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On-Campus Course SyllabusNTS 510 L00.A

New Testament Intensive: Jesus MessiahSpring 2018

Class InformationDay and Time: Tuesday 4:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.Room Number: E208

Contact InformationInstructor Name: Dr. Roy MettsInstructor Email: [email protected] Phone: 214-818-1335Instructor Office Hours: Monday 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. & 1:30 – 4:15 p.m.

Course Description and PrerequisitesAn advanced examination of selected books in the English Bible. (Course may be repeated for credit when the Bible book differs; Prerequisite: NTS 501 or equivalent; Prerequisite may be taken concurrently: NTS 601 or equivalent)

A comparative and contrast study of the Synoptic Gospels and John from the perspective afforded exegetical studies of the Greek text. This course recognizes diversity in the Canonical Gospels, and suggests methodological resolutions to the issue of unity within diversity. Problem issues addressed include: the use of “Son of Man” by Jesus; the centrality of the “Kingdom of God” in the mission and teaching of Jesus; the history of Synoptic Problem; the development from the oral tradition to the subsequent written tradition of the material contained in the Synoptic Gospels and John; how the theological intent of the Evangelist has shaped the study of the Canonical Gospels, & kerygma; the reason for the rise of faith in the early church; the historical reliability of the Synoptic Gospel traditions concerning the person and work of Jesus Messiah; the difficulties associated with attempting a harmonization of the Canonical Gospels; and the place and importance of Extra-Biblical literature

Course ObjectivesUpon completion of the course the student shall:

A. Discuss related issues and solutions pertaining to the Synoptic Problem;B. Distinguish the methodological approach of an the Gospel Evangelists’ theological work; i.e., whether

the author's approach is diachronic systematic, lexicographic, descriptive, or thematic;C. Assess the relationship of the Synoptic Problem in New Testament Studies;D. Recognize the theological distinctives of the Gospel writers;E. Articulate a Synoptic theology of the Kingdom of God as it pertains to the mission and message of

Jesus Messiah.

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Required Textbooks Robert Thomas & Stanley Gundry, A Harmony of the Gospels: NASB, ISBN# 9780060635244 George E Ladd, The Gospel of the Kingdom, ISBN# 9780802812803 Robert Stein, Jesus The Messiah, ISBN# 9780830818846 Robert Stein, The Method & Message of Jesus’ Teachings, ISBN# 9780664255132

Course Requirements and Assignments A. Major exams: both scheduled & unscheduled (50% of total grade).B. Daily work: reading, quizzes, etc. Extensive reading in the required texts is mandatory (50% of total

grade). C. Research Paper (optional): The student must prepare a paper at the end of the investigation of the

Synoptic materials on the evangelists' Kingdom of God theology & the role this motif fulfills in the life & teachings of Jesus. The research paper must be 20 doubled spaced pages prepared on a topic chosen from one of the following areas of study in the corpus of literature under consideration. Other topics of contemporary interest may be chosen for research in consultation with the instructor. The paper will reflect the guidelines of the current Criswell College Manual of Style. The subsequent format for bibliography, footnotes, title-sheet, etc (from Metts) is intended to be suggestive.

Possible Paper Topics: History & Kerygma The History of the Synoptic Problem The Rise of Faith in the Early Church Unity and Diversity in the Synoptic Gospels History & the Resurrection The Problem of the Canon The Problem of Faith & History The “Son of Man” in the Synoptics The Messianic Expectation of the Gospels The Kingdom of God in the Synoptics The Ethics of the Kingdom Resurrection in the OT & Judaism Jesus & the Law The Role of Extra-Biblical Literature in New Testament Studies

D. Participation: As is obvious from the course outline, the lecture method is integrated with student participation & discussion. Particularly is this valuable in achieving in part course objectives A through E. Each student must be prepared to act as a resource person on a particular theme or question of importance raised in the course of discussion & investigation.

Performance Indicators: Knows how to use a harmony and synopsis, the difference between the two, where parallel accounts

exist and how such accounts are both similar and dissimilar. Proposes a probable timeline of the life of Christ recognizing key problems pertaining to the chronology

of (1) the birth of Jesus (the death of Herod, Luke’s dating, the visit of the wise men, complicating factors, etc.); (2) the beginning of Jesus’ ministry (involving the assembly and interpretation of key

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pieces of Gospel data: Luke 3:1, 23; John 8:57; John 2:20, as well as the affect which the length of his ministry and crucifixion have on the outset of his ministry); (3) Jesus’ age at the outset of his ministry (Luke 3:23; John 8:57); (4) the length of his ministry [one year: Origen, Clement of Alexandria, Conzelmann; two years: Apollinaris, Caird, F.F. Bruce; three years: Eusebius, A.T. Robertson, Don Guthrie, Hoehner; four years: Stauffer]; (5) the date of the crucifision & resurrection; (6) other pertinent details: John 1:19-4:42; 4:43-54 (cf. Matt. 8:5-13); John 2:12-4:42; 7:1-10:21.

