Fall 2015/Pasadena
NE527
Green
NE527: NEW TESTAMENT EXEGESIS: GOSPEL OF LUKE (4 Units: 165 Hours). Joel B. Green.
DESCRIPTION: A close reading of selected passages in the Gospel of Luke, with special attention given to literary, socio-historical, and theological understandings of the first half of the Lukan narrative comprising the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:Having successfully completed this course, students will have demonstrated the ability (1) to interpret the Gospel of Luke within its socio-historical, literary, and canonical contexts; (2) to identify central issues in the critical study of the Gospel of Luke; (3) to articulate primary theological and ethical concerns of the Gospel of Luke; and (4) to use Greek-based language tools for interpreting the Gospel of Luke; and (5) to interpret the Gospel of Luke for faithful use of Scripture in their own lives and ministries.
COURSE FORMAT: This class meets twice weekly for two hour sessions (missing one class session) for a total of 38 instructional hours in the classroom for lectures, discussion, and break-out groups for translation and textual work, plus 18 hours of directed learning activities (see assignment 2, below) for a total of 56 instructional hours. This course is concerned with the practice of New Testament exegesis. As a result, participation will require regular preparation, translation work, and exegetical practice.
REQUIRED READING: Choose texts from each of the following sets:
Set 1: Choose either Aland, K., et al. The Greek New Testament. 5th ed. United Bible Societies, 2014 [UBS5]. ISBN: 978-1619701397, Pub. Price $69.95; OR Nestle, E., and K. Aland. Novum Testamentum Graece. 28th ed. Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2012 [NA28]. ISBN: 978-3438051400, Pub. Price $40.99.
Set 2: Choose two of the following: Bock, D.L. Luke. 2 vols. BECNT. Baker, 1994-96. ISBN: 978-0801010538 & 978-0801010521, Pub. Price $64.99 & $64.99; Green, J.B. The Gospel of Luke. NICNT. Eerdmans, 1997. ISBN: 978-0802823151, Pub. Price $60.00;Johnson, L.T. The Gospel of Luke. SP 3. Liturgical, 1991. ISBN: 978-0814659663, Pub. Price $29.95; and Carroll, J.T. Luke: A Commentary. NTL. Westminster John Knox, 2012. ISBN: 978-0664221065, $60.00.
Set 3: Choose one of the following: Green, J.B. The Theology of the Gospel of Luke. NTT. Cambridge University Press, 1995. ISBN: 978-0521469326, Pub. Price $29.99; Hornik, H.J., & M. Parsons. Illuminating Luke: The Public Ministry of Christ in Italian Renaissance and Baroque Painting. T. & T. Clark, 2005. ISBN: 978-0567028204, Pub. Price $44.95; or Kuhn, K.A. The Kingdom according to Luke and Acts. Michigan, 2015. ISBN: 978-0801048876, Pub. Price $28.00.
Students will need to consult the following resources (available in BibleWorks) throughout the quarter:
Danker, F.W. A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. 3rd ed. University of Chicago Press, 2000 [BDAG]. ISBN: 978-0226039336, Pub. Price $150.
Wallace, D.B. Greek Grammar beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the NT. Zondervan, 1996. ISBN: 978-0310218951, Pub. Price $49.99.
ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:
Preparation for each meeting of the course by carefully reading the assigned texts in the Gospel of Luke, and comparing one’s observations with at least one of the required commentaries [65 hours].
Two interpretive exercises on selected passages (2 pages each) (30%) [This assignment is related to learning outcomes 1, 2, and 4.] [18 hours of DLAs].
A critical review of one of these books from the required reading list: Green (Theology), Hornick & Parsons, or Kuhn (25%) [This assignment is related to learning outcome 3.] [20 hours].
Research essay on a pericope in the Gospel of Luke (ca. 10 pages) (45%) [This assignment is related to learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, and 4.] [24 hours].
PREREQUISITES: LG510 or LG512A/B or LG512; BI500 or NE502; NT500 or NS500.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Meets the Biblical Language Exegesis requirement in the 120 MDiv program. Meets the NTE in the 144 MDiv Program.
FINAL EXAMINATION: None.