Schedule of Meetings & Assignments
07
May
2007
Part One: the Undisputed Paul
Part Two: Second & Third Generation Paulinists
Part Three: Presentations
Part One: the Undisputed Paul
M 1/15 MLK Day; no class meeting
- 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"
- 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:
- WRITE:
- Pre-assignment
- Also, think about possible topics for your term project
Ratio Studiorum
Beware the Jabbberwocky: The Bible & "Revelation"
CP Jeopardy Game
Historical & Social Contexts of Early Christianity
Approaches to Early Christianity
Early Christianities: Jerusalem to Syria, Asia Minor, and 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
- DUE:
- WRITE:
- Blackboard Pre-tests
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)
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:
- 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:
- 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
- PLAN:
- Begin to WRITE:
- 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:
- WRITE:
- Read:
- Romans
- Meeks, Writings, 66–94
- McGinn, Celebrating Romans, 42–63, 143–76
- Review:
- 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:
- PREPARE: CLASS DISCUSSIONS
- Rom 1:21–27 (Gina)
- Rom 3:21–31 (Brian)
- Rom 6:1–14 (Joe)
- Rom 7:1–6 (Theresa)
- Rom 11:11–24 (David)
- 2 Thess 2 (Steve)
- Rom 2:17–29 (Jackie)
- (Dominic)
- Rom 13:1–14 (Nick)
- Col 1(Mher)
- Phil 2 (Sue)
- 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 (Gina)
- Rom 3:21–31 (Brian)
- Rom 6:1–14 (Joe)
- Rom 7:1–6 (Theresa)
- Rom 11:11–24 (David)
- Rom 2:17–29 (Jackie)
- Rom 13:1–14 (Nick)
- WRITE:
- CHP #2 or Critical Review #2
Part Two: Second & Third Generation Paulinists
- Read:
- Colossians
- McGinn, Commentary on Colossians
- Meeks, Writings, 112–21
- Review:
- Recommended:
- Development of Christological Doctrine
- Murphy-O’Connor, Paul, 231–51
- DUE:
- CHP #2 or Critical Review #2
- WRITE:
- Read:
- Ephesians
- Meeks, Writings, 121–32
- Review:
- DUE:
- 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:
The Pastoral Epistles & The Legend Traditions
- 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:
- WRITE:
- Blackboard Post-tests
Part Three: Project Presentations
WRITE: Final course evaluation
Presenters:
- Gina Messina-Dysert
- David Buhrow
- Mher Tsaturyan
- Joe Repko
- David Buhrow & Theresa Hafner
- Gina Messina-Dysert
- Joe Repko
- Mher Tsaturyan
Presenters:
- Brian Bremer
- Nick Kuhar
- Steve Hodermarsky
- Sue Carnahan
REALLY DUE:
Absolutely last date to submit Final
draft of projectPresenters:
- Theresa Hafner
- Steve Hodermarsky
- Sue Carnahan
- Gina Messina-Dysert
- Domenic Fragomeni
- Jackie Velasquez