Establish a methodology for the study of the Gospel accounts, namely, an unapologetic openness to the supernatural employing grammatico-historical-theological method.

Knows the primary sources available for studying the life of Jesus: (1) pagan (Pliny the Younger, Tacitus, Suetonius, Mara bar Serapion, Julius Africanus); (2) Jewish (Josephus: The Anliquities of the Jewish War, The History of the Jewish War, the Rabbinic writings; Talmud consisting of the Mishna and The Gemara); (3) Christian (extrabiblical: apocryphal gospels, e.q. the Gospel of Thomas; hypothetical Documents: “d”, Secret Gospel of Mark, the Gospel of Peter; quotations from church fathers; textual variants found in various Gospel Mss. Biblical: Acts through Revelation and the Gospels.

Knows and assesses approaches and methods related to the study of the historical Jesus: (1) the Old Quest (1778-1900): rationalist and mythologizers; romantics; liberals; (2) the “No Quest” (1900-1940); The New Quest (1940-1980); the Third Quest (1980-present): (1) emphasis on deeds of Jesus: eschatological prophet, e.q. E.P. Snaders; b. charismatic holy man: Geza Vermes; “Spirit-person”, Marcus Borg; Martin hangel); c. social reformer: Gerd Theissen and Richard Horsley; d. marginalized Messiah: N.T. Wright and John Meier. (2) emphasis on the sayings of Jesus: a. the incarnation of divine Wisdom (B. Witherington); b. Cynic sage (J.D. Crossan); d. a feminist before his time (Elizabeth S. Fiorenza)

Knows and critiques the criteria employed by critical scholarship for determining the authenticity and reliability of the sayings of Jesus in the Gospel.

Possesses a profound understanding of Jesus Messiah, his message and mission, in order to engage contemporary culture with his finality and uniqueness.

Articulates a significant grasp of key theological motifs in establishing a theology of the Gospel: Son of Man, Son of God, the Kingdom of God, Messiah, Lord, etc.

Grasps the key points in the political, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds for studying the Gospels. Reads the Gospels in harmonistic fashion at least twice during the semester. Demonstrates an introductory knowledge of the structure and content of each Gospel for personal,

pedagogical and homiletical purposes. Demonstrates knowledge of related issues and solutions pertaining to the Synoptic problem. Possesses some awareness of the major approaches of biblical criticism: form, redaction, literary

structural.

Class AttendanceStudents are responsible for enrolling in courses for which they anticipate being able to attend every class session on the day and time appearing on course schedules, and then making every effort to do so. When unavoidable situations result in absence or tardiness, students are responsible for acquiring any information missed. Professors are not obliged to allow students to make up missed work. Per their independent discretion,

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individual professors may determine how attendance affects students’ ability to meet course learning objectives and whether attendance affects course grades.

Grading Scale

A 97-100 4.0 grade points per semester hour A- 93-96 3.7 grade points per semester hour B+ 91-92 3.3 grade points per semester hour B 88-90 3.0 grade points per semester hour B- 86-87 2.7 grade points per semester hour C+ 83-85 2.3 grade points per semester hour C 80-82 2.0 grade points per semester hour C- 78-79 1.7 grade points per semester hour D+ 75-77 1.3 grade points per semester hour D 72-74 1.0 grade point per semester hour D- 70-71 0.7 grade points per semester hour F 0-69 0.0 grade points per semester hour

Incomplete GradesStudents requesting a grade of Incomplete (I) must understand that incomplete grades may be given only upon approval of the faculty member involved. An “I” may be assigned only when a student is currently passing a course and in situations involving extended illness, serious injury, death in the family, or employment or government reassignment, not student neglect.

Students are responsible for contacting their professors prior to the end of the semester, plus filing the appropriate completed and approved academic request form with the Registrar’s Office. The “I” must be removed (by completing the remaining course requirements) no later than 60 calendar days after the grade was assigned, or the “I” will become an “F.”

Academic HonestyAbsolute truth is an essential belief and basis of behavior for those who believe in a God who cannot lie and forbids falsehood. Academic honesty is the application of the principle of truth in the classroom setting. Academic honesty includes the basic premise that all work submitted by students must be their own and any ideas derived or copied from elsewhere must be carefully documented.

Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to: cheating of any kind, submitting, without proper approval, work originally prepared by the student for another course, plagiarism, which is the submitting of work prepared by someone else as if it were his own, and failing to credit sources properly in written work.

