SYLLABUS NT 502 INTERPRETING THE NEW TESTAMENT SUMMER 2019 GORDON CONWELL THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY CHARLOTTE CAMPUS INSTRUCTOR : Dr. Eul Kee Chung Phone : 704-281-0585 E-Mail : eulkchung@gmail.com Course Description This course is designed for students to lay down a strong foundation of knowledge and skills for detailed, careful, and fruitful study of the New Testament. Course Objective This course will enable students to adapt the knowledge and skills acquired to the particular needs and demands of the ministry they pursue. Primary Emphases This course will focus on seven topics including New Testament Background New Testament Textual Criticism New Testament Greek Grammatical Analysis New Testament Word Analysis. Sociology and New Testament Exegesis New Testament Theological Analysis The Function of the Old Testament in the New Testament. Textbooks [Required] [BIB] Metzger, Bruce M. et als., eds. The Greek New Testament with Greek-English Dictionary, 4 th rev. - 1 -
ed. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2001. ISBN 3-438-05113-3 [TXT] McKnight, Scot ed. Introducing New Testament Interpretation. Grand Rapids : Baker Book House, 1989. 0-8010-6260-8 Metzger, Bruce M. The Text of the New Testament : Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration. 3rd enlarged edition. Trans. by You Choong, Kang. Seoul : Christian Literature Crusade. 1979. ISBN 89-341-0172-5 The professor's class note. [Recommended] Brooks, James A. & Winbery, Carlton L. Syntex of New Testament Greek. Lanham MD. University Press of America, 1988. ISBN : 0-8191-0473-6 Greenlee, J. Harold. Introduction to New Testament Texutual Criticism. Peabody, MS. Hendrickson Publishers, 1995. ISBN : 1-56563-037-8 Moule, C. F. D. An Idiom Book of New Testament Greek. New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994. ISBN: 0-521-09237 Wallace, Daniel B., Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics : An exegetical Syntax of the New Testament, Zondervan, ISBN : 0-310-21895-0 Wylen, Stephen M. The Jews in the Time of Jesus. New York : Paulist Press. 1996. ISBN : 0-8091-3610-4 PROCEDURE The class will utilize variety methodologies including lecture, question and answer, etc. REQUIREMENT A. Parallel Readings Students will read [TXT: Scot] before class according to class schedule. B. Exams Two exams during the course. These examinations will be given on July 6 and 8. Each 200 points, thus total 400 points. C. Attendance This category contributes 100 points. If a student is absent from more than 6 (50 minute) Class meetings, he/she will not receive credit for the course. The permitted absences (e.g., due to a death in the family, illness, or other emergencies) must be noted in - 2 -
writing and given to the instructor in the class period immediately following the absence. When they are accepted, they will not count against the student for purpose of grading, though they still will count toward the total absences allowed by the instructor. For grading purposes, 10 points for one absence for a class will be deducted. Three late will be counted as one absence. D. Participation The participation points of total 100 points are awarded on the basis of attitude and willingness to join in class activities. POSSIBLE POINTS and GRADING SCALE 2 A. Possible Points Exams 400 pts. Attendance 100 pts. Participation 100 pts. Total 600 pts. B. Grading Scale A : 541-600 B : 481-540 C : 420-480 D : 361-420 F : below 360 COURSE SCHEDULE Date Course Outline & Reading Assignment (Scot's Book) May 28 Reading 15-52 Class Introduction New Testament Background May 30 Reading 53-96 New Testament Textual Criticism New Testament Greek Grammatical Analysis June 5 Exam 1 Reading 97-132 New Testament Word Analysis Sociology and New Testament Exegesis June 6 Reading 15-52 Class Introduction New Testament Background June 11 Reading 53-96 New Testament Textual Criticism - 3 -
New Testament Greek Grammatical Analysis June 13 Exam 1 Reading 97-132 New Testament Word Analysis Sociology and New Testament Exegesis June 18 Reading 133-162 New Testament Theological Analysis June 20 Reading 163-193 The Function of the Old Testament in the New Testament Exam 2 June 25 Exam 1 Reading 97-132 New Testament Word Analysis Sociology and New Testament Exegesis June 27 Reading 15-52 Class Introduction New Testament Background July 2 Reading 53-96 New Testament Textual Criticism New Testament Greek Grammatical Analysis July 5 Exam 1 Reading 97-132 New Testament Word Analysis Sociology and New Testament Exegesis July 9 Reading 133-162 New Testament Theological Analysis - 4 -
July 11 Reading 163-193 The Function of the Old Testament in the New Testament Exam 2 July 16 Reading 163-193 The Function of the Old Testament in the New Testament Exam 2 SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY BACKGROUND Cohen, S. J. D. From the Maccabees to the Mishnah. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1987. Gruen, E. S. The Hellenistic World and the Coming of Rome. 2 vols. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1984. Hengel, M. Judaism and Hellenism. 2 vols. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1974. Leaney, A. R. C. The Jewish and Christian World 200 BC-AD 200. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1984. Neusner, Jacob. Judaism : An Introduction : New York : Penguin Books, 2002. Safrai, S. and M. Stern, eds. The Jewish People in the First Century. 