ÿþ<head> <meta name=Title content="RL 408 Course Schedule"> <meta name=Author content="Sheila E. McGinn, Ph.D."> <style type="text/css"> @import url("/bible/Styles/400.css"); .x-small { font-size: x-small; } body { background-image: url(/bible/Images/Backgrounds/PapyrusYellow.jpg); } </style> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=unicode"> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style=tab-interval:.5in> <table border=1 cellspacing=5 cellpadding=3 width="100%"> <tr > <th colspan="2"><h3>The Writings of St. Paul<br> Schedule of Meetings &amp; Assignments<br> <img width=44 height=12 src="/bible/Images/SignsLogos/Updated.gif" alt="Description: last update: "><span class="x-small" style="x-small">13 January 2012</span></h3> </th> </tr> <tr > <th colspan="2"><a href="/Bible/408/Schedule.htm#Part1">Part One</a>: The Undisputed Paul<br> <a href="/Bible/408/Schedule.htm#Part2">Part Two</a>: Second &amp; Third Generation Paulinists<br> <a href="/Bible/408/Schedule.htm#Part3">Part Three</a>: Presentations</th> </tr> <tr > <th colspan="2"> <a name="Part1"></a>Part One: The Undisputed Paul</th> </tr> <tr > <td colspan="2"> <img width=50 height=69 src="/bible/Images/KellsMosaics/thfrag4.jpg" align=right >If at all possible, before the semester begins, please read and/or review the following: <ul > <li> Read:</li> <ul > <li >The Acts of the Apostles (entire)</li> <li >McGinn,  <a href="/Bible/408/Readings/Prophet_Apostle.htm">Paul: Prophet or Apostle</a> </li> </ul> <li> Review: </li> <ul > <li ><a href="/Bible/BibleIntroReadings/InterpretationBibleChurch.htm">Interpretation of the Bible in the Church</a></li> <li ><a href="/Bible/BibleIntroReadings/Index.htm">Introductory Materials</a> on the Bible web, including: </li> <ul > <li ><a href="/Bible/BibleIntroReadings/TheBible.htm">&quot;The Bible: <i>THE BOOKS</i> for Jews and Christians&quot;</a> </li> <li ><a href="/Bible/200/Readings/OT_Canon.htm">&quot;The Books of the Bible:&nbsp; First (or 'Old') Testament Canon&quot;</a></li> <li ><a href="/Bible/205/Readings/NT_Canon.htm">&quot;The Books of the Bible:&nbsp; Second (or 'New') Testament Canon&quot;</a></li> <li ><a href="/Bible/BibleIntroReadings/HistoricityCriteria.htm">Criteria of Historicity </a></li> <li ><a href="/Bible/BibleIntroReadings/DV-Summary.htm">&quot;The Dogmatic Constitution <i>Dei Verbum</i> on Divine Revelation a Summary&quot;</a></li> <li ><a href="/Bible/BibleIntroReadings/Glossary.htm">&quot;Glossary of Basic Biblical Terms&quot;</a></li> <li ><a href="/Bible/205/Readings/NT_VIPs.htm">&quot;Important People of the Second Testament Era&quot;</a></li> </ul> <li ><a href="/Bible/McGinn/Index.htm">Dr. McGinn's home page</a></li> <li ><a href="/Bible/408/Syllabus.htm">RL 408 Syllabus</a></li> </ul> <li> Recommended:</li> <ul > <li >Elliott, <i>Liberating Paul</i>, ix xi, 1 24</li> <li >Meeks, <i>The Writings of St. Paul</i>, xiii xvii, 273 319</li> <li >Murphy-O Connor, <i>Paul: A Critical Life</i>, v vii, 1 51 </li> </ul> <li > Just for fun: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2006-12-06-paul_x.htm?csp=34">St. Paul's Tomb Discovered</a></li> <li > Plan: Think about possible topics for your term project</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr > <td colspan="2"> <strong>1/17 Resources and Methods </strong></td> </tr> <tr > <td width="40%" > <ul > <li >Introduction to the Course</li> <li ><i>Ratio Studiorum</i></li> <li >Beware the Jabbberwocky: The Bible &amp; &quot;Revelation&quot;</li> <li >Historical &amp; Social Contexts of Early Christianity</li> <li >Approaches to Early Christianity</li> <li >Varieties of Early Christianity:&nbsp;Jerusalem to Syria, Asia Minor, &amp; Rome</li> </ul> </td> <td > <ul > <li >Read: </li> <ul > <li >The Acts of the Apostles</li> <li >Meeks, <i>The First Urban Christians</i>, xi xiv, 1 8</li> </ul> <li >Review:</li> <ul > <li >&quot;<a href="/Bible/BibleIntroReadings/DivineRevelationDQs.htm">Revelation</a>&quot;</li> <li ><a href="/Bible/205/Readings/Chronology001-199CE.htm">Chronology C.E.&nbsp;1-199 </a></li> <li ><a href="/Bible/408/Readings/Paul_chron.htm">Tentative Pauline Chronology</a></li> </ul> <li >Recommended: </li> <ul > <li >Meeks, <i>Writings</i>, 149 75, 435 44</li> <li >Murphy-O Connor, <i>Paul</i>, 52 101</li> </ul> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr > <td colspan="2"><strong> 1/24 The Jewish Context of Paulinism:&nbsp; Eschatology and Messianic Hope </strong></td> </tr> <tr > <td > <ul > <li >The Earliest Christian Proclamation: The Coming Reign of God in the Words &amp; Deeds of Jesus of Nazareth</li> <li >Paul and Apocalyptic Thought/Literature </li> </ul> </td> <td > <ul > <li >Read: </li> <ul > <li >1 Thessalonians (esp. 1Thess 4 5)</li> <li >McGinn, <i>Celebrating Romans</i>, 67 82 </li> <li >Meeks, <i>Christians</i>, 9 50</li> <li >Meeks, <i>Writings</i>, 3 10</li> </ul> <li >Review:</li> <ul > <li ><i><a href="/Bible/205/Readings/Alexamenos.htm">Alexamenos</a></i> <li ><a href="/Bible/205/Readings/ApocalypticJudaism.htm">Apocalyptic Judaism</a></li> <li ><a href:="/Bible/408/Outlines/1Thess.htm">1 Thessalonians outline</a></li> <li ><a href:="/Bible/205/Readings/BrownGroups.htm">Brown's 4 Groups in Jewish-Gentile Christianity </a></li> </ul> <li >Recommended: <ul> <li><a href="/Bible/205/Readings/EXnEschatology.htm">Early Christian Eschatology</a></li> <li><a href="/Bible/205/Readings/EXnEschatology.htm">Elliott, <i>Liberating Paul</i>, 140 80</a></li> <li><a href="/Bible/205/Readings/EXnEschatology.htm">Meeks, <i>Writings</i>, 349 64</a></li> <li><a href="/Bible/205/Readings/EXnEschatology.htm">Murphy-O Connor, <i>Paul</i>, 102 57</a></li> <li>Sawicki on <a href="/Bible/408/Readings/JewsByBirth.txt">Jews by Birth v. Conversion </a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Write: <a href="/Bible/AcademicExcellence/Seminars/Projects.htm#Proposal">Project proposal</a> (Abstract, including <a href="/Bible/AcademicExcellence/How2s/How2Thesis.htm">thesis</a>, &amp; preliminary bibliography) </li></ul></td> </tr> <tr > <td colspan="2"><strong> 1/31 Life &quot;in Christ&quot; &amp; the <i>Ekklesia</i> of the Final Age</a> </strong></td> </tr> <tr > <td > <ul > <li >Galatians</li> <li >Social Structures in the Roman Empire<br> (Age, Class, Gender)</li> </ul> </td> <td > <ul > <li >Read: </li> <ul > <li >Galatians</li> <li >McGinn, <i>Celebrating Romans</i>, 3 19 </li> <li >Meeks, <i>Christians</i>, 51 73</li> <li >Meeks, <i>Writings</i>, 10 22</li> </ul> <li >Review:</li> <ul > <li ><a href="/Bible/408/Outlines/Gal.htm">Galatians outline</a></li> <li ><a href="/Bible/205/Readings/LenskiSocialClasses.htm">Lenski chart of Social Classes</a></li> </ul> <li >Recommended: </li> <ul > <li >Elliott, <i>Liberating Paul</i>, 55 90</li> <li >Meeks, <i>Writings</i>, 176 84, 215 50</li> <li >Murphy-O Connor, <i>Paul</i>, 158 210</li> </ul> <li >DUE: Project proposal (Abstract &amp; preliminary