Institutional Email Policy

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All official college email communications to students enrolled in this course will be sent exclusively to students’ institutional email accounts. Students are expected to check their student email accounts regularly and to respond in an appropriate and timely manner to all communications from faculty and administrative departments.

Students are permitted to setup automatic forwarding of emails from their student email accounts to one or more personal email accounts. The student is responsible to setup and maintain email forwarding without assistance from college staff. If a student chooses to use this forwarding option, he/she will continue to be responsible for responding appropriately to all communications from faculty and administrative departments of the college. Criswell College bears no responsibility for the use of emails that have been forwarded from student email accounts to other email accounts.

DisabilitiesIn order to ensure full class participation, any student with a disabling condition requiring special accommodations (e.g., tape recorders, special adaptive equipment, special note-taking or test-taking needs) is strongly encouraged to contact the instructor at the beginning of the course, or if a student has a learning disability, please inform the professor so assistance can be provided.

Intellectual Property RightsUnless otherwise specifically instructed in writing by the professor, students must neither materially nor digitally reproduce materials from any course offered by Criswell College for or with the significant possibility of distribution.

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Student Services: The Student Services Office exists to foster and encourage success in all areas of life—physical, intellectual, spiritual, social, and emotional. Students are encouraged to reach out for assistance by contacting the office at 214.818.1332 or [email protected]. Pastoral and certified counseling services are also available to Criswell students. Appointments are scheduled through the Dean of Students Jeff Campbell, at [email protected].

Wallace Library: Students can access academic resources and obtain research assistance by visiting the Wallace Library, which is located on campus. For more information, go to the library website, or email the Wallace Library at [email protected].

Writing Center: Students are encouraged to consult with writing tutors to improve and enhance their skills and confidence by practicing techniques of clear and effective writing. To consult with a tutor, students can visit the Writing Center located on the first floor near the Computer Lab, or they can schedule an appointment by emailing [email protected] or calling 214.818.1373.

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Course Outline/CalendarWEEK TOPIC/CONTENT READING/ASSIGNMENT #1 1.0 Course Introduction 1.0 ATR: Harmony, sections 1-3 Jan. 1.1 Biog. Info. (hereafter ATR: followed 23 1.1 Biog. Info. by section numbers) 1.2 Pop Quizzes 2.0 Stein, Jesus the Messiah

1.3 Exams (hereafter: JM), pp. 10-24; 25-50 2.0 Intro to Texts 3.0 Quiz #1 (Chaps. 1,2) 3.0 Intro to Bibliography 4.0 Papers and other Assignments 5.0 Prolegomena (ATR: 1-3) 5.1 Luke’s Preface (1:1-4) 5.2 John’s Prologue (1:1-18)

5.3 The Genealogies of Matt. 1:1-17; Luke 3:23-38

#2 1.0 The Advent of the Messiah 1.0 ATR:#4-19 Jan. 1.1 The infancy narratives (ATR: #4-16) 2.0 JM: 51-60 30 1.1.1 Announcement to Zechariah (ATR: #4) 3.0 Quiz #2 (Chap. 3) 1.1.2 Announcement to Mary (ATR: #5-7) 1.1.3 Birth of John (ATR: #8)

1.1.4 John’s Growth (ATR: #8) 1.1.5 Birth and Infancy of Jesus (ATR: 10-16) 1.1.6 Jesus’ Childhood (ATR: 17, 18)

1.1.7 His growth to manhood (ATR: 19)

#3 1.0 The Ministry of the Messiah (ATR: 20-142) 1.0 ATR: 20-39 Feb. 1.1 The period of preparation (ATR: 20-27) 2.0 JM: 63-80:81-89 6 1.2 The arrival of John the Baptist (ATR: 20-23) 3.0 Quiz #3 (C. 4, 5) 1.3 The baptism of Jesus (ATR: 24); cf JM: 90-101 4:0 Stein, M ethod & M essage : 60-81:

1.4 The Wilderness Temptation (ATR: 25); cf. JM:102-111 & see JM: 123-140 1.5 The Witness of John (ATR:26,27)2.0 The Early Ministry: the period of obscurity (ATR: 28-39)

2.1 In Perea (ATR: 28)

2.2 In Galilee (ATR: 29, 30) 2.3 In Judea (ATR: 31-33) 2.4 In Samaria (ATR: 34-35)

2.5 Return to Galilee (ATR: 36-39) 2.5.1 Reasons for the return (#36) 2.5.2 Summary of his preaching (#37): Mark 1:14-15

#4 1.0 The Ministry in Galilee: the Year of Popularity (ATR: 40-71) 1.0 ATR: 40-52 Feb. 1.1 Opening the campaign: the first stage (ATR: 40-52) 2.0 JM: 90-101 13 1.1.1 At Capernaum (ATR: 40-43) 3.0 Quiz #4 (C. 6)

