NS501
Canales
NS501: NUEVO TESTAMENTO 2: HECHOS-APOCALIPSIS. Isaac Canales.
DESCRIPTION:
- The first course in New Testament Introduction, NS500, deals with
the Gospels; this course, NS501, studies all the rest of the New Testament.
These books will be examined against their historical and geographical
backgrounds. Then their literary structure, purpose, and message will be taken
into account. Acts is the book where Christianity begins its tradition from the
Jewish to the Gentile world, but in this process it does not lose its
distinctively Old Testament and Jewish orientation. However, the message is
adapted to the Gentile (Hellenistic) environment in a cogent way. The course
will begin with a brief introduction to the experience at Pentecost and the
establishment of the Church. Some attention will be given to pertinent
geography. Where necessary important critical problems will be addressed. In
the study of the Revelation the whole historical and theological process of
God's redemptive plan will come to a fitting climax.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY:
- The manner in which the New Testament treats the presentation of
the Gospel of Jesus Christ from the Jewish to the Gentile world will help the
students in this course to be wise and knowledgeable in making that Gospel
relevant in the modern world, wherever that might be for them. They will see
how the Gospel of our Lord, given in an oriental context, is adapted to a
totally different Gentile context. This will be extremely helpful to Hispanic
students, who are themselves faced with the adaptation of their preaching, more
than likely, in a different Hispanic world to that in which they were brought
up. We might speak here of re-contextualization.
COURSE FORMAT:
- The class will meet Tuesday mornings, 8:00-9:50 and 10:50-12:15,
for ten weeks.
REQUIRED READING:
- The Acts, all the Epistles, and the Revelation are to be read twice
during the quarter, preferably doing as much reading as possible at one
sitting, and in an acceptable modern version. (Maximum number of pages for this
reading is 225.)
- Bruce, F.F. Paul: Apostle of the Heart Set Free. Eerdmans,
1977.
- Johnson, Luke Timothy. The Writings of the New Testament. Fortress,
1986.
- Martin, Ralph. New Testament Foundations II. Rev. ed. Eerdmans,
1986.
- Moule, C.F.D. The Birth of the New Testament, 3rd rev. ed. Harper
& Row, 1982. Also in Spanish.
RECOMMENDED READING:
- Bruce, F.F. New Testament History. Nelson, 1969.
- ________. Peter, Stephen, James, and John. Eerdmans, 1980.
- Davies, W.D. Invitation to the New Testament. Doubleday, 1965. In
Spanish: Aproximación al Nuevo Testamento. Ediciones Cristiandad
(Madrid).
- Kümmel, W.G. Introduction to the New Testament. Abingdon,
1975.
- Robert, A. and Feuillet, A. Introducción a la Biblia, Tomo II
(NT). Herder, 1965.
- Wikenhauser, Alfred. Introducción al NuevoTestamento. Herder,
1966.
- (Consult the Reserved Book section in the Library for more books.)
ASSIGNMENTS:
- A report of all reading is to be turned in at the last class,
including all reading done for the paper. Occasional quizzes will be given. A
paper of 14-16 pages is to be written and turned in not later than the 10th
class. Some other short pieces of work will be required.
PREREQUISITES:
- NS500 recommended, and Spanish.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:
- Meets M.Div. core requirement in New Testament 2 (NT2).
FINAL EXAMINATION:
- Yes.