bibliography)</li> <li >Write: <a href="/Bible/408/PaulCHPs.htm">CHP #1</a> or <a href="/Bible/AcademicExcellence/How2s/How2CriticalReview.htm">Critical Review #1</a></li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr > <td colspan="2"><strong> T 2/07 Prophecy &amp; Spiritual Authority: The Corinthian Correspondence I</strong></td> </tr> <tr > <td >&nbsp;</td> <td > <ul > <li >Read: </li> <ul > <li >1 2 Corinthians</li> <li ><a href="/Bible/BibleIntroReadings/PaulBody.pdf">Paul on the Body</a></li> <li ><a href="/Bible/BibleIntroReadings/PaulConscience.pdf">Paul on Conscience</a></li> <li >Meeks, <i>Christians</i>, 74 110</li> <li >Meeks, <i>Writings</i>, 22 66</li> </ul> <li >Review: <a href="/Bible/408/Outlines/1Cor.htm">Outline of 1 Corinthians</a></li> <li >Recommended: </li> <ul > <li >Meeks, <i>Writings</i>, 184 98</li> <li >Murphy-O Connor, <i>Paul</i>, 252 322</li> <li >Osiek, et al., <em>A Woman's Place</em> </li> </ul> <li >DUE: <a href="/Bible/408/PaulCHPs.htm">CHP #1</a> or <a href="/Bible/AcademicExcellence/How2s/How2CriticalReview.htm">Critical Review #1</a></li> <li >Write: <a href="/Bible/AcademicExcellence/How2s/How2AnnotBibl.htm">Annotated Bibliography</a></li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr > <td colspan="2"> <strong>2/14 The Folly of the Cross: The Corinthian Correspondence II</strong></td> </tr> <tr > <td >&nbsp;</td> <td > <ul > <li>Read: </li> <ul > <li >McGinn, <i>Celebrating Romans</i>, 20 41 </li> <li >Meeks, <i>Christians</i>, 111 63</li> </ul> <li>Review: <a href="/Bible/408/Outlines/2Cor.htm">Outline of 2 Corinthians</a></li> <li>Recommended: </li> <ul > <li >Elliott, <i>Liberating Paul</i>, 91 139</li> <li >Lampe, Corinthians Meals</li> <li >Meeks, <i>Writings</i>, 257 68, 365 408</li> <li >Smith, <em>From Symposium to Eucharist</em> </li> </ul> <li>DUE: <a href="/Bible/AcademicExcellence/How2s/How2AnnotBibl.htm">Annotated Bibliography</a></li> <li>Plan: <a href="/Bible/AcademicExcellence/Seminars/Presentations.htm#1">Class presentation of Critical Review</a></li> <li>Begin to Write: <a href="/Bible/AcademicExcellence/Seminars/Projects.htm#D1">First draft of project</a></li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr > <td colspan="2"> <strong>2/21 Mediterranean Context of Early Christianity:&nbsp; Honor &amp; Shame</strong><br>Shrove Tuesday </td> </tr> <tr > <td > Philemon &amp; Philippians </td> <td > <ul > <li >Read </li> <ul > <li >Philippians</li> <li >Philemon </li> <li >McGinn, <i>Celebrating Romans</i>, 3 19 </li> <li >Meeks, <i>Christians</i>, 164 92</li> <li >Meeks, <i>Writings</i>, 94 104</li> </ul> <li >Review: </li> <ul > <li ><a href="/Bible/408/Outlines/Phil.htm">Outline of Philippians</a></li> <li ><a href="/Bible/408/Readings/PhilPart.htm">Philippians Partition Theories</a></li> </ul> <li >Recommended: </li> <ul > <li >Elliott, <i>Liberating Paul</i>, 25 54</li> <li >Meeks, <i>Writings</i>, 409 22</li> <li >Murphy-O Connor, <i>Paul</i>, 211 30</li> </ul> <li >DUE: <a href="/Bible/AcademicExcellence/Seminars/Presentations.htm#1">Class presentation of Critical Review</a></li> <li >Write: <a href="/Bible/AcademicExcellence/Seminars/Projects.htm#D1">First draft of project</a></li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr > <td colspan="2"> <strong>2/28 Romans, Part I </strong></td> </tr> <tr > <td >&nbsp;</td> <td > <ul > <li >Read: </li> <ul > <li >Romans</li> <li >Meeks, <i>Writings</i>, 66 94</li> <li >McGinn, <i>Celebrating