Course Number: SAS 651 Course Title: Introduction to The Synoptic Gospels Term: Spring 2017

1. COURSE DESCRIPTION Course Number: SAS 651 Course Title: Introduction to The Synoptic Gospels Term: Spring 2017 Professor: Fr. Randy Soto, SThD Email : rsoto@holyapostles.edu The Gospels are the heart of all the Scriptures because they are our principal source for the life and teaching of the Incarnate Word, our Savior. This course on the Synoptic Gospels introduces the stylistic and literary characteristics of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Students also will study the Synoptic Gospels' theological, spiritual, and historical background. 2. ENVISIONED LEARNING GOALS AND OUTCOMES A. Sacred Scripture Concentration Goals 1. To enable students to understand biblical vocabulary and themes. 2. To immerse students into biblical history. 3. To enable students to interpret Sacred Scripture. B. Sacred Scripture Concentration Outcomes 1. Students will employ various critical methods of interpreting Sacred Scripture. 2. Students will demonstrate the ability to interpret Sacred Scripture in keeping with the Tradition of the Church. 3. COURSE PROCEDURES 1. The students will read the Document of the Pontifical Biblical Commission on the Historical Truth of the Gospels (PDF provided). Then they will post their summary of the document. 2. The students will read the Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation Dei Verbum (PDF provided) and will post their summary of DV. 3. The students will read the Introduction to Matthew and will post a summary of the Introduction Then they will read the Gospel of Mathew and produce 3 Power Points on three chosen passages of Matthew s Gospel (The Navarre Bible: St Matthew's Gospel: Third Edition (Navarre Bible: New Testament. 3. The students will read the Introduction to Mark and will post a summary of the Introduction. Then they will read the Gospel of Mark and produce 3 Power Points on three chosen passages of Mark s Gospel (The Navarre Bible: St Mark's Gospel: Third Edition by University of Navarre; 4. The students will read the Introduction to Luke and will post a summary of the Introduction. Then they will read the Gospel of Luke and produce 3 Power Points on three chosen passages of Luke s Gospel (The Navarre Bible: St Luke's Gospel: Third Edition by Four Courts Press). 1

4. ASSIGNMENTS Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Introduction: Post your introduction to the Class Read the Document of the Pontifical Biblical Commission Post Your Summary on the Document Read Dei Verbum (PDF) Post your summary of DV Read the Introduction to the Navarre Bible Commentary on Matthew Post your summary on the Introduction to Matthew Read the Gospel of Matthew 1-7 With the aid of Navarre Bible choose and make one PowerPoint on a Sunday from the list of Year A Matt 1:1-25 or 1:18-25 13-ABC Christmas: Vigil Mass Matt 1:18-24 10-A 4th Sunday of Advent Matt 2:1-12 20-ABC The Epiphany of the Lord Matt 2:13-15, 19-23 17-A Sunday in Octave of Christmas: Holy Family Matt 3:1-12 4-A 2nd Sunday of Advent Matt 3:13-17 21-A Sunday after Epiphany: Baptism of the Lord Matt 4:1-11 22-A 1st Sunday of Lent Matt 4:12-23 or 4:12-17 67-A 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Matt 5:1-12a 70-A 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matt 5:13-16 73-A 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matt 5:17-37 or 5:20-22a, 27-28, 33-34a, 37 76-A 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matt 5:38-48 79-A 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matt 6:24-34 82-A 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matt 7:21-27 85-A 9th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2

