Winter 2015/Pasadena
NE506
Gonzalez
NE506: EXEGESIS DEL NUEVO TESTAMENTO: ROMANOS [New Testament Exegesis: Romans]. (4 Units: 160 Hours). Camilo Gonzalez.
DESCRIPTION: This course, taught in Spanish, is an exegetical study of Paul’s letter to the Romans. It seeks to develop confidence in interpreting the Greek text as well as familiarity with the general background and theological teaching of the letter. The course intends to firm up the student’s ability to exegete the Greek text through intensive practice.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Having successfully completed this course, students will have demonstrated (1) an understanding of the content and literary structure, as well as the historical and cultural contexts of the Epistle of Paul to the Romans; (2) an understanding of the theology of Romans and its relation to the theology of Paul as this is evidenced in his letters; (3) an awareness of contemporary debates in interpreting this epistle; and (4) proficiency in lexical semantics, in identifying grammatical constructions, in engaging in syntactical analyses, in diagramming passages, in translating with minimal lexical assistance, and in perform rudimentary exercises in text criticism in interpreting the Pauline Epistles.
COURSE FORMAT: This class meets once per week for three-hour sessions for a total of 30 hours of classroom instruction for lecture and discussion plus 10 hours of directed learning activities for a total of 40 instructional hours. This is not primarily a lecture course, although some lectures will be given. It is a hands-on course in which the student will be expected to be actively engaged in the exegetical process in class, through the sharing of specific research assignments. The Greek text of Romans will be the focus of work in the classroom.
REQUIRED READING: 726 pp. required.
The Epistle to the Romans. A good modern Spanish translation (RV95, BLA, NVI). [22 pp.].
Aland, B., et al. The Greek New Testament (with dictionary). 4th rev. ed. United Bible Societies, 1993. ISBN: 978-3438051134, Pub Price: $49.95.
Cranfield, C. E. B. La Epistola a los Romanos. Trans. D. R. Powell. Eerdmans, 1993. ISBN: 978-0802809223, (out of print; to be provided online under course e-reserves) [361 pp.].
Donfried, Karl P. Ed. The Romans Debate: Revised and Expanded Edition. Hendrickson, 2005.
ISBN: 978-1565636712, Pub. Price $30.00 [345 pp.].
See the Biblical Division bibliography “Linguistic and Exegetical Books Required in the Master of Divinity Program” available in the SOT Academic Advising office.
RECOMMENDED READING:
Bible. Doubleday, 1993. ISBN: 978-0385233170, Pub. Price $8.99.
Fitzmyer, Joseph A. Romans: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary, in The Anchor
Dunn, James D. G. Romans. Vol. 38a & 38b. in World Biblical Commentary. Thomas Nelson, 1988. ISBN: 978-0849902376, Pub. Price $52.99.
ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:
726 pp. of required reading [48 hours]. [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1 & 2].
Read 20 pages of the Greek text [10 hours] [This assignment is related to learning outcome #4]
DLAs: Write 1,250 words on a critical issue on the Epistle and make a presentation in class (25%). [This assignment is related to learning outcome #3] [16 hours].
Attendance & Class Participation (10%). [30 hours].
Write 1,250 words of exegesis on an assigned passage of the Epistle and make a 30 minutes presentation in class (25%). [This assignment is related to learning outcome #4]. [20 hours].
One Exegetical Paper of 3,500 words on an assigned subject (40%). [This assignment is related to learning outcome #4] [36 hours].
PREREQUISITES: (LG512 or LG512A/B) and (NE502 or BI500) and (NT500 or NS501). Spanish.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Meets the Biblical Language Text Exegesis requirement in the 120 MDiv program. Meets the NTE in the 144 MDiv Program.
FINAL EXAMINATION: None.