Winter 2014/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 God’s work in the world through Jesus and the Spirit.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students completing this course will have demonstrated (1) a basic familiarity with the content of the Gospel of John; (2) skill in interpreting the Gospel; (3) the use of resources to aid understanding of the text; (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:
Aland, K., et al. The Greek New Testament. 4th ed. American Bible Society, 2000 [UBS4]. ISBN: 978-3438051103, Pub. Price $43.99; OR Nestle, E., and K. Aland. Novum Testamentum Graece. 28th ed. Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2012 [NA28]. ISBN 978-3438051400, Pub. Price $45.99. Nestle, E., and K. Aland. Novum Testamentum Graece. 27th ed. Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1998 [NA27] ISBN: 978-3438051004, Pub. Price $40.99 is also allowed.
Students will need to consult commentaries for some assignments; recommened sources include:
Beasley-Murray, George. John. WBC. Vol. 36. Rev. ed. Thomas Nelson, 1999. ISBN: 978-0785209409, Pub. Price $49.99.
Brant, Jo-Ann. John. Paideia Commentaries on the New Testament. Baker, 2011. ISBN: 978-0801034541, Pub. Price $30.00.
Keener, Craig. The Gospel of John: A Commentary. 2 vols. Baker, 2010. ISBN 978-0801046759, Pub. Price $64.99.
Lincoln, Andrew. The Gospel According to Saint John. Hendrickson, 2005. ISBN: 978-1565634015, Pub. Price $34.95.
Michaels, J. Ramsay. The Gospel of John. NICNT. Eerdmans, 2010. ISBN 978-0802823021, Pub. Price $65.00.
Moloney, Francis, S. D. B. The Gospel of John. Sacra Pagina. Liturgical Press, 1998. ISBN: 978-0814659670, Pub. Price $39.95.
O’Day, Gail R. The Gospel of John. In The New Interpreter’s Bible. Volume IX. Abingdon, 1995. ISBN: 978-0687278220, Pub. Price $64.00.
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: 978-0226039336, Pub. Price $150.
Wallace, D.B. Greek Grammar beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the NT. Zondervan, 1996. ISBN: 978-0310218951, Pub. Price $44.99.
Kohlenberger, J. R., III, E. W. Goodrick, and J. A. Swanson. The Exhaustive Concordance to the Greek New Testament. Zondervan, 1995. ISBN: 978-0310410300. 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:
A 3-4 page outline of the Gospel (10%);
Three interpretive exercises, approximately 1200 words each, on selected passages (60%).
FINAL exegesis paper on a passage in the Gospel of John (2500 words; 30%).
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).
FINAL EXAMINATION: None.