Week 6 Read the Gospel of Matthew 8-18 With the aid of Navarre Bible choose and make one PowerPoint from a Sunday from the list of Year A Matt 9:9-13 88-A 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matt 9:36 10:8 91-A 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matt 10:26-33 94-A 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matt 10:37-42 97-A 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matt 11:2-11 7-A 3rd Sunday of Advent Matt 11:25-30 100-A 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matt 11:25-30 170-A Friday after 2nd Sun after Pentecost: Sacred Heart Matt 13:1-23 or 13:1-9 103-A 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matt 13:24-43 or 13:24-30 106-A 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matt 13:44-52 or 13:44-46 109-A 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matt 14:13-21 112-A 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matt 14:22-33 115-A 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matt 15:21-28 118-A 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matt 16:13-20 121-A 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Matt 16:21-27 124-A 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Matt 17:1-9 25-A 2nd Sunday of Lent Matt 18:15-20 127-A 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Matt 18:21-35 130-A 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Week 7 Read the Gospel of Matthew 19-28 With the aid of Navarre Bible choose and make one PowerPoint on a Sunday from the list of Year A Matt 20:1-16a 133-A 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matt 21:1-11 37-A Palm Sunday: Procession of Palms Matt 21:28-32 136-A 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matt 21:33-43 139-A 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matt 22:1-14 or 22:1-10 142-A 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matt 22:15-21 145-A 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matt 22:34-40 148-A 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matt 23:1-12 151-A 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Matt 24:37-44 1-A 1st Sunday of Advent Matt 25:1-13 154-A 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Matt 25:14-30 or 25:14-15, 19-21 157-A 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 3

Matt 25:31-46 Matt 26:14 27:66 or 27:11-54 Matt 28:1-10 Matt 28:16-20 Matt 28:16-20 160-A 34th Sunday in Ord. Time: Christ the King 38-A Palm Sunday Mass 41-A Easter Vigil 58-A Ascension of the Lord 165-B Sunday after Pentecost: Holy Trinity Week 8 Read the Introduction to the Navarre Bible Commentary on Mark Post your summary on the Introduction to Mark Week 9 Read the Gospel of Mark 1-8 With the aid of Navarre Bible choose and make one PowerPoint on a Sunday from the list of Year B Mark 1:1-8 Mark 1:7-11 Mark 1:12-15 Mark 1:14-20 Mark 1:21-28 Mark 1:29-39 Mark 1:40-45 Mark 2:1-12 Mark 2:18-22 Mark 2:23 3:6 or 2:23-28 Mark 3:20-35 Mark 4:26-34 Mark 4:35-41 5-B 2nd Sunday of Advent 21-B Sunday after Epiphany: Baptism of the Lord 23-B 1st Sunday of Lent 68-B 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 71-B 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time 74-B 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time 77-B 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time 80-B 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time 83-B 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time 86-B 9th Sunday in Ordinary Time 89-B 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time 92-B 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time 95-B 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 5:21-43 or 5:21-24, 35-43 98-B 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 6:1-6 Mark 6:7-13 Mark 6:30-34 Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Mark 7:31-37 Mark 8:27-35 101-B 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time 104-B 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time 107-B 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time 125-B 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 128-B 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 131-B 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Week 10 Read the Gospel of Mark 9-12 4

With the aid of the Navarre Bible choose and make one PowerPoint on a Sundayfrom the list of Year B Mark 9:2-10 26-B 2nd Sunday of Lent Mark 9:30-37 Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 Mark 10:2-16 or 10:2-12 Mark 10:17-30 or 10:17-27 Mark 10:35-45 or 10:42-45 Mark 10:46-52 134-B 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time 137-B 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time 140-B 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time 143-B 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time 146-B 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time 149-B 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 11:1-10 37-B Palm Sunday: Procession of Palms (opt. 1) Mark 12:28b-34 Mark 12:38-44 or 12:41-44 152-B 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time 155-B 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Week 11 Read the Gospel of Mark 12-16 With the aid of Navarre Bible choose and make one PowerPoint on a Sunday from the list of Year B Mark 13:24-32 Mark 13:33-37 158-B 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 2-B 1st Sunday of Advent Mark 14:1 15:47 or 15:1-39 38-B Palm Sunday Mass Mark 14:12-16, 22-26 Mark 16:1-7 Mark 16:15-20 168-B Sunday after Trinity Sun: Body & Blood of Christ 41-B Easter Vigil 58-B Ascension of the Lord Week 12 Read the Introduction to the Navarre Bible Commentary on Luke Post your summary on the Introduction to Luke Week 13 Read the Gospel of Luke 1-9 With the aid of Navarre Bible choose and make one PowerPoint on a Sunday from the list of Year C Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21 69-C 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 1:26-38 11-B 4th Sunday of Advent Luke 1:39-45 12-C 4th Sunday of Advent Luke 1:46-48, 49-50, 53-54 8-B 3rd Sunday of Advent (resp.) Luke 2:1-14 14-ABC Christmas: Mass at Midnight Luke 2:15-20 15-ABC Christmas: Mass at Dawn 5