1.1.2 Throughout Galilee (ATR: 44,45) 4.0 M&M: 60-81 1.1.3 At Capernaum again (ATR: 46-48) 1.1.4 At Jerusalem, and the return to Galilee (ATR: 49-52)

#5 1.0 The Second stage of the Galilean ministry (ATR: 53-69) 1.0 ATR: 53,54

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Feb. 1.1 In a mountain near the Sea of Galilee (ATR: 53.54) 2.0 JM: 102-122 20 1.1.1 The Sermon on the Mount 3.0 Quiz #5 (C. 7,8)

1.1.2 Expositon of Matt. 5:1-48

#6 1.0 In a mountain near the Sea of Galilee (ATR: 53.54) 1.0 ATR: 53,54 Feb. 1.1 The Sermon On The Mount: Exposition of 2.0 JM: 123-140 27 Matt. 6:34; 7:1-29 3.0 Quiz #6 (C. 9) 4.0 M&M: pp. 7-32; 82-89 #7 1.0 Healing the centurion’s servants at Capernaum (ATR: 55) 1.0 ATR: 55-64 Mar. 2.0 In Southern Galilee (ATR: 56-57) 2.0 JM: 141-166 6 2.1 Widow’s son raised at Nain (#56) 3.0 Quiz #7 (C. 10, 11) 2.2 Inquiry of John the Baptist (#57) 4.0 M&M: 33.59 3.0 The Capernaum area again (ATR: 58-59) 4.0 The Second Tour of Galilee (ATR: 60-69)

4.1 Blasphemous accusation: Beelzebub (#61) 4.2 Demand for a sign (#62) 4.3 Jesus’ true kindred (#63) 4.4 Parables of the Kingdom (ATR: 64)5.0 An Expositional Survey of Jesus’ Parables

MARCH 12-16, 2018 SPRING BREAK #8 1.0 Stilling the Storm (#65) 1.0 EXAM #1: JM: 17-166 (C.1-11) Mar. 2.0 Gadarene Demonic healed (66) 2.0 ATR: 65-77 20 3.0 Raising Jairus’ daughter; healing of Woman with hemorrhage (67)

4.0 Blind and dumb healed (68)5.0 Second Nazareth rejection(69)6.0 Final stage of Galilean Ministry (70, 71 6.1 The last tour of Galilee (70) 6.2 Mission of the 12 (70) 6.3 Death of John the Baptist (71)7.0 Ministry around Galilee: special training of the 12 (72-95)

7.1 First retirement from Galilee (72-76) 7.1.1 5,000 fed (72-73) 7.1.2 Jesus walks on water (74) 7.1.3 Return and reception at Gennesaret (75) 7.1.4 Jesus the bread of life: message in synagogue at Capernaum (76)

7.2 Challenging the traditions of the elders (77)

#9 1.0 Ministry beyond Galilee: Tyre and Sidon (78): 2nd retirement 1.0 ATR: 78-88 Mar. 2.0 Ministry beyond Galilee: Phoenicia and Decapolis (79-80): 2.0 JM: 167-176 (C.12) 27 3rd retirement 3.0 NO Quiz

2.1 Remarkable healings (79) 2.2 Feeding the 4,000 (79) 2.3 Visit to Magadan in Galilee: a sign sought (80)3.0 The fourth retirement from Galilee (81-88) 3.1 Bethsaida – Healing a blind man (81) 3.2 The region of Caesarea Philippi (82-88)

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3.2.1 Peter’s Great Confession (82) 3.2.2 Instructions to disciples: First Passion Prediction (83) 3.2.3 Coming of the Son of Man (84) 3.2.4 The Transfiguration of Jesus (85-86) 3.2.5 Healing the Demoniac Boy (87) 3.2.6 The Second Passion Prediction (88)

#10 1.0 Last days in Capernaum (89-93) 1.0 ATR: 89-107 Apr. 1.1 Paying the temple tax (89) 2.0 JM: 177-196 (C.13, 14) 3 1.2 Discourse on Greatness (90) 3.0 Quiz #8 (C. 12:167-176)

1.3 Discourse on Tolerance (91) 1.4 Discourse on Stumbling (91) 1.5 Discourse on Forgiveness (92) 1.6 Discourse on Service (93)2.0 Final Departure from Galilee (94, 95) 2.1 Rejection of brotherly advice (94)

2.2 Rejection by Samaritans: to Jerusalem via Samaria (95)3.0 The ministry in Judea and Perea: A Period Increasing Tension (96-127)

