Winter 2013/Pasadena

NE506

Thompson

NE506: NEW TESTAMENT EXEGESIS: GOSPEL OF JOHN. Marianne Meye Thompson.

DESCRIPTION: This course is an exegetical study of the Gospel of John, which includes interpretation of selected passages of the Greek text with lecture and discussion of the basic themes of the Gospel.

SIGNIFICANCE FOR LIFE AND MINISTRY: Increased competence in interpretation of the text of the Gospel, familiarity with its main themes, and an understanding of its distinctive features will contribute to informed preaching and teaching from the Gospel, as well as to a deeper understanding of the Gospel and of its distinctive portrait of Jesus.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students completing this course will have demonstrated (1) skill in interpreting the Gospel of John; (2) the use of resources to aid our understanding of the text; (3) the ability to bring knowledge of the critical issues in John and its study to bear on reading recent work on John; and (4) an ability to reflect theologically upon the central themes of the Gospel and its portrait of Jesus.

COURSE FORMAT: The course will meet twice weekly for two-hour sessions for discussion and lecture.

REQUIRED READING:

Either Aland, K., et al. The Greek New Testament. 4th ed. United Bible Societies, 1993 [UBS4] (ISBN: 9783438051103, $43.99); or Nestle, E. & K. Aland. Novum Testamentum Graece. 27th ed. Deutsche Bibelstiftung, 1993 [NA27] (ISBN: 9783438051004, $40.99).

Students will be required to consult commentaries from among the following:

Beasley-Murray, George. John. WBC. Vol. 36. Rev. ed. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1999. ISBN: 9780785209409, $49.99.

Keener, Craig. The Gospel of John: A Commentary. 2 vols. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2010. ISBN 978-0801046759, $64.99.

Lincoln, Andrew. The Gospel According to Saint John. Peabody: Hendrickson, 2005. ISBN: 9781565634015, $34.95.

Michaels, J. Ramsay. The Gospel of John. NICNT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2010. ISBN 9780802823021, $65.00.

Students will write a review of the following:

Koester, Craig R. The Word of Life: A Theology of John’s Gospel. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2008. ISBN 978-0802829382, $21.00

Students will need to consult the following resources throughout the quarter:

Danker, F.W. A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. 3rd ed. University of Chicago Press, 2000 [BDAG]. ISBN: 9780226039336, $150.

Wallace, D.B. Greek Grammar beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the NT. Zondervan, 1996. ISBN: 9780310218951, $44.99.

Kohlenberger, J. R., III, E. W. Goodrick, and J. A. Swanson.The Exhaustive Concordance to the Greek New Testament.Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1995. Concordance functions are duplicated on software such as BibleWorks.

For further resources, see "Linguistic and Exegetical Books Required in the Master of Divinity Programs" available at http://schedule.fuller.edu/sot/ecds/Ling-Exeg-Biblio.html.

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT: (1) A quiz on the structure and content of the Gospel (10%). (2) Three interpretive exercises on selected passages (45%). (4) A critical review of Craig R. Koester, The Word of Life (20%). (5) Final paper on a passage in the Gospel of John (25%).

PREREQUISITES: NE502, and (NS500 or NT500).

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Meets MDiv core requirement in New Testament Exegesis (NTE) and MA program requirement for New Testament book study (NTBK).