Luke 2:16-21 Luke 2:22-40 or 2:22, 39-40 17-B Luke 2:41-52 17-C 18-ABC Jan. 1: Mary, Mother of God Sunday in Octave of Christmas: Holy Family Sunday in Octave of Christmas: Holy Family Luke 3:1-6 6-C 2nd Sunday of Advent Luke 3:10-18 9-C 3rd Sunday of Advent Luke 3:15-16, 21-22 21-C Luke 4:1-13 Sunday after Epiphany: Baptism of the Lord 24-C 1st Sunday of Lent Luke 4:14-21 (with 1:1-4; see 69-C) 69-C 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 4:21-30 Luke 5:1-11 Luke 6:17, 20-26 Luke 6:27-38 Luke 6:39-45 Luke 7:1-10 Luke 7:11-17 Luke 7:36 8:3 or 7:36-50 Luke 9:11b-17 Luke 9:18-24 Luke 9:28b-36 Luke 9:51-62 72-C 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time 75-C 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time 78-C 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time 81-C 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time 84-C 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time 87-C 9th Sunday in Ordinary Time 90-C 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time 93-C 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time 169-C Sunday after Trinity Sun: Body & Blood of Christ 96-C 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time 27-C 2nd Sunday of Lent 99-C 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time Week 14 Read the Gospel of Luke 10-16 With the aid of Navarre Bible choose and make one PowerPoint on a Sunday from the list of Year C Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 or 10:1-9 102-C 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 10:25-37 105-C 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 10:38-42 108-C 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 11:1-13 111-C 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 12:13-21 114-C 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 12:32-48 or 12:35-40 117-C 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 12:49-53 120-C 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 13:1-9 30-C 3rd Sunday of Lent Luke 13:22-30 123-C 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 14:1, 7-14 126-C 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 14:25-33 129-C 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 6

Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Luke 15:1-32 or 15:1-10 Luke 15:3-7 Luke 16:1-13 or 16:10-13 Luke 16:19-31 33-C 4th Sunday of Lent 132-C 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time 172-C Friday after 2nd Sun after Pentecost: Sacred Heart 135-C 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time 138-C 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Week 15 Read the Gospel of Luke 17-24 With the aid of Navarre Bible choose and make one PowerPoint on a Sunday from the list of Year C Luke 17:5-10 Luke 17:11-19 Luke 18:1-8 Luke 18:9-14 Luke 19:1-10 Luke 19:28-40 141-C 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time 144-C 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time 147-C 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time 150-C 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time 153-C 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time 37-C Palm Sunday: Procession of Palms Luke 20:27-38 or 20:27, 34-38 156-C 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 21:5-19 159-C 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 21:25-28, 34-36 3-C 1st Sunday of Advent Luke 22:14 23:56 or 23:1-49 Luke 23:35-43 Luke 24:1-12 38-C Palm Sunday Mass 162-C 34th Sunday in Ord. Time: Christ the King 41-C Easter Vigil Luke 24:13-35 42-ABC Easter Sunday: Resurrection of the Lord (opt. 2) Luke 24:13-35 46-A 3rd Sunday of Easter Luke 24:35-48 47-B 3rd Sunday of Easter Luke 24:46-53 58-C Ascension of the Lord 5. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS A. Gospel of Mark Achtemeier Paul J., Mark, Proclamation Commentaries, 2 nd ed. (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1986). Beck Robert R., Nonviolent Story: Narrative Conflict Resolution in the Gospel of Mark (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1996). Best Ernest, Mark: The Gospel as Story (Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1983). Best Ernest, The Temptation and the Passion: The Markan Soteriology, Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series 2 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990). Bryan Christopher, A Preface to Mark: Notes on the Gospel in Its Literary and Cultural Settings (New York: Oxford University Press, 1993). 7