Romans</i>, 42 63, 143 76</li> </ul> <li >Review: <a href="/Bible/408/Outlines/Rom.htm">Outline of Romans</a></li> <li >Recommended: </li> <ul > <li >Lampe, <em>Die stadtrömischen Christen in dem ersten beiden Jahrhunderten</em> </li> <li >McGinn, <i>Celebrating Romans</i>, 83 105 </li> <li >Meeks, <i>Writings</i>, 250 57, 268 72</li> <li >Murphy-O Connor, <i>Paul</i>, 323 40</li> </ul> <li >DUE: <a href="/Bible/AcademicExcellence/Seminars/Projects.htm#D1">First draft of project</a></li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr > <th colspan="2"> 3/06 Midsemester Break</th> </tr> <tr > <td colspan="2"> <strong>3/13 Romans, Part II </strong></td> </tr> <tr > <td >&nbsp;</td> <td > <ul > <li>Read: </li> <ul > <li>McGinn, <i>Celebrating Romans</i>, 165 203, 222 39</li> <li>McGinn,  Women Co-Workers of Paul </li> </ul> <li>Recommended: </li> <ul > <li>Elliott, <i>Liberating Paul</i>, 181 230</li> <li>Meeks, <i>Writings</i>, 321 49, 422 34</li> <li>Murphy-O Connor, <i>Paul</i>, 341 71</li> <li>Osiek, </li> </ul> <li>DUE: CLASS DISCUSSIONS</li> <ul > <li>Rom 1:21 27</li> <li>Rom 3:21 31</li> <li>Rom 6:1 14</li> <li>Rom 7:1 6</li> <li>Rom 11:11 24</li> <li>Rom 2:17 29</li> <li>Rom 13:1 14</li> </ul> <li>Write: <a href="/Bible/408/PaulCHPs.htm">CHP #2</a> or <a href="/Bible/AcademicExcellence/How2s/How2CriticalReview.htm">Critical Review #2</a></li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr > <th colspan="2"><a name="Part2"></a>Part Two: Second &amp; Third Generation Paulinists</th> </tr> <tr > <td> <strong>3/20 Deutero-Paulinism I </strong></td> <td>2012 EGLBS Meeting Thursday&ndash;Friday in Richfield, Ohio</td> </tr> <tr > <td > Developing Christology: Colossians </td> <td > <ul > <li >Read: </li> <ul > <li>Colossians</li> <li>McGinn, &nbsp;<a href="/Bible/408/Readings/Coloss_comm.htm">Commentary on Colossians</a></li> <li>Meeks, <i>Writings</i>, 112 21</li> </ul> <li >Review: <a href="/Bible/408/Outlines/Col.htm">Outline of Colossians</a></li> <li >Recommended: <a href="/Bible/BibleIntroReadings/ChristologicalDevelopment.htm">Development of Christological Doctrine</a></li> <ul > <li>Murphy-O Connor, <i>Paul</i>, 231 51</li> </ul> <li >DUE: <a href="/Bible/408/PaulCHPs.htm">CHP #2</a> or <a href="/Bible/AcademicExcellence/How2s/How2CriticalReview.htm">Critical Review #2</a></li> <li >Write: <a href="/Bible/AcademicExcellence/Seminars/Projects.htm#D2">Second draft of project</a></li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr > <td colspan="2"> <strong>3/27 Deutero-Paulinism II </strong></td> </tr> <tr > <td > Developing Ecclesiology: Ephesians </td> <td > <ul > <li >Read: </li> <ul > <li >Ephesians</li> <li >Meeks, <i>Writings</i>, 121 32</li> </ul> <li >Review:</li> <ul > <li ><a href="/Bible/408/Outlines/Eph.htm">Outline of Ephesians</a></li> <li ><a href="/Bible/408/Readings/HouseholdCodes.htm">The Household Codes </a></li> </ul> <li >DUE: <a href="/Bible/AcademicExcellence/Seminars/Projects.htm#D2">Second draft of project</a></li> <li >Write: </li> <ul > <li ><a href="/Bible/AcademicExcellence/How2s/How2PeerReview.htm">Peer review of colleague s project</a> (<a href="/Bible/AcademicExcellence/How2s/PeerReviewForm.htm">click here for review form) </a></li> <li ><a href="/Bible/408/PaulCHPs.htm">CHP #3</a> or <a href="/Bible/AcademicExcellence/How2s/How2CriticalReview.htm">Critical Review #3</a></li> </ul> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr > <td colspan="2"> <strong>4/03 