2 vols. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1974, 1976. Schurer, E. The History of the Jewish People in the Age of Jesus Christ (175 BC-AD 135). Revised and edited by G. Vermes and F. Millar. 3 vols. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1973-87. TEXTUAL CRITICISM Aland, K. and B. The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism. Translated by E. F. Rhodes. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1987. Black, David Alan. New Testament Textual Criticism : A Concise Guide. Grand Rapids : Baker Books, 1994. Fee, G. D. "The Textual Criticism of the New Testament." In Expositor's Bible Commentary. Vol. 1. Edited by F. E. Gaebelein, 419-33. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1979. Finegan, J. Encountering New Testament Manuscripts: A Working Introduction to Textual Criticism. - 5 -
Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1974. Metzger, B. M. Manuscripts of the Greek Bible: An Introduction to Palaeography. New York: Oxford, 1981.. A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament, Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft United Bible Societies, 1994. GREEK GRAMMAR Blass, F., Debrunner, A. A Greek Grammar of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. Translated and revised by R. W. Funk. Chicago: University of Chicago, 1961. Daniel, Patte. Structural Exegesis for New Testament Critics. Minneapolis : Fortress Press, 1989. Robertson, A. T. A Grammar of the Greek New Testament in the Light of Historical Research. Nashville: Broadman, 1934. Turner, N. Syntax. vol. 3. In J. H. Moulton, A Grammar of New Testament Greek. 4 vols. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1963. Zerwick, M. Biblical Greek: Illustrated by Examples. Rome: Biblical Institute, 1963. WORD STUDY Barr, J. The Semantics of Biblical Language. Oxford: Oxford, 1961. Brown, C. The New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology. 4 vols. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1975-85. Caird, G. B. The Language and Imagery of the Bible. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1980. Kittel, G., and Friedrich, G. Theological Dictionary of the New Testament. 10 vols. Translated by G. W. Bromiley Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1933-1976. Louw, J. P. Semantics of New Testament Greek. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1982. Silva, M. Biblical Words and their Meaning: An Introduction to Lexical Semantics. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1983. NEW TESTAMENT SOCIOLOGY Gager, J. Kingdom and Community. Englewood Cliffs, N. J.: Prentice Hall, 1975. Malherbe, A. Social Aspects of Early Christianity. 2d ed. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1983. Malina, B. J. The New Tesament World: Insights from Cultural Anthropology. Atlanta: John Knox, 1981. Meeks, W. The First Urban Christians. New Haven, Conn: Yale University Press, 1983. - 6 -
Theissen, G, The Social Setting of Pauline Christianity. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1982. NEW TESTAMENT THEOLOGY Bultmann, R. Theology of the New Testament. 2 vols. New York: Charles Scribner's, 1951, 1955. Caird, G. B. New Testament Theology. Completed and revised by L. D. Hurst. New York: Oxford, forthcoming. Dunn, J. D. G. Unity and diversity in the New Testament. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1977. Guthrie, D. New Testament Theology. Downers Grove, Ill.: Inter-varsity, 1981. Ladd, G. E. A Theology of the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1974. OLD TESTAMENT IN THE NEW TESTAMENT Dodd, C. H. According to the Scriptures. New York: Scribner's, 1952 Ellis, E. E. Paul's Use of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1981. Lindars, B. New Testament Apologetic. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1961. Longenecker, R. N. Biblical Exegesis in the Apostolic Period. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1975. Shires, H. M. Finding the Old Testament in the New. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1974. Syllabus Addendum Academic Standards Cheating and plagiarism are considered serious breaches of personal and academic integrity. Cheating involves, but is not necessarily limited to, the use of unauthorized sources of information during an examination or the submission of the same (or substantially same) work for credit in two or more courses without the knowledge and consent of the instructors. Plagiarism involves the use of another person s distinctive ideas or words, whether published or unpublished, and representing them as one s own instead of giving proper credit to the source. Plagiarism can also involve over-dependence on other source material for the scope and substance of one s writing. Such breaches in academic standards often result in a failing grade as well as other corrective measures. For more information, please consult the Student Handbook. ADA Policy/ Disability and Accessibility The seminary complies with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act. A student with a qualifying and authenticated disability who is in need of accommodations should petition the seminary in accordance with the stated guidelines in the Student Handbook. Any student who has a learning, orthopedic, sensory or psychiatric condition that substantially limits one or - 7 -
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