Guelich Robert A., Mark 1:1-8:26, Word Biblical Commentary 34A (Word Books, 1989). Hammerton-Kelly Robert G., The Gospel and the Sacred: the Politics of Violence in Mark (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1993). Harrington Wilfred J., Mark: Realistic Theologian (Dublin: Columba Press, 1996). Head Peter M., Christology and the Synoptic Problem: An Argument for Markan Priority, Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series 94 (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1997). Hooker Morna D., The Gospel According to Saint Mark, Black s New Testament Commentary 2 (Hendrickson, 1993). Kee Howard Clark, Community of the New Age: Studies in Mark s Gospel (Philadelphia: Westminster, 1977; reprint: Mercer University Press, 1983). Kelber Werner H., Mark s Story of Jesus (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1979). Kelber Werner H., The Oral and Written Gospel (reprint: Indiana University Press, 1997). Kingsbury Jack Dean, The Christology of Mark s Gospel (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1989). Kingsbury Jack Dean, Conflict in Mark: Jesus, Authorities, Disciples (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1989). LaVerdiere Eugene, The Beginning of the Gospel: Introducing the Gospel According to Mark, 2 vol. (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1999). Marcus Joel, Mark 1-8, Anchor Bible 27A (New York: Doubleday, 2000). Matera Frank J., What are they saying about Mark? (New York: Paulist Press, 1987). Moloney Francis J., Mark: Storyteller, Interpreter, Evangelist (Peabody: Hendrickson Publishers, 2004). Moore Stephen D. & Anderson Janice Capel, eds., Mark and Method: New Approaches in Biblical Studies (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1992). Oden Thomas C., Mark, Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press, 1998). Painter John, Mark s Gospel: Worlds in Conflict, New Testament Readings (New York: Routledge, 1997). Rhoads David M., Mark as Story: An Introduction to the Narrative of A Gospel (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1982). Robbins Vernon K., Jesus the Teacher: A Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation of Mark (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1992). Smith Stephen H., A Lion With Wings: A Narrative-Critical Approach to Mark s Gospel, The Biblical Seminar 38 (Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1996). Taylor Vincent, The Gospel According to St. Mark, 2 nd ed. (London: Macmillan, 1966). Telford W.R., The Theology of the Gospel of Mark, New Testament Theology (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999). Tolbert Mary Ann, Sowing the Gospel: Mark s World in a Literary-Historical Perspective (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1989). 8

B. Gospel of Matthew Allison Dale C., The New Moses: A Matthean Typology (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1993). Bauer David R., Mark Allan Powell, eds., Treasures Old and New: Recent Contributions to Matthean Studies, SBL Symposium Series 1 (Atlanta, GA: Scholar s Press, 1996). Carter Warren, Matthew: Storyteller, Interpreter, Evangelist (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1996). Garland David E., Reading Matthew: A Literary and Theological Commentary on the First Gospel, Reading the New Testament Series (New York: Crossroad, 1999). Harrington Daniel J., Gospel of Matthew, Sacra Pagina 1 (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1991). Kingsbury Jack Dean, Matthew: Structure, Christology, Kingdom (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1989). Kingsbury Jack Dean, Matthew as Story, 2 nd ed. (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1988). Luz Ulrich, The Theology of the Gospel of Matthew, New Testament Theology (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995). Meier John P., The Vision of Matthew: Christ, Church, and Morality in the First Gospel (New York: Crossroad, 1991). Meier John P., Matthew, New Testament Message 3 (Wilmington: Michael Glazier, 1980; Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press). Patte Daniel, The Gospel According to Matthew: A Structural Commentary on Matthew s Faith (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1987). Senior Donald, What are they saying about Matthew? (New York: Paulist Press, 1996). Senior Donald, The Passion of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew (Wilmington: Michael Glazier, 1985 / Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press). Senior Donald, Matthew, Abingdon New Testament Commentary (Nashville: Abingdon, 1998). Sim David C., Apocalyptic Eschatology in the Gospel of Matthew (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996). Stock Augustine, The Method and Message of Matthew (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press [A Michael Glazier Book], 1995). C. Gospel of Luke & Acts of the Apostles Bock Darrell L., Luke, Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament 3, 2 vol. (Baker Book House, 1994 & 1996). Conzelmann Hans, The Theology of St. Luke (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1981). Conzelmann Hans, Acts of the Apostles, Hermeneia Series (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1987). Craig A. Evans & James A. Sanders, Luke and Scripture: the Function of Sacred Tradition in Luke-Acts (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1993). Fitzmyer Joseph A., Luke the Theologian: Aspects of His Theology (New York: Paulist Press, 1989). 9

