ST564/TH861
Brown
ST564/TH861: CONTEMPORARY CHRISTOLOGY: SYNOPTIC MIRACLE STORIES. Colin
Brown.
DESCRIPTION:
- The seminar will investigate the synoptic miracle stories and their
significance for the quest of the historical Jesus and contemporary
christology. The course is designed as a two-tier seminar sponsored by the
Center for Advanced Theological Studies. The upper tier will consist of
graduate students working at the Ph.D. and Th.M. levels. The lower tier will
consist of advanced M.Div. and M.A. students. Ph.D. and Th.M. students may take
this course as either a Theology or a New Testament course.
COURSE FORMAT:
- The seminar will meet once a week on Thursdays at 1:00 p.m. for
three hours. Each session will be devoted to a topic designated in the seminar
outline which will be made available prior to the Fall Quarter.
REQUIRED READING:
- Members of the seminar will be expected to have read
- John P. Meier, A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical
Jesus, 2, Mentor, Message, and Miracles (New York: Doubleday, 1994),
509-933, 950-1038.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Members of the seminar are expected to study the designated
readings prior to the class and attend all sessions. Each member will make an
oral presentation and write a research paper on an approved topic.
PREREQUISITES:
- Students at the M.Div./M.A. level must receive Dr. Brown's
permission in order to register.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:
- Elective.
FINAL EXAMINATION:
- None.