Deutero-Paulinism III </strong></td> </tr> <tr > <td > Developing Eschatology: 1 2 Thessalonians &amp; the Apocalypse of John </td> <td > <ul > <li >Read: </li> <ul > <li >2 Thessalonians; The Apocalypse of John</li> <li >McGinn, <i>Celebrating Romans</i>, 240 52</li> <li >Meeks, <i>Writings</i>, 107 12</li> </ul> <li >Review:</li> <ul > <li >1 Thessalonians</li> <li ><a href="/Bible/408/Outlines/2Thess.htm">Outline of 2 Thessalonians</a></li> <li >Outline of Revelation</li> </ul> <li >DUE:</li> <ul > <li ><a href="/Bible/AcademicExcellence/How2s/How2PeerReview.htm">Peer review of colleague s project</a> (<a href="/Bible/AcademicExcellence/How2s/PeerReviewForm.htm">written part)</a></li> <li ><a href="/Bible/408/PaulCHPs.htm">CHP #3</a> or <a href="/Bible/AcademicExcellence/How2s/How2CriticalReview.htm">Critical Review #3</a></li> </ul> <li >Write: <a href="/Bible/AcademicExcellence/Seminars/Projects.htm#FD">Final draft of project</a></li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr > <th colspan="2"> 4/10 NO CLASS; Monday classes meet</th> </tr> <tr s> <td colspan="2"><strong>4/17 The Pastoral Epistles &amp; The Legend Traditions </strong></td> </tr> <tr > <td ><ul > <li ><a href="/Bible/408/Readings/AThBeatitudes.htm">ATh Beatitudes</a></li> <li ><a href="/Bible/408/Readings/AThBeatitudes.htm">ATh Chart</a></li> <li ><a href="/Bible/408/Readings/AThChart.htm">ATh Outline</a></li> <li ><a href="/Bible/408/Readings/AThOutline.htm">Paul v. Deutero-Paulinism &amp; Gnosticism </a></li> <li ><a href="/Bible/408/Readings/Paulinism_v_Gnosticisim.htm">Paul v. Pastoral Epistles</a></li> </ul> </td> <td > <ul > <li >Read: </li> <ul > <li >1 2 Timothy, Titus</li> <li ><a href="http://wesley.nnu.edu/biblical_studies/noncanon/acts/plnthec.htm"><i>The Acts of Paul and Thecla</i></a></li> <li ><a href="/Bible/408/Readings/AThCommentary.htm">McGinn, Commentary on <i >Acts of Thecla</i></a></li> <li >Meeks, <i>Writings</i>, 132 48, 199 207</li> </ul> <li >Recommended: </li> <ul > <li >Elliott, <i>Liberating Paul</i>, 1 24</li> <li >Meeks, <i>Writings</i>, 207 13</li> </ul> <li >DUE: <a href="/Bible/AcademicExcellence/Seminars/Projects.htm#FD">Final draft of project (in the best of all possible worlds)</a></li> <li >Plan:</li> <ul > <li ><a href="/Bible/AcademicExcellence/Seminars/Presentations.htm#3">Class presentation of project</a></li> <li >Response to colleague s project presentation</li> </ul> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr > <th colspan="2"> <a name="Part3"></a>Part Three: Project Presentations</th> </tr> <tr > <td > <strong>4/24 Project Presentations </strong></td> <td > DUE: Text or outline of <a href="/Bible/AcademicExcellence/Seminars/Presentations.htm#3">project presentation</a><br> Write (in class): Final course evaluation </td> </tr> <tr > <td > Presenters: <ol> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> </ol></td> <td > Respondents: <ol> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> </ol></td> </tr> <tr > <td colspan="2" > <strong>5/01 Project Presentations </strong></td> </tr> <tr > <td >Presenters: <ol> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> </ol></td> <td > Respondents: <ol> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> </ol></td> </tr> <tr > <td > <strong>5/08 (PRN) Concluding Agape Meal </strong></td> <td ><i>REALLY</i> DUE: Absolutely last date to submit Final draft of project </td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>