3.1 The later Judean Ministry (96-111) 3.1.1 The Feast of Tabernacles: in Jerusalem (96-101)

3.1.1.1 At the Feast: Reactions of the People (97): Messianic Fervor 3.1.1.2 The teaching of Jesus: In the Midst of the Feast (96) 3.1.1.3 The Last Day of the Feast (96, 97)

The Woman taken in Adultery (97) The Claims of Jesus (98, 99)

3.1.1.4 After the Feast (100-101) Man Born Blind Healed and Converted (100)

Jesus the Shepherd who Dies (101)3.1.2 In the Judean countryside (102-110) 3.1.2.1 Mission of the Seventy (102) 3.1.2.2 Parable of the Good Samaritan (103) 3.1.2.3 Guest of Mary and Martha (104)

3.1.2.4 Instructions on Prayer and the Parable of Persistence (105) 3.1.2.5 Beelzebub Accusation again (106) 3.1.2.6 Reproach of the Pharisees (107) 3.1.2.7 The Approaching Passion and A Lengthy Discourse on

Hypsousy, Anxieties, covetousness, etc. (108) 3.1.2.8 Repent or perish: The Barrow Fig Tree (109) 3.1.2.9 Crippled Woman Healed (110) 3.1.2.10 Parabolic Teaching (111)3.1.3 In Jerusalem to the Feast of Dedication: Jesus Claims to be One with God (111)

#11 1.0 The Later Perean Ministry (112-119): Journey to the Final Crisis 1.0 ATR: 112-128a Apr. 1.1 Withdrawal to Bethany beyond Jordan (112) 2.0 JM: 197-213 (C.15) 10 1.2 Journey of Jesus from Perea(C. 15) toward Jerusalem(113-117) 3.0 Quiz #9 (c. 13, 14): 177-196

1.2.1 Danger of Exclusions from the Kingdom (113) 1.2.2 The Doom of Jerusalem (113) 1.2.3 Table Talk Parables and a visit to a Pharisee’s house (114) 1.2.4 Counting the cost of Discipleship (115)

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1.2.5 Parables of Grace (116) 1.2.6 Parables of Stewardship (117)

1.2.7 Instructions for Disciples (118) 1.3 Raising of Lazarus at Bethany (118, 119)2.0 The Last Journey: Between Samaria and Galilee (Ephraim to Bethany) (120-128a) 2.1 Healing of Ten Lepers (120) 2.2 Teachings concerning the Kingdom of the Son of Man (120)

2.3 Parables about Prayer (121): the Widow and Publican 2.4 Teaching about Divorce (122)

2.5 Jesus and Little Children (123) 2.6 The Peril of Riches (124)

2.7 Service and Rewards: Laborers in the Vineyard (124) 2.8 Another Lesson of Jesus’ Death (125)

2.9 Rebuke of James and John (125) 2.10 Events of Jericho (126, 127)

2.11 Arrival at Bethany (128a)

#12 1.0 The Triumph of the Crucified: Passion Week in 1.0 ATR: 128b-142 Apr. Jerusalem (128b-151) 2.0 JM: 214-240 (C. 16, 17) 17 1.1 Sunday: Royal Entry into Jerusalem (128b): 3.0 QUIZ #10 (C. 15): 197-213

Preparation, Possession, Lamentation, Effect1.2 Monday: a Day of Authority 1.2.1 Cursing the Barren Fig Tree (129) 1.2.2 Second Cleansing of the Temple (129) 1.2.3 Greeks seeking Jesus (130)1.3 Tuesday: a Day of Controversy 1.3.1 Between Bethany and Jerusalem: The Withered Fig Tree (131) 1.3.2 In the Temple Court (132-138)

1.3.2.1 Challenge to Jesus by various groups/individuals (132-135)-challenge to Jesus authority (132)-tribute to Caesar (133)-resurrection of the Dead (134)

-The Greatest Commandment (135)1.3.2.2 Christ as David’s Son and David’s Lord (136)1.3.2.3 Woes upon the Pharisees: Jesus’ Last Public Discourse (137)1.3.2.4 Commendations of the Poor Widow’s Two Mites (138)

1.3.3 On the Mount of Olives: The Olivet Discourse (139) 1.3.4 At Bethany (140-142)

EXPOSITION OF THE OLIVET DISCOURSE (139) #13 1.0 Expostion of the Olivet Discourse Continued (139) 1.0 ATR: 139,143-168 Apr. 2.0 Preparation for the Passover (143) 2.0 JM: 241-248 (C. 18) 24 3.0 The Upper Room (144-150) 3.0 Quiz #11 (C. 16, 17): 214-240

3.1 Passover Meal (144) 3.2 Washing Feet of Disciples (145) 3.3 Judas the Betrayer (146) 3.4 Denial by Peter Predicted (147)