Fitzmyer Joseph A., The Gospel According to Luke, Anchor Bible 28-28A, 2 vol. (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1981-1985). Fitzmyer Joseph A., The Acts of the Apostles, Anchor Bible 31 (New York: Doubleday, 1998). Green Joel B., The Theology of the Gospel of Luke (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995). Jervell Jacob, The Theology of the Acts of the Apostles, New Testament Theology (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996). Johnson Luke Timothy, Gospel of Luke, Sacra Pagina 3 (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press [A Michael Glazier Book], 1991) Johnson Luke Timothy, The Acts of the Apostles, Sacra Pagina 5 (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press [A Michael Glazier Book], 1992). Karris Robert, Luke, Artist and Theologian: Luke s Passion Account as Literature, Theological Inquiries (New York: Paulist Press, 1985). Kingsbury Jack Dean, Conflict in Luke: Jesus, Authorities, Disciples (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1991). Knight Jonathan, Luke s Gospel, New Testament Reading (New York: Routledge, 1998). Neyrey Jerome H., The Social World of Luke-Acts (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publications, 1991). Neyrey Jerome H., The Passion According to Luke: A Redaction Study of Luke s Soteriology, Theological Inquiries (New York: Paulist Press, 1985). Powell Mark Allan, What are they saying about Luke? (New York: Paulist Press, 1989). Powell Mark Allan, What are they saying about Acts? (New York: Paulist Press, 1992). Ravens David A.S., Luke and the Restoration of Israel (Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1995). Schweizer Eduard, The Good News According to Luke (Atlanta: John Knox Press, 1984). Senior Donald, The Passion of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke (Wilmington: Michael Glazier, 1989). Tannehill Robert C., Luke, Abingdon New Testament Commentaries (Nashville: Abingdon, 1996). Tannehill Robert C., The Narrative Unity of Luke-Acts: A Literary Interpretation, 2 vol. (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1991-1994). Talbert Charles H., Reading Acts: A Literary and Theological Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles, Reading the New Testament Series (New York: Crossroad, 1999). Tuckett C.M., Luke s Literary Achievement: Collected Essays, Journal for the Study of the New Testament, Supplement 116 (Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1995). D. Search for the Historical Jesus: Borg Marcus J., Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time: the Historical Jesus and the Heart of Contemporary Faith, (San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1994). 10

