Summer 2011/Pasadena/Fremont
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Two-week Intensive: July 5-15
NS531
Gonzalez

NS531: LA TEOLOGIA DEL APOSTOL PABLO [Pauline Theology]. Camilo Gonzalez.


DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on the nature of Pauline Theology. The course offers students an introduction to selected theological issues in the Pauline writings.

SIGNIFICANCE FOR LIFE AND MINISTRY: As the Pauline literature is a large part of the whole New Testament and had an important role in shaping the ministry and theology of early Christianity, a study of that literature will equip the students to preach and teach faithfully in varied contexts.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Having successfully completed this course, students will have demonstrated (1) the capacity to work with the Pauline Epistles in a synthetic way that takes seriously the particularity of these materials and the potential of a coordinated witness to the subject of Pauline Theology; (2) the ability to identify potential resolution to key challenges related to the task of defining and articulating a Pauline Theology; (3) reflection on the relationship between exegesis of the Pauline epistles and theological reflection on those texts and their place in the New Testament; (4) the ability to identify common issues between Pauline thought and concerns for the Latino community.

COURSE FORMAT: Lectures and discussion of the Pauline epistles based on assigned readings. The course will meet for four-hour sessions for ten days. The course will be taught entirely in Spanish, but written assignments submitted in English will be acceptable.

REQUIRED READING:

Sanchez-Jordi, Boch. Maestro de los Pueblos: Una Teología de Pablo, El Apóstol. Navarra, España: Editorial Verbo Divino, 2007. ISBN: 978-84-8169-728-5. $35.00.

Ridderbos, Hernan. El Pensamiento del Apóstol Pablo. Tr. Juan Van Der Velde. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Ediciones Certeza - Editorial Escaton, 1979. $35.00.

Martínez, Ernesto Aquiles. Después de Damasco: El Apóstol Pablo desde una Perspectiva Latina. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2003. ISBN: 0-687-02657-1. $15.00.

RECOMMENDED READING: See course syllabus.

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

PREREQUISITES: Spanish; NS501 or NT500.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Meets MDiv core requirement in New Testament Theology (NTT).

FINAL EXAMINATION: Yes (take-home).

This ECD is a reliable guide to the course design but is subject to modification. (April 2011)