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3.5 Institution of the Lord’s Supper (148) 3.6 The Farewell Discourse (149, 150)4.0 The High Priestly Prayer (151)5.0 Expositional Highlights of the Farewell Discourse and High Priestly Prayer6.0 The Sufferings and Death of the Messiahs (152-168) 6.1 Thursday (continued) 6.1.1 Garden of Gethsemane (152) 6.1.2 Betrayal and Arrest (153) 6.2 Friday 6.2.1 Jewish Trials of Jesus (154-161)

6.2.1.1 First-Before Annas (154) 6.2.1.2 Second-Before Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin (155) 6.2.1.3 Denial of Peter (156) 6.2.1.4 Third-Before the Sanhedrin and formal Condemnation (157) 6.2.1.5 Suicide of Judas (158)

6.2.2 The Roman Trials Jesus (159-161) 6.2.2.1 First-Before Pilate (159) 6.2.2.2 Second-Before Antipas (160) 6.2.2.3 Third-Before Pilate again (161)

6.2.3 The Mockery of Jesus by the Soldiers (162) 6.2.4 The Way to the Cross (163) 6.2.5 The Crucifixion (164-165)

6.2.5.1 The First Three Hours (164) 6.2.5.2 The Final Three Hours (165)

6.2.6 Signs Accompanying Jesus Death (166) 6.2.6.1 Tearing of the temple veil 6.2.6.2 Quaking of the earth; rending of the rocks 6.2.6.3 Opening of tombs and quickening of the saints 6.2.6.4 The testimony of the Centurion 6.2.6.5 Reaction of the multitudes 6.2.6.6 Response of Jesus’ acquaintances

6.2.7 The Burial of Jesus (167-168) 6.3 Saturday - -Day of Absence

#14 1.0 The Reason and Ascended Lord (169-184) 1.0 ATR: 169-184 May 1.1 The Visit of the Women: Late on the Sabbath (169) 2.0 QUIZ #12 (C. 18): 241-258 1 -AN EMPTY TOMB 3.0 QUIZ #13 (C. 19): 259-277 1.2 Sunday before Sunrise: the Earthquake and the Rolling Away of the Stone (170)

1.3 Early Sunday Morning: Visit of the Women to the Tomb and the Angelic Announcement (171) 1.4 Report of Mary Magdalene and the Other Women to Apostles (172) 1.5 The Post-Resurrection Appearances (173-184) 1.5.1 First-to Mary Magdalene (173) 1.5.2 Second-to other Women (174) 1.5.3 Report on the Guard to the Jewish Rulers (175) 1.5.4 Third-Appearance to the Emmaus Disciples (176) 1.5.5 Fourth-to Simon Peter (177)

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1.5.6 Fifth-Appearance to the Apostles-Thomas absent 1.5.7 Sixth-Appearance to the Ten with Thomas present (179) 1.5.8 Seventh-Appearance to the Seven Disciples beside the Sea of Galilee (180) 1.5.9 Eighth-Appearance to the 500 in Galilee (181) 1.5.10 Ninth-Appearance to James the Brother of Jesus (182)

1.5.11 Tenth- to the Eleven at Olivet (183) 1.5.12 Commission and Ascension-the Last Appearance (184)

#15 Wrap Up & Review for Final Exam May 8

#16 FINAL EXAM – 4:15 PM – 6:45 PM May 15

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Selected Bibliography

Kingdom of GodBeasley-Murray, George R. Jesus and the Kingdom of God. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans; Exeter: Paternoster, 1986.Caragounis, Chrys C. “Kingdom of God/Kingdom of Heaven,” in DJG.Chilton, Bruce D., ed. The Kingdom of God in the Teaching of Jesus. London: SPCK; Philadelphia: Fortress, 1984.Chilton, Bruce. “The Kingdom of God in Recent Discussion.” In Studying the Historical Jesus. Ed. Bruce Chilton and Craig A. Evans. Leiden: Brill, 1994Kirk, Andrew. A New World Coming. London: Marshall, Morgan & Scott [The Good News of the Kingdom Coming. Downers Grove: IVP], 1983.Ladd, George E. The Presence of the Future. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1974; London: SPCK, 1980.Marcus, Joel. The Mystery of the Kingdom of God. Atlanta: Scholars, 1986.Marshall, I. Howard. “The Hope of a New Age: The Kingdom of God in the New Testament.” Themelios, 11 (1985): 5-15.Perrin, Norman. Jesus and the Language of the Kingdom. Philadelphia: Fortress; London: SCM, 1976. Song, C. S. Jesus and the Reign of God. Minneapolis: fortress, 1993.Willis, Wendell, ed. The Kingdom of God in 20th Century Interpretation. Peabody: Hendrickson, 1987.