Borg Marcus J., Jesus: a New Vision: Spirit, Culture, and the Life of Discipleship (San Francisco: Harper San Francisco, 1991). Borg Marcus J., & Wright N.T., The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions (San Francisco: Harper San Francisco, 1998). Bornkamm Gunter, Jesus of Nazareth (reprint of 1960 edition: Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1994). Charlesworth James H., ed., Jesus Jewishness: Exploring the Place of Jesus within Early Judaism (New York: Crossroad, 1991). Charlesworth James H., Jesus Within Judaism: New Light from Exciting Archeological Discoveries, Anchor Bible Reference (New York: Doubleday, 1988). Charlesworth James H., Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls, Anchor Bible Reference (New York: Doubleday, 1992). Crossan John Dominic, The Historical Jesus: the Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant (San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1992). Dunn James D.G., Jesus and the Spirit: A Study of the Religious and Charismatic Experience of Jesus and the First Christians as Reflected in the New Testament (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1997). Ehrman Bart D., Jesus: Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium (New York: Oxford University Press, 1999). Evans C. Stephen, The Historical Christ and the Jesus of Faith: the Incarnational Narrative as History (New York: Oxford University Press, 1996). Fitzmyer Joseph A., A Christological Catechism: New Testament Answers, rev. ed. (New York: Paulist Press, 1991). Fredriksen Paula, Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews: A Jewish Life and the Emergence of Christianity (New York: Knopf, 1999). Jeremias Joachim, New Testament Theology I: The Proclamation of Jesus (London: SCM Press, 1971). Johnson Luke Timothy, The Real Jesus: the Misguided Quest for the Historical Jesus and the Truth of the Traditional Gospels (San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1995). Johnson Luke Timothy, Living Jesus: Learning the Heart of the Gospel (San Francisco: Harper San Francisco, 1999). Kee Howard Clark, What Can We Know About Jesus, Understanding Jesus Today (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990). Meier John P., A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus (New York: Doubleday, 1991-1994). Powell Mark Allan, Jesus as a Figure in History: How Modern Historians View the Man from Galilee (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 1998). Perkins Pheme, Jesus as Teacher, Understanding Jesus Today (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990). Porter J.R., Jesus Christ: The Jesus of History, the Christ of Faith (New York: Oxford University Press, 1999). 11

Remus Harold, Jesus as Healer, Understanding Jesus Today (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997). Sanders E.P., Jesus and Judaism (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1985). Sanders E.P., The Historical Figure of Jesus (New York: Penguin Books, 1993). Sloyan Gerald, Jesus in Focus: A Life in Its Setting, rev. ed. (Mystic, CN: Twenty-Third Publications, 1994). Theissen Gerd and Merz Annette, The Historical Jesus: A Comprehensive Guide (Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1998). Twelftree Graham H., Jesus the Exorcist: A Contribution to the Study of the Historical Jesus (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1997). Vermes Geza, The Religion of Jesus the Jew (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1993). Vermes Geza, Jesus the Jew: a Historian s Reading of the Gospels (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1981). Witherington III Ben, The Jesus Quest: The Third Search for the Jew of Nazareth, 2 nd ed. (Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press, 1997). Wright N.T., Jesus and the Victory of God, Vol. 2 of Christian Origins and the Question of God (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1997). E. New Testament Christology Bellinger William H. & Farmer William R., ed., Jesus and the Suffering Servant (Philadelphia: Trinity Press International, 1998). Brown Raymond E., An Introduction to New Testament Christology (New York: Paulist Press, 1994). Cullman Oscar, The Christology of the New Testament, rev. ed. (Philadelphia: Westminster John Knox, 1963). Dunn James D.G., Christology in the Making: A New Testament Inquiry into the Origins of the Doctrine of the Incarnation, 2 nd ed. (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1996). Fredriksen Paula, From Jesus to Christ: the Origin of the New Testament Images of Jesus (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1988). Furnish Victor Paul, Jesus according to Paul, Understanding Jesus Today (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993). Kee Howard Clark, Jesus in History: an Approach to the Study of the Gospels, rev. ed. (Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace, 1996). Kingsbury Jack Dean, The Christology of Mark s Gospel (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1989). Malherbe Abraham J. & Meeks Wayne A., ed., The Future of Christology: Essays in Honor of Leander E. Keck (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1993). Meier John P., The Mission of Christ and His Church: Essays on Christology and Ecclesiology (Wilmington, DL: Michael Glazier, 1990). Painter John, The Quest for the Messiah: the History, Literature, and Theology of the Johannine Community (Nashville: Abingdon, 1993). 12

