Summer 2019/Fuller Online

NT500

Perry

NT500: NEW TESTAMENT INTRODUCTION (4 Units: 164 hours). Peter S. Perry.

DESCRIPTION: New Testament Introduction orients students to the literature of the New Testament in its various literary, historical, and theological contexts and to New Testament interpretation in service of Christian practice.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Having successfully completed this course students will have demonstrated that they (1) have an introductory knowledge of the literature, history, and theology of the New Testament; (2) can identify a range of questions (e.g., historical, literary, canonical) that might be addressed to particular New Testament texts and can explore those questions in the process of interpreting particular New Testament texts; (3) are able to take into account the varied contexts of both the biblical materials and their contemporary interpreters; and (4) can read the New Testament in ways that foster faithful Christian practice.

COURSE FORMAT: This course will be conducted online on a ten-week schedule aligned with Fuller’s academic calendar for a total of 40 instructional hours. Students are required to interact with the material, with each other, and with the instructor regularly through online discussions, reading, and other assignments that promote active learning.

REQUIRED READING: 930 pages of books and articles required, plus reading the entire NT.

The entire NT in English (using the NRSV, TNIV, or CEB) [25 hours].

Brown, Raymond E. An Introduction to the New Testament. Doubleday, 1997. ISBN: 978-0300140163, Pub. Price $75.00. eTextbook is available from Amazon.com [427 pp. assigned]

Powell, Mark Allan. What Do They Hear? Bridging the Gap Between Pulpit and Pew. Abingdon, 2007. ISBN: 978-0687642052, Pub. Price $17.99. Available as an e-book from the Fuller Library [92 pp.].

Green, Joel B. Seized by Truth: Reading the Bible as Scripture. Abingdon, 2007. ISBN: 978-0687023554, Pub. Price $28.99. Available as an e-book from the Fuller Library [185 pp.].

Levine, Amy-Jill and Marc. Z. Brettler, eds. The Jewish Annotated New Testament. Oxford, 2011. ISBN: 978-0190461850, Pub. Price $39.95. Available as an e-book from the Fuller Library [68 pp. assigned].

On eReserve:

Kennedy, George. New Testament Interpretation through Rhetorical Criticism. Univ. of North Carolina, 1984, 3-38. ISBN: 978-0807841204. $28.00. Also available as an e-book from the Fuller Library [36 pp. assigned]

Klauck, Hans-Josef. Ancient Letters and the New Testament. Baylor, 2006, 1-25. ISBN: 978-1932792409. $39.95. Also available as an e-book from the Fuller Library [25 pp. assigned].

Rhoads, David, et. al. Mark as Story. 3rd ed. Fortress, 2012, 39-62, 73-115. ISBN: 978-0800699093. $24.00. Also available as an e-book from the Fuller Library [68 pp. assigned]

Sugirtharajah, R. S. Postcolonial Criticism and Biblical Interpretation. Oxford University, 2002, 74-102. ISBN: 978-0198752691. $45. [29 pp. assigned].

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

Preparation for and participation in video lectures via course website and online meetings via BlueJeans or Skype (5%) [20 hours].
930 total pages of books and articles required, plus reading the entire NT. [This assignment is related to learning outcomes 1-4]. [84 hours, including 25 hours of reading the entire NT].
Three interpretative assignments on select passages [3 pages each] (10% each = 30%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes 1-4]. [18 hours].
250-word weekly forum posts (10%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes 1-4]. [10 hours of DLAs].
250-word weekly replies (5%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes 1-4]. [10 hours of DLAs].
Weekly online quizzes (10%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes 1-2]. [4 hours].
Integrative Project [4 pages] (20%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes 1-4]. [16 hours].
Final Exam (20%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes 1-4]. [2 hours].

PREREQUISITES: None.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Meets a core requirement in the 120 MDiv, 80 MAT, 80 MATM, and 80 MAICS Programs (Fall 2015) and the MATM, MAICS, and MACL Programs (Winter 2010).

FINAL EXAMINATION: Yes.