EthicsJesus’ Ethics in General

Chilton, Bruce, and J. I. H. McDonald. Jesus and the Ethics of the Kingdom. London: SPCK, 1987; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1988.Harvey, A. E. Strenuous Commands: The Ethics of Jesus. London: SCM; Philadelphia: TPI, 1990.Hurst, L. D. “Ethics of Jesus,” in DJG.Lohse, Eduard. Theological Ethics of the New Testament. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1991.Meeks, Wayne A. The Mortal World of the First Christians. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1986.Piper, John. “Love Your Enemies”: Jesus’ Love Command in the Synoptic Gospels and in Early Christian Paraenesis. Cambridge: CUP, 1979.Schnackenburg, Rudolf. The Moral Teaching of the New Testament. New York: Herder & Herder, 1971.Schrage, Wolfgang. The Ethics of the New Testament. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark; Philadelphia: Fortress, 1988.Wiebe, Ben. Messianic Ethics: Jesus’ Proclamation of the Kingdom of God and the Church in Response. Scottdale and Kitchener: Herald, 1992.White, R. E. O. Biblical Ethics. Exeter: Paternoster; Atlanta: John Knox, 1979.

Social ConcernBammel, Ernst, and C.F. D. Moule, eds. Jesus and the Politics of His Day. Cambridge: CUP, 1984.Cassidy, Richard J. Jesus, Politics and Society. Maryknoll: Orbis, 1978.Hengel, Martin. Was Jesus a Revolutionist? Philadelphia: Fortress, 1971.Ringe, Sharon H. Jesus Liberation and the Biblical Jubilee. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1985.Segundo, Juan L. The Historical Jesus of the Synoptics. Maryknoll: Orbis, 1985.Sider, Ronald J. Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger. Dallas: Word, rev. 1990.Sobrino, Jon. Jesus the Liberator. Maryknoll: Orbis, 1993.

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Verhey, Allen. The Great Reversal: Ethics and the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1984.Witherington, Ben, III. Women in the Ministry of Jesus. Cambridge: CUP, 1984.Yoder, John H. The Politics of Jesus. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans; Carlisle: Paternoster, rev. 1994.

Law and GospelBanks, Robert. Jesus and the Law in the Synoptic Tradition. Cambridge: CUP, 1975.Dodd, C. H. Gospel and Law. Cambridge: CUP, 1951.France, R. T. Jesus and the Old Testament. London: Tyndale; Downers Grove: IVP, 1971.Meier, John P. Law and History in Matthew’s Gospel. Rome: BIP, 1976.Moo, Douglas J. “Law,” in DJG.Sloyan, Gerald S. Is Christ the End of the Law? Philadelphia: Westminster, 1978.Westerholm, Stephen. Jesus and Scribal Authority. Lund: Gleerup, 1978.

Jesus and JudaismCharlesworth, James H., ed. Jesus’ Jewishness. New York: Crossroad, 1991.Evans, Craig A., Donald and A. Hagner, eds. Anti-Semitism and Early Christianity. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1993.Flusser, David. Jesus. New York: Herder & Herder, 1969.Hagner, Donald A. The Jewish Reclamation of Jesus. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1984.Richardson, Peter, and David Granskou, eds. Anti-Judaism in Early Christianity. Vol. 1. Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid aurier, 1986.Riches, John. Jesus and the Transformation of Judaism. London: Darton, Longman & Todd, 1980.Sanders, E. P. Jesus and Judaism. London: SCM; Philadelphia: Fortress, 1985.Sandmel, Samuel. Judaism and Christian Beginnings. Oxford: OUP, 1978.Vermes, Geza. The Religion of Jesus the Jew. London: SCM; Minneapolis: Fortress, 1993.Young, Brad H. Jesus the Jewish Theologian. Peabody: Hendrickson, 1995.Zeitlin, Irving. Jesus and the Judaism of His Time. Oxford: Blackwell, 1988.

Redemption and VindicationRedemption

Antwi, Daniel J. “Did Jesus Consider His Death to Be an Atoning Sacrifice?” Interpretation, 45 (1991): 17-28.Hengel, Martin. The Atonement. London: SCM; Philadelphia: Fortress, 1981.Hooker, Morna D. Not Ashamed of the Gospel: New Testament Interpretations of the Death of Christ. Carlisle: Paternoster; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994.Hultgren, Arland J. Christ and His Benefits: Christology and Redemption in the New Testament. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1987.McDonald, H. D. New Testament Concept of Atonement. Cambridge: Lutterworth; Grand Rapids: Baker, 1994.Stott, John R. W. The Cross of Christ. Leicester and Downers Grove: IVP, 1986.Weber, Hans-Ruedi. The Cross: Tradition and Interpretation. London: SPCK, 1978; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1979.

