The Writings of St. Paul
Schedule of Meetings & Assignments
13 January 2012
Part Two: Second & Third Generation Paulinists
Part Three: Presentations
If at all possible, before
the semester begins, please read and/or review the following:
- Read:
- The Acts of the Apostles (entire)
- McGinn, “Paul: Prophet or Apostle”
- Review:
- Interpretation of the Bible in the Church
- Introductory Materials on the Bible web, including:
- "The Bible: THE BOOKS for Jews and Christians"
- "The Books of the Bible: First (or 'Old') Testament Canon"
- "The Books of the Bible: Second (or 'New') Testament Canon"
- Criteria of Historicity
- "The Dogmatic Constitution Dei Verbum on Divine Revelation—a Summary"
- "Glossary of Basic Biblical Terms"
- "Important People of the Second Testament Era"
- Dr. McGinn's home page
- RL 408 Syllabus
- Recommended:
- Elliott, Liberating Paul, ix–xi, 1–24
- Meeks, The Writings of St. Paul, xiii–xvii, 273–319
- Murphy-O’Connor, Paul: A Critical Life, v–vii, 1–51
- Just for fun: St. Paul's Tomb Discovered
- Plan: Think about possible topics for your term project
- Introduction to the Course
- Ratio Studiorum
- Beware the Jabbberwocky: The Bible & "Revelation"
- Historical & Social Contexts of Early Christianity
- Approaches to Early Christianity
- Varieties of Early Christianity: Jerusalem to Syria, Asia Minor, & Rome
- Read:
- The Acts of the Apostles
- Meeks, The First Urban Christians, xi–xiv, 1–8
- Review:
- Recommended:
- Meeks, Writings, 149–75, 435–44
- Murphy-O’Connor, Paul, 52–101
- The Earliest Christian Proclamation: The Coming Reign of God in the Words & Deeds of Jesus of Nazareth
- Paul and Apocalyptic Thought/Literature
- Read:
- 1 Thessalonians (esp. 1Thess 4–5)
- McGinn, Celebrating Romans, 67–82
- Meeks, Christians, 9–50
- Meeks, Writings, 3–10
- Review:
- Alexamenos
- Apocalyptic Judaism
- 1 Thessalonians outline
- Brown's 4 Groups in Jewish-Gentile Christianity
- Recommended:
- Write: Project proposal (Abstract, including thesis, & preliminary bibliography)
- Galatians
- Social Structures in the Roman Empire
(Age, Class, Gender)
- Read:
- Galatians
- McGinn, Celebrating Romans, 3–19
- Meeks, Christians, 51–73
- Meeks, Writings, 10–22
- Review:
- Recommended:
- Elliott, Liberating Paul, 55–90
- Meeks, Writings, 176–84, 215–50
- Murphy-O’Connor, Paul, 158–210
- DUE: Project proposal (Abstract & preliminary bibliography)
- Write: CHP #1 or Critical Review #1
- Read:
- 1–2 Corinthians
- Paul on the Body
- Paul on Conscience
- Meeks, Christians, 74–110
- Meeks, Writings, 22–66
- Review: Outline of 1 Corinthians
- Recommended:
- Meeks, Writings, 184–98
- Murphy-O’Connor, Paul, 252–322
- Osiek, et al., A Woman's Place
- DUE: CHP #1 or Critical Review #1
- Write: Annotated Bibliography
- Read:
- McGinn, Celebrating Romans, 20–41
- Meeks, Christians, 111–63
- Review: Outline of 2 Corinthians
- Recommended:
- Elliott, Liberating Paul, 91–139
- Lampe, Corinthians Meals
- Meeks, Writings, 257–68, 365–408
- Smith, From Symposium to Eucharist
- DUE: Annotated Bibliography
- Plan: Class presentation of Critical Review
- Begin to Write: First draft of project
Shrove Tuesday
- Read
- Philippians
- Philemon
- McGinn, Celebrating Romans, 3–19
- Meeks, Christians, 164–92
- Meeks, Writings, 94–104
- Review:
- Recommended:
- Elliott, Liberating Paul, 25–54
- Meeks, Writings, 409–22
- Murphy-O’Connor, Paul, 211–30
- DUE: Class presentation of Critical Review
- Write: First draft of project
- Read:
- Romans
- Meeks, Writings, 66–94
- McGinn, Celebrating Romans, 42–63, 143–76
- Review: Outline of Romans
- Recommended:
- Lampe, Die stadtrömischen Christen in dem ersten beiden Jahrhunderten
- McGinn, Celebrating Romans, 83–105
- Meeks, Writings, 250–57, 268–72
- Murphy-O’Connor, Paul, 323–40
- DUE: First draft of project
- Read:
- McGinn, Celebrating Romans, 165–203, 222–39
- McGinn, “Women Co-Workers of Paul”
- Recommended:
- Elliott, Liberating Paul, 181–230
- Meeks, Writings, 321–49, 422–34
- Murphy-O’Connor, Paul, 341–71
- Osiek,
- DUE: CLASS DISCUSSIONS
- Rom 1:21–27
- Rom 3:21–31
- Rom 6:1–14
- Rom 7:1–6
- Rom 11:11–24
- Rom 2:17–29
- Rom 13:1–14
- Write: CHP #2 or Critical Review #2
- Read:
- Colossians
- McGinn, Commentary on Colossians
- Meeks, Writings, 112–21
- Review: Outline of Colossians
- Recommended: Development of Christological Doctrine
- Murphy-O’Connor, Paul, 231–51
- DUE: CHP #2 or Critical Review #2
- Write: Second draft of project
- Read:
- Ephesians
- Meeks, Writings, 121–32
- Review:
- DUE: Second draft of project
- Write:
- Read:
- 2 Thessalonians; The Apocalypse of John
- McGinn, Celebrating Romans, 240–52
- Meeks, Writings, 107–12
- Review:
- 1 Thessalonians
- Outline of 2 Thessalonians
- Outline of Revelation
- DUE:
- Write: Final draft of project
- Read:
- 1–2 Timothy, Titus
- The Acts of Paul and Thecla
- McGinn, Commentary on Acts of Thecla
- Meeks, Writings, 132–48, 199–207
- Recommended:
- Elliott, Liberating Paul, 1–24
- Meeks, Writings, 207–13
- DUE: Final draft of project (in the best of all possible worlds)
- Plan:
- Class presentation of project
- Response to colleague’s project presentation
Write (in class): Final course evaluation