Summer 2019/Phoenix

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 class meets eight times over two weeks for a total of 30 hours of classroom instruction, lecture and discussion plus 10 hours of directed learning activities for a total of 40 instructional hours.

REQUIRED READING: 757 pages of books and articles required, plus reading the entire NT.

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

Levine, Amy-Jill and Marc. Z. Brettler, eds. The Jewish Annotated New Testament. Oxford, 2011. ISBN: 9780190461850, Pub. Price $39.95. Available as an e-book from the Fuller Library [68 pp. assigned].

Powell, Mark Allan. Introducing the New Testament: a historical, literary, and theological survey, 2^nded. Baker, 2018. ISBN: 9780801099601, Pub. Price $49.99. Available as eBook from Amazon. [c. 200 pp. assigned].

On eReserve:

Balch, David L. and Carolyn Osiek, eds. Early Christian Families in Context: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2003. ISBN 9780802839862, Pub. Price $30. Available as eBook from Amazon but not from Fuller Library. Amazon is selling the paperback for $8. [75 pp. assigned]

Hays, J. Daniel. From Every People and Nation: A Biblical Theology of Race. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2003. ISBN: 9780830826162. Pub Price $23.95. Available as an eBook from Amazon. [66 pp. assigned]

Moxnes, Halvor, ed. Constructing Early Christian Families: Family As Social Reality and Metaphor. London: Routledge, 1997. ISBN 9780415146395, Pub Price $55.95. Available as eBook from Fuller Library [90 pp. assigned]

Strawn, Brent A., ed. The Bible and the Pursuit of Happiness: What the Old and New Testaments Teach Us about the Good Life. Oxford, 2012. ISBN 9780199795734, Pub. Price $42.95. Available as eBook from Fuller Library [55 pp. assigned]

Wessel, Susan, ed. Passion and Compassion in Early Christianity. Cambridge, 2016. ISBN: 9781107125100, Pub. Price $105. Available as eBook from Fuller Library [203 pp assigned].

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

757 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]. [9 hours of DLAs].
250-word weekly replies (5%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes 1-4]. [9 hours of DLAs].
Daily quizzes during face-to-face meetings (15%). [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]. [8 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 MSMFT degree program.

FINAL EXAMINATION: Yes.