Summer 2005/Pasadena
Two-week Intensive: August 1-12
NS512
Young
NS512: JESUS Y EL REINO DE DIOS (Jesus and the Kingdom of God). Stephen E.
Young.
DESCRIPTION:
- This course, offered in Spanish, focuses upon the central message
of Jesus as presented in the canonical Gospels. Questions such as the view of
the reign of God in documents of the Old Testament and the Second Temple
Period, the appropriation of Jesus' proclamation by Paul and other NT and
post-NT writers, and the history of scholarship on the meaning of the kingdom
of God are considered insofar as they inform our understanding of the
latter.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY:
- A thorough understanding of the proclamation of Jesus is essential
for developing an approach to ministry that is distinctively Christian.
COURSE FORMAT:
- Lectures and discussion of the assigned primary and secondary
readings. The class meets daily for four-hour sessions for two weeks.
REQUIRED READING:
- Ladd, G. E. Teología del Nuevo Testamento.
Colección Teológica Contemporánea. Trans.
José-María Blanch y Dorcas González Bataller. Barcelona:
Clie, 2002.
- González, Antonio. Reinado de Dios e Imperio: Ensayo de
Teología Social. Colección "Panorama." Santander: Editorial
Sal Terrae, 2003.
RECOMMENDED READING:
- Sinopsis de los Cuatro Evangelios: Reina-Valera 1960
Version. New York: American Bible Society, 2002. (or similar work)
- Jeremias, J. Teología del Nuevo Testamento, Vol. 1: La
Predicación de Jesús. Trans. Constantino Ruiz-Garrido. 7th
ed. Bib. de Estudios Bíblicos 2. Salamanca: Sígueme, 2001.
- Ladd, G. E. El Evangelio del Reino. Miami: Editorial Vida, 1985.
- Ridderbos, Herman N. La Venida del Reino. Teología del Nuevo
Testamento. Buenos Aires: Ediciones la Aurora, 1985.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Assigned reading prior to first day of class: González,
Reinado de Dios, pages 15-247.
- Attendance and participation (10% of final grade).
- A 3-5 page critical review based on assigned reading, due August 8 (20%).
- A 10-12 page theological paper, due September 9 (40%).
- Final examination, August 12 (30%).
PREREQUISITES:
- Spanish; NS500.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:
- Meets MDiv core requirement in New Testament Theology
(NTT).
FINAL EXAMINATION:
- Yes.