Spring 2019/Houston

NE527

Young

NE527: NEW TESTAMENT EXEGESIS: GOSPEL OF LUKE (4 Units: 160 hours). Stephen E. Young.

DESCRIPTION: A close reading of selected passages in the Gospel of Luke, with special attention given to literary, socio-historical, and theological understandings of the first half of the Lukan narrative comprising the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Having successfully completed this course, students will have demonstrated the ability (1) to interpret the Gospel of Luke within its socio-historical, literary, and canonical contexts; (2) to identify central issues in the critical study of the Gospel of Luke; (3) to articulate primary theological and ethical concerns of the Gospel of Luke; (4) to use Greek based language tools for interpreting the text; and (5) to interpret the Gospel of Luke for faithful use of Scripture in their own lives and ministries.

COURSE FORMAT: This class meets once per week for three-and-a-half-hour sessions for a total of 35 hours of classroom instruction for lecture and discussion plus 5 hours of directed learning activities for a total of 40 instructional hours.

REQUIRED READING: approximately 1,200 total pages required (depending on texts chosen).

Green, J.B. The Theology of the Gospel of Luke. NTT. Cambridge University Press, 1995. ISBN: 978-0521469326, Pub. Price $31.99. Also available as an e-book from the Fuller Library [184 pp. assigned].

Choose texts from each of the following sets:

Set 1: Choose ONE of the following: Aland, K., et al. The Greek New Testament. 5th ed. United Bible Societies, 2015 [UBS5]. ISBN: 978-3438051165, Pub. Price $57.95 (the 4th ed. is also acceptable, available as an e-book from the Fuller Library); OR Nestle, E., and K. Aland. Novum Testamentum Graece. 28th ed. Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2012 [NA28]. ISBN: 978-3438051400, Pub. Price $45.99 (the 27th ed. is also acceptable, available via Fuller Library at https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/fuller/detail.action?docID=995033). (Both of these are also available on many Bible software programs, including Accordance.

Set 2: Choose ONE of the following: Carroll, J.T. Luke: A Commentary. NTL. Westminster John Knox, 2012. ISBN: 978-0664221065, Pub. Price $60.00. Also available as an e-book from the Fuller Library [560 pp.]; Green, J.B. The Gospel of Luke. NICNT. Eerdmans, 1997. ISBN: 978-0802823151, Pub. Price $60.00. Also available as an e-book from the Fuller Library [1020 pp.]; and Johnson, L.T. The Gospel of Luke. SP 3. Liturgical, 1991. ISBN: 978-0814659663, Pub. Price $29.95. Also available as an e-book from the Fuller Library [480 pp.].

Set 3: Choose ONE of the following: Johnson, Luke Timothy. Prophetic Jesus, Prophetic Church: The Challenge of Luke-Acts to Contemporary Christians. Eerdmans, 2011. ISBN: 978-0802803900, Pub. Price $23.00. Also available as a Kindle book on Amazon for $9.99 [198 pp.]; Kuhn, Karl Allen. The Kingdom according to Luke and Acts: A Social, Literary and Theological Introduction. Baker Academic, 2015. ISBN: 978-0801048876, Pub. Price $30.00. Also available as an e-book from the Fuller Library [274 pp.]; Rowe, C.K. Early Narrative Christology: The Lord in the Gospel of Luke. Baker Academic, 2009. ISBN: 978-0801035913, Pub. Price $40.00. Also available as an e-book from the Fuller Library [290 pp.].

A series of articles and chapters will also be required, by Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder, Joel B. Green, Richard B. Hays, Claudia Janssen & Regene Lamb, and Turid Karlsen Seim, available on eReserves. [114 total pp.]

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, 2001 [BDAG]. ISBN: 978-0226039336, Pub. Price $175.00 [1188 pp.] (also available on many Bible software programs, including Accordance).

Wallace, D.B. Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the NT. Enlarged ed. Zondervan, 1997. ISBN: 978-0310218951, Pub. Price $59.99 [860 pp.] (also available on many Bible software programs, including Accordance).

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

  1. Approximately 1,200 pages of required reading (depending on texts chosen). Students are expected to prepare for each meeting of the course by carefully reading the assigned texts in Luke and comparing their observations with at least one of the required commentaries. [This assignment is related to learning outcomes 1-5.] [73 hours].
  2. Class participation and contributions to ongoing discussion [This assignment is related to learning outcomes 1-5.] [35 hours of class time].
  3. Weekly trans­lations of assigned texts from the Gospel of Luke, including lexical, grammatical and syntactical analysis. (10%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1, 4-5.] [10 hours]
  4. Two Interpretive Working Papers on assigned texts (2 papers; 1,350 words each, or about 2 pages single-spaced) (35%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1, 4-5.] [11 hours preparation and writing]
  5. A critical book review on Johnson, Prophetic, or Kuhn, Kingdom or Rowe, Early Narrative (1,500-1,600 words, or 3-4 pages one-and-a-half spaced) (25%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1-3, 5.] [6 hours writing]
  6. Forum discussion on articles by Janssen & Lamb and Seim (625 words including posts and replies) (5%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes 1, 3, 5.]. [5 hours (DLAs)].
  7. Interpretive/research paper on an assigned topic from the Gospel of Luke (1,600 words, or 5-6 pages one-and-a-half spaced) (25%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1-5.] [20 hours research and writing].

PREREQUISITES: LG510 or LG512A/B or LG512; BI500 or NE502; NT500 or NS500 or NS501.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Meets the Biblical Language Exegesis requirement in the 120 MDiv program. Meets the NTE in the 144 MDiv Program.

FINAL EXAMINATION: None.

NOTE: This ECD is a reliable guide to the course design but is subject to modification. Textbook prices are set by publishers and are subject to change. Copyright 2019 Fuller Theological Seminary.