Winter 2005/Pasadena
NS501
Park
NS501: NEW TESTAMENT 2: ACTS-REVELATION (Taught in Korean). Joseph S. Park.
DESCRIPTION:
- This course is an introduction to the New Testament books from Acts
through Revelation. In addition to the primarily historical task of
establishing the authorship, date, provenance, and occasion for writing of
these books, the course will also embark on the exegetical task of literary and
grammatical analysis. It is hoped that this will lead to a basic understanding
of the theologies of the individual New Testament books, as well as significant
areas of agreement and disagreement among them.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY:
- Any Christian ministry, especially one which involves preaching or
teaching, requires at least a basic knowledge of the New Testament and its
historical and theological background.
COURSE FORMAT:
- The course will be a combination of lectures, in-class review of
the assigned reading materials, and discussion of questions raised by students.
The class will meet once weekly for three-and-a-half-hour sessions.
REQUIRED READING:
- Bruce, F. F. Baul sinhak. Trans. Won-t`ae Chong. Seoul:
Gidokkyo Munso Son'gyohoe, 1987 (translation of Paul: Apostle of the Heart
Set Free [Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1986]).
- Gundry, R. H. Sinyak gaeron. Trans. Il-Woo Kim. Seoul: Emmaus
Publishing Company, 1992 (translation of A Survey of the New Testament
[Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1981]).
- In addition, students will be expected to read 100 pages from one or more
of the sources below.
RECOMMENDED READING:
- Barrett, C. K. The New Testament Background. Rev. ed.
Harper, 1995.
- Koester, H. Sinyak songso paegyong yongu. Trans. Ok-pu Yi. Seoul:
Unsong, 1996 (translation of Introduction to the New Testament: History,
Culture, and Religion of the Hellenistic Age).
- Kümmel, W. G. Sinyak Songso sinhak Yesu.Paul.Yohan. Trans.
Ch`ang-gon Pak. Soul: Songgwang Munhwasa, 1987 (translation of Die Theologie
des Neuen Testaments nach seinen Hauptzeugen Jesus.Paulus.Johannes).
- Ladd, G. E. Sinyak sinhak. Trans. Han-su Yi and Song-jong Sin.
Seoul: Daehan Gidokkyo Sohoe, 2001 (translation of A Theology of the New
Testament, rev. ed. [Eerdmans, 1993]).
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Weekly quizzes on reading assignments.
- Two five-page papers on an exegetical/historical issue:
a. in
Galatians
b. in Revelation
- An essay-style final examination based on readings and lectures.
PREREQUISITES:
- Korean.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:
- Meets M.Div. Core requirement in New Testament 2 (NT2).
FINAL EXAMINATION:
- Yes.