Pelikan Jaroslav, The Illustrated Jesus Through the Centuries (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1997). Robbins Vernon K., Jesus the Teacher: A Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation of Mark (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1992). Schnakenburg Rudolph, Jesus in the Gospels: a Biblical Christology, trans. O.C. Dean, Jr. (Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1995). Stanton Graham N., The Gospels and Jesus, Oxford Bible Series (New York: Oxford University Press, 1989). Witherington III Ben, The Many Faces of the Christ: The Christologies of the New Testament and Beyond, Companions to the New Testament (New York: Crossroad, 1998) l. F. Special Topics: The Parables; Infancy, Passion, & Resurrection Narratives Allison Dale C., The Sermon on the Mount: Inspiring the Moral Imagination, Companions to the New Testament (New York: Crossroad, 1999). Brown Raymond E., The Death of the Messiah: From Gethsemane to the Grave, 2 vol., Anchor Bible Reference Library (New York: Doubleday, 1994). Brown Raymond E., The Birth of the Messiah: A Commentary on the Infancy Narratives in Matthew and Luke (New York: Doubleday, 1977). Brown, Raymond E. The Virginal Conception and the Bodily Resurrection of Jesus (New York: Paulist Press, 1973). Betz Hans Dieter, The Sermon on the Mount: A Commentary, Hermeneia Series (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1995). Carter Warren, What Are They Saying About Matthew s Sermon on the Mount? (New York: Paulist Press, 1994). Chilton Bruce, Jesus Baptism and Jesus Healing: His Personal Practice of Spirituality (Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press International, 1998). Chilton Bruce, Jesus Prayer and Jesus Eucharist: His Personal Practice of Spirituality (Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press International, 1997). Crossan John Dominic, In Parables: The Challenge of the Historical Jesus (New York: Harper & Row, 1973). Davis Stephen & O Collins Gerald, ed., The Resurrection: An Interdisciplinary Symposium (New York: Oxford University Press, 1997). Donahue John R., The Gospel in Parable: Metaphor, Narrative, and Theology in the Synoptic Gospels (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1990). Ford Richard Q., The Parables of Jesus (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1997). Hooker Morna Dorothy, Not Ashamed of the Gospel: New Testament Interpretations of the Death of Christ (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1995). Osborne Kenan B., The Resurrection of Jesus: New Considerations for Its Theological Interpretation (New York: Paulist Press, 1997). Patte Daniel, Discipleship According to the Sermon on the Mount (Valley Forge, PA: Trinity Press International, 1996). 13

Perrin Norman, Jesus and the Language of the Kingdom (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1976). Scott Bernard Brandon, Hear Then the Parable: A Commentary on the Parables of Jesus (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1991). Westerman Claus, The Parables of Jesus in the Light of the Old Testament (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1990). 6. TEXT BOOKS 1. The Navarre Bible: St Luke's Gospel: Third Edition (Navarre Bible: Four Courts Press, 2005). 2. The Navarre Bible: St Matthew's Gospel: Third Edition (Navarre Bible: Four Courts Press, 2005). 3. The Navarre Bible: St Mark's Gospel: Third Edition (Navarre Bible: Four Courts Press, 2005). 4. Fitzmyer: Historical Truth of the Gospel 7. EVALUATION 1. Students are responsible for posting 5 summaries (11 points each = 55% of the total grade) and for posting 9 Power Point presentations (5 points each = 45% of the total grade). 2. Students who have difficulty with research and composition are encouraged to pursue assistance with the Online Writing Lab (available at http://www.holyapostles.edu/owl). GRADING SCALE: A 94-100; A- 90-93; B+ 87-89; B 84-86; B- 80-83; C+ 77-79; C 74-76; C- 70-73 D 60-69; F 59 and below 8. DISABILITIES ACCOMMODATIONS POLICY Holy Apostles College & Seminary is committed to the goal of achieving equal educational opportunities and full participation in higher education for persons with disabilities who qualify for admission to the College. Students enrolled in online courses who have documented disabilities requiring special accommodations should contact Bob Mish, the Director of Online Student Affairs, at rmish@holyapostles.edu or 860-632-3015. In all cases, reasonable accommodations will be made to ensure that all students with disabilities have access to course materials in a mode in which they can receive them. Students who have technological limitations (e.g., slow Internet connection speeds in convents) are asked to notify their instructors the first week of class for alternative means of delivery. 9. ACADEMIC HONESTY POLICY Students at Holy Apostles College & Seminary are expected to practice academic honesty. Avoiding Plagiarism In its broadest sense, plagiarism is using someone else's work or ideas, presented or claimed as your own. At this stage in your academic career, you should be fully conscious of what it means to plagiarize. This is an inherently unethical activity because it entails the uncredited use of someone else's expression of ideas for another's personal advancement; that is, it entails the use of a person merely as a means to another person s ends. Students, where applicable: Should identify the title, author, page number/webpage address, and publication date of works when directly quoting small portions of texts, articles, interviews, or websites. 14

