are considered insofar as they inform our understanding of the latter.

A thorough understanding of the proclamation of Jesus is essential for developing an approach to ministry that is distinctively Christian.

Lectures and discussion of the assigned primary and secondary readings. The class meets daily for four-hour sessions for two weeks.

Ladd, G. E. Teología del Nuevo Testamento. Colección Teológica Contemporánea. Trans. José-María Blanch y Dorcas González Bataller. Barcelona: Clie, 2002.

González, Antonio. Reinado de Dios e Imperio: Ensayo de Teología Social. Colección "Panorama." Santander: Editorial Sal Terrae, 2003.

Sinopsis de los Cuatro Evangelios: Reina-Valera 1960 Version. New York: American Bible Society, 2002. (or similar work)

Jeremias, J. Teología del Nuevo Testamento, Vol. 1: La Predicación de Jesús. Trans. Constantino Ruiz-Garrido. 7th ed. Bib. de Estudios Bíblicos 2. Salamanca: Sígueme, 2001.

Ladd, G. E. El Evangelio del Reino. Miami: Editorial Vida, 1985.

Ridderbos, Herman N. La Venida del Reino. Teología del Nuevo Testamento. Buenos Aires: Ediciones la Aurora, 1985.

Assigned reading prior to first day of class: González, Reinado de Dios, pages 15-247.

1. Attendance and participation (10% of final grade).

2. A 3-5 page critical review based on assigned reading, due August 8 (20%).

3. A 10-12 page theological paper, due September 9 (40%).

4. Final examination, August 12 (30%).

Spanish; NS500.

Meets MDiv core requirement in New Testament Theology (NTT).

Yes.