RS 102b/202G The New Testament
Course Outline

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Questions for the Mid-term Test (and Final Exam)

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Guidelines for Short Assignments

Click here to read the guidelines for the short interpretation assignment for 102b.
Click here to read the guidelines for the short critical-issues assignments for 102b.

Essay Guidelines

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You can now also view a page with step-by-step guidelines for doing research in biblical studies.

Resources

You can find more resources for the study of the New Testament on my web-resources page

For a timeline of Early Jewish and Christian History, click here.

Click here for an on-line outline of Mark's Gospel.
Click here for an on-line outline of Luke's Gospel.
Click here for an on-line outline of the Acts of the Apostles.

For a bibliography of useful resources on the New Testament click here.


Reading Quiz for March 2nd

No reading quiz for March 9th!!! (You've got enough else to do, I'm sure!)
Click here to view the marks for the first two quizzes. If you have any questions, please let me know.
Here are the answers to . . .
Quiz 1
Quiz 2
Quiz 3
Quiz 4
Quiz 5


Homework and Assignments

Date Assigned Reading Assignments Due
Tuesday,
January 6th		 No reading No assignments
Thursday,
January 8th
  • Ben Sira (Ben Sirach; Ecclesiasticus) 1; 6-7; 11-12; 15; 17-19; 24; 32:24-33:15; 36:1-22; 38-39; 44-50
  • Wisdom of Solomon (Wisdom) 1-8, 14-15
  • Baruch 1-5
Please note: If you do not have a copy of the deuterocanonical books/apocrypha there are several bibles in the reference section of the King's library (main floor) which do. Look around BS 195 on the reference shelves. 		No assignments
Tuesday,
January 13th
  • 1 Maccabees
  • 2 Maccabees 2:19-7:42
 Reading Quiz (must be completed before class)
Thursday,
January 15th
  • Tobit
  • Judith
 Test question(s)
Tuesday,
January 20th
  • 2 Esdras (4 Ezra) 3:1-5:19, 9:26-13:57
  • Psalms of Solomon 13-18 (available on-line on my "on-line resources" page in the "Early Judaism" section)
Reading quiz
Thursday,
January 22nd
  • Mark 1:1-8:21
 Test question(s)
102: Interpretation short-assignment due
Tuesday,
January 27th		 Mark 8:22-16:8 Reading quiz
Thursday,
January 29th		 C. M. Tuckett, "The Synoptic Problem," Pages 263-270 in The Anchor Bible Dictionary, Volume 6. Edited by D. N. Freedman. New York: Doubleday, 1992.
Note: In addition to the copy of the Anchor Bible Dictionary which is in the reference section in the King's Library, a second copy of the article will be on reserve in the King's library.		 Test Question(s)
Tuesday, February 3rd Matthew (the whole book) Reading quiz
Thursday, February 5th Luke (the whole book) Test Question(s)
Tuesday, February 10th The Acts of the Apostles (the whole book) Reading quiz
Thursday, February 12th No new reading Test Question(s)
102: Critical-issue short-assignments on the historicity of Acts AND on the synoptic problem due (see link to instructions above)
Tuesday, Febrary 17th No reading Reading quiz
Thursday, Febrary 19th No reading
No class for 202 students		 Test question(s)
Mid-term test for 102 students
Tuesday, February 24th Conference week  
Thursday, February 26th Conference week  
Tuesday, March 2nd The Gospel of John (the whole book) The Letters of John (1, 2, and 3 John) Reading quiz
202: Annotated bibliographies due
Thursday, March 4th 1 Thessalonians and 2 Thessalonians Test question(s)
Tuesday, March 9th 1 Corinthians and 2 Corinthians Reading quiz
Thursday, March 11th Galatians and Romans Test question(s)
202: Thesis and outlines due
Tuesday, March 16th Philippians, Colossians, Philemon Reading quiz
102: Critical-issue short-assignment option on the authenticity of a pauline letter due (see instructions above)
Thursday, March 18th Ephesians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus Test question(s)
Tuesday, March 23rd Hebrews Reading quiz
Thursday, March 25th 1 Peter, 2 Peter, Jude, James Test question(s)
202: Essays due
Tuesday, March 30th The Apocalypse of John (Revelation) No homework
Thursday, April 1st No reading Test question(s)
Tuesday, April 6th No reading No homework
Thursday, April 8th No reading Test question(s)


Powerpoint Presentations

1: Jewish Wisdom: Ben Sira, Wisdom of Solomon, and Baruch
2: The Maccabean Crisis: 1 and 2 Maccabees
3: Popular Jewish Stories: Tobit and Judith
4: The Apocalyptic Imagination: Psalms of Solomon, 2 Esdras, and Qumran
5: The Gospel of Mark, Part 1: Who is Jesus?
6: The Gospel of Mark, Part 2: The Origin of Mark and the Gospel Tradition?
7: The Synoptic Problem: Explaining the Overlaps
8: The Gospel of Matthew: Editing a Gospel
9: The Gospel of Luke: A History of Jesus
10: The Acts of the Apostles: Luke's Second Volume
11: The Gospel of John: The Memory of Jesus in a Different Key
12: An Introduction to Paul's Letters: The Thessalonian Correspondence