VindicationAllison, Dale C., Jr. The End of the Ages Has Come: An Early Interpretation of the Passion and Resurrection of Jesus. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1985.Beasley-Murray, George R. Jesus and the Last Days. Peabody: Hendrickson, 1993.

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Conyers, A. J. The End: What Jesus Really Said about the Last Things. Downers Grove: IVP, 1995. Cranfield, C. E. B. “Thoughts on New Testament Eschatology.” Scottish Journal of Theology, 35 (1982): 497-512.Meyer, Ben F. “Jesus’ scenario of the Future.” Downside Review, 109 (1991): 1-15. Moore, Arthur L. The Parousia in the New Testament. Leiden: Brill, 1966.Witherington, Ben, III. Jesus, Paul, and the End of the World. Downers Grove: IVP, 1992.

ChristologyIn General

Brown Raymond E. An Introduction to New Testament Christology. New York: Paulist, 1994.Caird, G. B. New Testament Theology, compl. & ed. L. d. Hurst. Oxford: Clarendon, 1994.de Jonge, Marinus. Christology in Context. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1988.Dunn, James D. G. Christology in the Making. London: SCM; Philadelphia: Westminster, 1980.Farmer, William R., ed. Crisis in Christology: Essays in Quest of Resolution. Livonia, Mich.: Dove Booksellers, 1995.Leivestad, Ragnar. Jesus in His Own Perspective. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1987.Marshall, I. Howard. The Origins of New Testament Christology. Leicester and Downers Grove: IVP, rev. 1990.Moule, C. F. D. The Origins of Christology. Cambridge: CUP, 1977.Pokorny, Petr. The Genesis of Christology. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1987.Reymond, Robert L. Jesus: Divine Messiah. Phillipsburg, N.J.: Presbyterian & Reformed, 1990.Witherington, Ben, III. The Christology of Jesus. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1990.

Son of ManBurkett, Delbert. The Son of Man in the Gospel of John. Sheffield: JSOT, 1991.Caragounis, Chrys C. The Son of Man. Tubingen: Mohr, 1986.Casey, Maurice. Son of Man. London: SPCK, 1979.Collins, John J. “The son of Man in First-Century Judaism.” NTS 38 (1992): 448-66.Hare, D. R. A. The Son of Man Tradition. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1990.Higgins, A. J. B. The Son of Man in the Teachings of Jesus. Cambridger: CUP, 1980.Horbury, William. “The Messianic Associations of ‘The Son of Man’.” JTS 36 (1985): 34-55.Kim, Seyoon. The Son of Man as the Son of God. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1985.Lindars, Barnabas. Jesus Son of Man. London: SPCK; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1983.Marshall, I. Howard. “The Synoptic ‘Son of Man’ Sayings in the Light of Linguistic Study.” In To Tell the Mystery: Essays on New Testament Eschatology in Honor of Robert H. Gundry. Ed. Thomas E. Schmidt and Moises Silva. Sheffield: JSOT, 1994.Slater, Thomas B. “One Like a Son of Man in First-Century ce Judaism.” NTS 41 (1995): 183-98. Son of GodBauckham, Richard. “The Sonship of the Historical Jesus in Christology.” SJT 31 (1978): 245-60.Bauer, David L. “Son of God,” in DJG.Hengel, Martin. The son of God. London: SCM; Philadelphia: Fortress, 1976.

LordFitzmyer, Joseph A. “New Testament Kyrios and Maranatha and Their Aramaic Background.” In To Advance the Gospel, pp. 218-35. New York: Crossroad, 1981.

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Hurtado, Larry W. One God, One Lord: Early Christian Devotion and Ancient Jewish Monotheism. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1988.Witherington, Ben, III. “Lord,” in DJG.

MessiahCharlesworth, James H., ed. The Messiah: Developments in Earliest Judaism and Christianity. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1992.Collins, John J. The Scepter and the Star: The Messiahs of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Other Ancient Literature. New York and London: Doubleday, 1995.Dahl, Nils A. Jesus the Christ: The Historical Origins of Christological Doctrine. Ed. Donald Juel. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1990.de Jonge, Marinus. Jesus, the Servant-Messiah. New Haven and London: Yale, 1991.Hurtado, Larry W. “Christ,” in DJG.Neusner, Jacob, William S. Green and Ernest S. Frerichs, eds. Judaism and Their Messiahs at the Turn of the Christian Era. Cambridge: CUP, 1987.O’Neill, J. C. Who Did Jesus Think He Was? Leiden: Brill, 1995.

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