Students should not copy more than two paragraphs from any source as a major component of papers or projects. Should appropriately identify the source of information when paraphrasing (restating) ideas from texts, interviews, articles, or websites. Should follow the Holy Apostles College & Seminary Stylesheet (available on the Online Writing Lab s website at http://www.holyapostles.edu/owl/resources). Consequences of Academic Dishonesty: Because of the nature of this class, academic dishonesty is taken very seriously. Students participating in academic dishonesty may be removed from the course and from the program. 10. ATTENDANCE POLICY Even though you are not required to be logged in at any precise time or day, you are expected to login several times during each week. Because this class is being taught entirely in a technology-mediated forum, it is important to actively participate each week in the course. In a traditional classroom setting for a 3-credit course, students would be required, per the federal standards, to be in class three 50- minute sessions (or 2.5 hours a week) and prepare for class discussions six 50-minute sessions (or 5 hours) a week. Expect to devote at least nine 50-minute sessions (or 7.5 quality hours) a week to this course. A failure on the student s part to actively participate in the life of the course may result in a reduction of the final grade. 11. INCOMPLETE POLICY An Incomplete is a temporary grade assigned at the discretion of the faculty member. It is typically allowed in situations in which the student has satisfactorily completed major components of the course and has the ability to finish the remaining work without re-enrolling, but has encountered extenuating circumstances, such as illness, that prevent his or her doing so prior to the last day of class. To request an incomplete, distance-learning students must first download a copy of the Incomplete Request Form. This document is located within the Shared folder of the Files tab in Populi. Secondly, students must fill in any necessary information directly within the PDF document. Lastly, students must send their form to their professor via email for approval. Approval should be understood as the professor responding to the student s email in favor of granting the Incomplete status of the student. Students receiving an Incomplete must submit the missing course work by the end of the sixth week following the semester in which they were enrolled. An incomplete grade (I) automatically turns into the grade of F if the course work is not completed. Students who have completed little or no work are ineligible for an incomplete. Students who feel they are in danger of failing the course due to an inability to complete course assignments should withdraw from the course. A W (Withdrawal) will appear on the student s permanent record for any course dropped after the end of the first week of a semester to the end of the third week. A WF (Withdrawal/Fail) will appear on the student s permanent record for any course dropped after the end of the third week of a semester and on or before the Friday before the last week of the semester. 12. ABOUT YOUR PROFESSOR Fr. Randy Soto is a Roman Catholic priest from San Jose, Costa Rica, currently serving as Professor of New Testament at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in the Archdiocese of St. Louis. He completed his Sacred Theology Doctorate (SThD) in Biblical Theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome in 2003 and has since served as a parish pastor 15

and Director of Faith Enculturation in the Archdiocese of San Jose, Professor of New Testament at the Instituto Ciencias Religiosas while in Toledo, Spain. 16