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JESUS AND THE GOSPELS |
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--Mark 8:29 |
REL 317, Fall 2009
Professor:
Daniel K. Falk COURSE
DESCRIPTION The course will consider the early evidence
for Jesus, including the canonical as well as non-canonical gospels. We will
ask how much the historian is able to reconstruct of Jesus using historical
method, what the limits of this investigation are, and how relevant the task
is. We will consider and evaluate a few of the different scholarly
reconstructions of the historical Jesus. |
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS 1. Required Reading: The textbooks will be available for purchase at
the University bookstore. The tests will be based on readings as well as
lectures.
You will also need to read some texts online, indicated in the course outline (see also the list at the bottom of this page, with other online resources).
2. Written work : A.
One essay paper, 4 pages GRADING |
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Course Calendar 9/30 Introduction: search for the historical Jesus Read:
Stanton ch. 1 Studying
the Gospels: What is a Gospel?; Methods and Theories Read:
Stanton ch. 2 10/5 Mark Read: Mark www.utoronto.ca/religion/synopsis; Read: Stanton ch. 3 10/7 Matthew,
Luke Read:
Matthew, Luke www.utoronto.ca/religion/synopsis; Read: Stanton ch. 4, 5 10/12 John Read:
John www.utoronto.ca/religion/synopsis;
Read: Stanton ch. 6 10/14 Other Gospels; (Dr. David Reis; Prof. Falk away at conference) Read:
Stanton ch. 7 Read
at http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/: Gospel
of Thomas, Gospel of Peter, Gospel of Judas, Gospel of Mary, Infancy Gospel
of Thomas, Infancy Gospel of James, Oxyrhynchus 840 Gospel Gospel
of the Hebrews, Gospel of the Ebionites, Gospel of the Nazoreans, Gospel
of the Egyptians, Gospel of Mary, Secret Book of James, Secret
Mark, Egerton Gospel, Sophia of Jesus Christ, Dialogue of the Savior Also
read the ancient Jewish accounts of Jesus: ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~humm/Topics/JewishJesus/ 10/19 Q, Signs Gospel, Paul Read:
“Q” Gospel http://www.cygnus-study.com/pageq.html “Signs”
Gospel http://www.gospels.net/translations/signstranslation.html Paul's
testimony about Jesus: darkwing.uoregon.edu/~dfalk/courses/jesus/paul.htm 10/21 Jesus in Context Read
Stanton ch. 8 Read:
“The Roman World of Jesus” www.uncc.edu/jdtabor/overview-roman-world.html “The
Jewish World of Jesus”: www.uncc.edu/jdtabor/jewishworldjesus.html Josephus
on the “Robber War,” 4 BCE uoregon.edu/~dfalk/courses/jesus/bandits.htm Assessing
the Evidence Read
Stanton ch. 9 NB: from here on do
your readings in the Synopsis of the Four Gospels 10/26 Jesus as Charismatic: ASSIGNMENT 1 DUE Read: Stanton ch. 10 10/28 Jesus as Prophet/Teacher: ASSIGNMENT 2 DUE Read:
Stanton ch. 11, and look up all gospel passages mentioned, especially: Mark
6:4; 6:15; 8:27-30; 9:2-13; 11:15-33; Matthew 21:11, 46; 13:33; 24:19; John
1:19-23; Read:
Exodus 19-20, 24; Numbers 14:1-25; Deuteronomy 18:15-22; 1 Kings 17-18;
19:11-21; 2 Kings 2; 4:1-5:19; Isaiah 5:1-7; 52:13-53:12; Jeremiah 7;
31:27-34; Malachi 4 11/2 Jesus
and the Kingdom of God: ASSIGNMENT 3 DUE Read Mark 1:14-15; 4:26-29; 8:34-9:1; 10:14-15;
10:23-25; 14:25; Matthew 11:11-15; 13:10-17; Luke 10:18; 11:2; 11:14-23;
13:22-30; 17:20-21 11/4 The
Parables of Jesus: ASSIGNMENT 4 DUE The Sower, etc: Mark 4:10-34/Matthew 13:1-52/Luke
8:4-21; G.Thomas 9:1-5; 33:2-3;
5:2; 6:5-6; 21:1-10; 57:1-4; 76:1-3 11/9 Jesus as Healer: ASSIGNMENT
5 DUE Read: Stanton ch. 14 11/11 Jesus as Messiah; Jesus and
Apocalyptic: ASSIGNMENT 6 DUE
Read
Stanton ch. 15 Read
passages on titles of Jesus: · Messiah/Christ: Mark 1:1; 8:29; 12:35; 15:32; Luke
2:11; 23:35; 24:46; Matthew 16:20; 26:63; John 1:41; 4:25; Acts 17:3; 1
Thessalonians 1:1; 2 Corinthians 13:13 · Son of God: Mark 1:1; 3:11; Luke 1:35; 3:38; 4:3,
9, 41; 22:70; Matthew 14:33; 26:63; John 1:49; 5:25; 10:36; 11:27; 19:7; Acts
9:20; · Son of Man: Ezek 2:1-3; Daniel 7:13; Mark 2:10;
2:28; 8:31; 8:38; 9:9, 12, 31; 13:26; 14:62; Matthew 16:13; 16:27; 24:27-30;
26:64; John 1:51; 5:27; 6:62; Acts 7:56; Revelation 1:13; 14:14 Read
apocalyptic passages: Mark 13:1-37/Matthew 24:1-51/Luke 21:5-36 11/16 Ethics
of Jesus: ASSIGNMENT 7 DUE 11/18 The
Passion of Christ: ASSIGNMENT 8 DUE Read
the passion narratives: study them in Gospel Synopsis 11/23 TBA; Prof. Falk away at conference 11/22 Thanksgiving: No Class 11/25 Easter and Beyond: ESSAY DUE;
ASSIGNMENT 9 DUE Read:
Stanton 288-291 Read,
from Paul’s letters: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Galatians 1:15-24; 2:1-10; 1
Corinthians 15:1-58; Romans 5:1-11; 6:1-10; 2 Corinthians 4:7-12; 5:14-21;
Philippians 1:19-26; 2:1-11; 3:17-21 Read
also: Ephesians 1:15-23; 2:1-10; 3:1-13; Colossians 1:15-20; 2:8-15; 3:1-4; 2
Thessalonians 2:1-12; 1 Peter 2:18-25; 2 Peter 3:1-10; Hebrews 1:1-4 11/29 Birth
Narratives: ASSIGNMENT 10 DUE 11/30 TBA; Prof. Falk away at conference 12/2 TBA; Prof. Falk away at
conference 12/9 Final exam: 10:15 am |
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On-line Readings:
Other Resources: A fabulous resource for maps, translations, links related to the New Testament
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