Part One: The Undisputed Paul
Part Two: Second & Third Generation Paulinists
Part Three: Presentations

Part One: The Undisputed Paul

• 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
• WRITE:
• Pre-assignment
• Also, think about possible topics for your term project

• Introduction to the Course
• Ratio Studiorum
• Beware the Jabbberwocky: The Bible & "Revelation"
• CP Jeopardy Game
• 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:
• "Revelation"
• Chronology C.E. 1-199
• Tentative Pauline Chronology
• Recommended:
• Meeks, Writings, 149–75, 435–44
• Murphy-O’Connor, Paul, 52–101
• DUE:
• Pre-assignment
• WRITE:
• Blackboard Pre-tests

• 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 Sebete Theou"
• Apocalyptic Judaism
• 1 Thessalonians outline
• Brown's 4 Groups in Jewish-Gentile Christianity
• Recommended:
• Early Christian Eschatology
• Elliott, Liberating Paul, 140–80
• Meeks, Writings, 349–64
• Murphy-O’Connor, Paul, 102–57
• Sawicki on Jews by Birth v. Conversion
• DUE:
• Blackboard Pre-tests
• 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:
• Galatians outline
• Lenski chart of Social Classes
• 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 (grads) or Sentence Outline of paper

• 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 (grads) or Sentence Outline of project (undergrads)
• PLAN:
• Class presentation of Critical Review
• Begin to WRITE:
• First draft of project

• Read
• Philippians
• Philemon
• McGinn, Celebrating Romans, 3–19
• Meeks, Christians, 164–92
• Meeks, Writings, 94–104
• Review:
• Outline of Philippians
• Philippians Partition Theories  
• 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

Part Two: Second & Third Generation Paulinists

• 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

3/24 Deutero-Paulinism II

• Read:
• Ephesians
• Meeks, Writings, 121–32
• Review:
• Outline of Ephesians
• The Household Codes
• DUE:
• Second draft of project
• WRITE:
  • Peer review of colleague’s project (review form)
• CHP #3 or Critical Review #3

• 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:
• Peer review of colleague’s project (written part)
• HP #3 or Critical Review #3
• WRITE:
• Final draft of project

• ATh Beatitudes
• ATh Chart
• ATh Outline
• Paul v. Deutero-Paulinism & Gnosticism
• Paul v. Pastoral Epistles

• 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

Part Three: Project Presentations

1. Bridget
2. Nicodemus
3. Christine
4. Lou

Respondents:

1. Kevin
2. Lou
3. Sharon
4. Nicodemus

1. Sharon
2. Alyson
3. Kevin
4. Megan

1. Christine
2. Megan
3. Bridget
4. Alyson