Winter 2014/Pasadena

NS501

Givens

NS501: NUEVO TESTAMENTO 2: ROMANOS–APOCALIPSIS. Tommy Givens

DESCRIPTION: This course constitutes an introduction to the nature, structure, and message of the New Testament letters and the Apocalypse of John in their historical, literary, and canonical contexts.

SIGNIFICANCE FOR LIFE AND MINISTRY: An understanding of these writings is foundational for developing a biblically informed theology that equips one for preaching and teaching, for thinking carefully and creatively about Christian faith in today’s world, and for faithful Christian discipleship.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Having successfully completed this course, students will have demonstrated (1) familiarity with the historical background, content, structure, and message of the writings from Romans through Revelation; (2) skill in the interpretation of these writings as appropriate for effective leadership in various contexts; and (3) introductory understanding of the character of the NT letters and the Apocalypse of John as witnesses to Jesus Christ for the life and mission of his church.

COURSE FORMAT: Lectures and discussion of the assigned primary and secondary readings; student participation is expected. The class meets twice per week for two-hour sessions.

REQUIRED READING:

Romans – Revelation in a Spanish Bible, preferably Reina Valera 95 or La Biblia de Jerusalén .

Brown, R. E. Introducción al Nuevo Testamento. 2 vols.Madrid: Editorial Trotta, 2002. ISBN: 978-8481645378, Pub. Price $76.00 [670 pp.].

Stambaugh, J. E. and D. L. Balch. El nuevo testamento en su entorno social. Trans. B. Avalos Cadena. Colección Cristianismo y Sociedad 30. Bilbao: Desclée de Brouwer, 1993. ISBN: 978-8433009821, Pub. Price $15.75 [214 pp.]. ***OUT OF PRINT.

Course Packet: Includes articles/chapters by Aníbal Cañaveral Orozco, Severino Croatto, Joel Ferreira, Irene Foulkes, Javier López, Raúl H. Lugo Rodríguez, Nestor Míguez, Jorge Pixley, Dagoberto Ramírez F., Jacil Rodrigues de Brito, Pedro Luis Stringhini, Elsa Tamez, , Leif Vaage, and others [approx. 150 pp. total].

RECOMMENDED READING:

Aune, David A. El Nuevo Testamento en su entorno literario. Bilbao: Desclée de Brouwer, 1993. ISBN: 978-8433010001, Pub. Price $24.00.

Tamez, Elsa. Contra toda condena: La justificación por la fe desde los excluidos. San José: DEI-SEBILA, 1991. ISBN: 978-9977830674, Pub. Price not available.

Yoder, John Howard. Jesús y la realidad política. Ediciones Certeza, 1985. ISBN: 978-0830850570, Pub. Price $18.18.

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

  1. Participation in online discussion groups and study questions (20%).

  2. Two short working papers on assigned NT passages (ca. 2,000 words each; 40%).

  3. One book review of Stambaugh (ca. 1500 words; 10%).

  4. FINAL, comprehensive exam (30%).

PREREQUISITES: Spanish.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Meets MDiv core requirement in New Testament 2 (NT2); meets MAT (2010) program requirement.

FINAL EXAMINATION: Yes.


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.