Attention T1 Students:
Due to some unexpected extra-mural appointments of the Dean, the Synoptics 1 schedule will be adjusted to the following dates:
July 1 Friday: Introduction to Sacred Scriptures (Alejandrino). Time - 8::10 am - 11:05 am
July 6 Wednesday: Synoptics 1 (Flores). Time - 8:10 am - 9:55 am.
July 8 Friday: Synoptics 1 (Flores). Time: 8:30 am - 12:00 pm.
Experience the joy of the good news from a Jewish sage in Galilee called Jesus. Study the texts which Matthew, Mark and Luke composed about him. For the first semester (SS 201) you will learn about the cultures and traditions out of which these gospels were composed; understand the so-called synoptic problem; and engage in the different passages in Mark and Matthew on Jesus’ life, on what he preached and practiced in Galilee, and on his passion, death and resurrection.
Sunday, June 26, 2016
Assignment no. 2: Elements of Special Introduction to a Gospel
Assignment no. 2: Elements of Special Introduction to a Gospel
Submission Date: July 6, 2016, Wednesday - class period.
[N.B. The periods from 8:10-19:55 will be for Synoptics instead of Intro to Sacred Scriptures.]
Instructions:
Go the Arnoldus Library and look for a COMMENTARY on one of the Synoptic Gospels. Read the Introduction part and and answer the following:
1) What are the different elements of the Introduction?
-Example: Authorship.
2) Describe briefly each of those elements.
3) What is the preferred method or approach that the commentator used in his or her exegesis?
AGAIN, the paper should be HANDWRITTEN!!
Submission Date: July 6, 2016, Wednesday - class period.
[N.B. The periods from 8:10-19:55 will be for Synoptics instead of Intro to Sacred Scriptures.]
Instructions:
Go the Arnoldus Library and look for a COMMENTARY on one of the Synoptic Gospels. Read the Introduction part and and answer the following:
1) What are the different elements of the Introduction?
-Example: Authorship.
2) Describe briefly each of those elements.
3) What is the preferred method or approach that the commentator used in his or her exegesis?
AGAIN, the paper should be HANDWRITTEN!!
Thursday, June 23, 2016
Introduction, Part 2
C. The Genre of Gospel
Read: Raymond E. Brown, Introduction to the New Testament (New York: Doubleday, 1997), 99-107).
D. The Synoptic Problem
Read: Frans Neirynck, "Synoptic Problem," in The New Jerome Biblical Commentary: 587-595.
You can also download (or read online here) the book of Professor Mark Goodacre.
File 1: The Synoptic Problem (pdf)
File 2: Priority of Mark (pdf)
File 3: The Q Source
*Excursus:
A short note on Biblical Exegesis, pls. click here (handout given in class)
N.B. For good introduction to the methods of interpreting the New Testament:
Raymond E. Brown, "How to Read the New Testament," in An Introduction to the New Testament (NY: Doubleday, 1997), 20-29.
OR
H. Conzelmann and A. Lindemann, Interpreting the New Testament: an introduction to the principles and methods of New Testament Exegesis (Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson,1988). Arnoldus Call number: BS 2330.2 C6613 1988 (on Reserve).
Read: Raymond E. Brown, Introduction to the New Testament (New York: Doubleday, 1997), 99-107).
D. The Synoptic Problem
Read: Frans Neirynck, "Synoptic Problem," in The New Jerome Biblical Commentary: 587-595.
You can also download (or read online here) the book of Professor Mark Goodacre.
File 1: The Synoptic Problem (pdf)
File 2: Priority of Mark (pdf)
File 3: The Q Source
*Excursus:
A short note on Biblical Exegesis, pls. click here (handout given in class)
N.B. For good introduction to the methods of interpreting the New Testament:
Raymond E. Brown, "How to Read the New Testament," in An Introduction to the New Testament (NY: Doubleday, 1997), 20-29.
OR
H. Conzelmann and A. Lindemann, Interpreting the New Testament: an introduction to the principles and methods of New Testament Exegesis (Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson,1988). Arnoldus Call number: BS 2330.2 C6613 1988 (on Reserve).
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Synoptics I class schedule for 6/17/16
Fr. João (Intro to Theology and Dogma) will take our Synoptic morning periods tomorrow (6/17/16).
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Introduction, Part I
A. The Greco-Roman World
B. Judaism in the Time of Jesus
Assignment 1 (click): Judea-Christian HistoryDue: June 24, 2016 (Friday) CLASS PERIOD
References for the Greco-Roman World
Raymond E. Brown, "The Political and Social World of the New Testament times" and "The Religions and Political World of the New Testament Times," in An Introduction to the New Testament, 55-96.
Bart D. Ehrman, The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings, 4th ed. (New York – Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008), pp. pp. 17-35.
Howard Clark Kee, The Beginnings of Christianity: An Introduction to the New Testament (New York: T&T Clark, 2005), pp. 11-61: "The Impact of Graeco-Roman Politics and Culture on Judaism.”
James S. Seffers, The Greco-Roman World of the New Testament Era: Exploring the Background of Early Christianity (Downers Grove, Illinois: Intervaristy, 1999).
Recommended movies: Gladiator (2000) and Alexander (2004).
References for Judaism in the Time of Jesus
S. D. Fraade, “Palestinian Judaism,” in Anchor Bible Dictionary, vol. 3, pp. 1054-61.
Benjamin Blech, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Understanding Judaism, 2nd ed. (New York: Alpha Books, 2003.
ALSO: Pheme Perkins, Reading the New Testament: An Introduction (Makati: St. Pauls, 1994), 23-49 "The World of Jesus."
N.B. class notes on Judaism:
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- Fr. Randolf C. Flores, SVD
- Fr. Randy Flores, SVD, is the current Rector of the Diocesan Shrine of Jesus the Divine Word in the Diocese of Cubao and Director of the Diocesan Biblical Apostolate. He is also Vice Provincial Superior of the SVD Philippine Central Province and Executive Director of the Arnold Janssen Catholic Mission Foundation, Inc. (AJCMFI), which supports educational programs for out-of-school youth through the Alternative Learning System (ALS) of the Department of Education. He teaches biblical courses at the Divine Word Seminary in Tagaytay City and is a professor at the Divine Word Institute of Mission. He holds a PhD in Theology from the Ateneo de Manila University (2015), a Doctorate in Sacred Theology (STD) from the Loyola School of Theology (2014), a Licentiate in Sacred Scripture (SSL) from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome (1999), and an M.A. in Pastoral Ministry from the Divine Word Seminary (1995). He has served as President of the Catholic Biblical Association of the Philippines (CBAP), Chairperson of the Tagaytay Religious Association (TRA), and Dean of Studies of the Divine Word Seminary. Visit his YouTube channel, Biblical Apostolate PH: https://www.youtube.com/c/biblica