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Summary& Reflection – 200 Words Each (5 parts)-
(All Readings Provided- Do NOT reference in text please).
Total Word Limit: 1100
Your post is to contain two elements:
1. Summary: an accurate identification of key ideas in the reading (60% of grade).
2. Reflection: a demonstration of thoughtful reflection on one or more of the key ideas you have identified in the reading (40% of grade).
1. Messianic Expectations
a. Charlesworth, James H. The Messiah: Developments in Earliest Judaism & Christianity. Minneopolis: Fortress, 1992, p3-30.
b. Marinus de Jonge, M. Messiah, New York: Doubleday, p777-8, 781-6, 787
c. Newsome, James D. Greeks, Romans, Jews: Currents of culture and Belief in the New Testament World. Philadelphia: Trinity Press, 1992, p240-247.
d. Carter, Warren. Seven Events that Shaped the New Testament World, Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2013, p58-61.
2. Luke as Historian or Theologian?
a. Boring Eugene M. An Introduction to the New Testament: History, Literature, Theology, Westminster John Knox Press, 2012, p571-585
b. Powell, Mark A. What are they saying about Acts?, Paulist Press, New York, 1991, p80-95
c. Powell, Mark A. What are they saying about Luke?, Paulist Press, New York, 1989, p5-15
d. Hengel, Martin. Earliest Christianity, SCM Press Ltd, London, 1986, p59-68
3.The Pistis Christou Debate
a.DeSilva, David A. A Sri Lankan Commentary on Paul’s Letter to the Galatians. Eugene: Cascade Books, 2011. Pp 120-128
b.Gorman, Michael J. Cruciformity: Paul’s Narrative Spirituality of the Cross. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 2001. Pp 110-121; 134-141
c. Hays, Richard B. (Pistis) and Pauline Christology: What is at Stake? Vol. IV, in Pauline Theology: Looking Back, Pressing On, edited by E. Elizabeth Johnson and Hay, David M., 155-157. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1997.
d. Dunn- Faith in Christ
e.Johnson- The faith of Jesus
4. Gnosticism and the New Testament
a. Joel B Green- Dictionary of Jesus and The Gospels- Apocraphal Gospels of Thomas and Judas
b. Ferguson- Backgrounds of Early Christianity
c. Lohse- Gnosticism
d.Tag Archives- http://daviddflowers.com/tag/gnosticism-in-the-new-testament/ – Christian Gnosticism in the Pastorals? (see particularly the later part of the article from Evidence of Early Christian Gnosticism onwards)
e. Nag Hammadi, Gnosticism and New Testament Interpretation (see especially pp. 204-212 Issues in NT Interpretation)
f.http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Christianity/2004/04/Scholarly-Smackdowndid-Paul-Distort-Christianity.aspx?p=15 Ben Witherington III and Elaine Pagels discuss Gnosticism and the Gospel of Thomas (see p 15-21, the last exchange in their more extensive correspondence)
5.Christ and Caesar
a.Bird- Paul’s Letters to the Romans
b.McKnight- Jesus is Lord Caesar is not
c.Perrin- The Imperial Cult
d.Wright- Gospel and Empire
Please use SBL Referencing for the Reference List. No Footnoting or in-text referencing please as each summary-reflection is about 200 words each. ALL Readings provided so please read carefully. Some are website links to open and the rest will be uploaded as PDF. Thank you!
