APOCALYPSE OF JOHN: CLASS SCHEDULE, SPRING 2006
(Assignments are to be completed before the class meeting indicated)
Monday, Jan 23 Intro to the course
Wednesday, Jan 25 Revelation in History
and Culture
Assignment:
Smith, "Introduction" (vii-xv)
Rossing, 1-80
Just to get a taste, read any two of the online articles from
Tim LaHaye Ministries' "Pre-Trib
Perspectives"
Monday, Jan 30 What's an
apocalypse? Genre
Assignment:
Read Revelation in one piece, out loud
Rossing, 81-102
Reddish, Revelation 17-30
Reddish, Apocalyptic Literature :
11-38
54-57 (1 Enoch 93:1-10, 91:11-17)
97-99, 108-116 (2 Baruch 21-43)
255-259 (Shepherd of Hermas, Vision 4)
Wednesday, Feb 1 The
beginning & shape of the "Apocalypse of Jesus Christ"
Assignment:
Read Rev 1:1-8
Translate 1:4, 7-8 and read the translation AND THE NOTES for this
passage in the NET Bible.
This reading should also be done for each
of the translation assignments during this course. (Students who have
not had Greek should read Rev 1:1-8 in NRSV, the NET Bible, plus
at least 3 other translation, and note significant differences in the
apparent meaning; such students should do likewise for all the
following translation assignments).
Reddish, Revelation 31-38
Reddish, Apocalyptic Literature 99-100 (2 Baruch 1-4)
Smith, 1-7
Monday, Feb 6 First Century
culture and the setting for the Apocalypse
Assignment:
Reddish, Revelation 1-17
Rossing, 103-108
Pliny, Letters 10.96 & 97
Peterson, "This Calls for Wisdom: Commenting on Revelation at the Turn of
the Millennium." Taproot (Fall 2000): 97-133 (Library Reserve)
Wednesday Feb 8 Rev 1:9-20
Assignment:
Read Revelation 1:9-20
Translate Rev 1:9, 19-20
Reddish, Revelation 38-47
Reddish, Apocalyptic Literature :
58-72 (4 Ezra 3-6)
163-166, 186-187 (1 Enoch 71)
Smith, 15-17
Daniel 7:9-14; 10:1-21
Monday, Feb 13 The messages,
part 1: Jezebel and Balaam and John
Assignment:
Read Revelation 2
Translate Rev 2:7
Read 4 Maccabees 6:1-30, and translate 6:10
Translate Revelation 2:13-14, 1 Cor 8:1
Smith, 17-19
Reddish, Revelation 49-67
Wednesday, Feb 15 The messages, part 2: John and the
synagogue
Assignment:
Read Revelation 3
Reddish, Revelation 69-87
Monday, Feb 20 Revelation 4 –
the journey begins!
Assignment:
Read Revelation 4
Translate 4:8-9
Ezekiel 1:1-3:11, 1 Kings 22:19-23, Isaiah 6:1-10
Reddish, Apocalyptic Literature 143-162 (1 Enoch 1-36)
Reddish, Revelation 89-105
Wednesday, Feb 22 Revelation 5
Assignment:
Read Revelation 5
Translate 5:5-6
Reddish, Apocalyptic Literature 41-53 (1 Enoch 85-90)
Reddish, Revelation 107-119
Smith, 21-24
Rossing, 109-122
C. S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,
chapters 14-15 (Library reserve)
Monday, Feb 27 Revelation 6
Assignment:
Read Revelation 6
Translate 6:9-10
Zechariah 1:7-17, 6:1-8
Reddish, Apocalyptic Literature 171 (1 Enoch 47)
Reddish, Revelation 121-139
Smith, 27-36
Preaching through the Apocalypse, pp. 30-32 (Library reserve)
Wednesday, March 1 Revelation 7
Assignment:
Read Revelation 7
Translate 7:2-3, 14
Ezekiel 9
Reddish, Apocalyptic Literature 72-82 (4 Ezra 7-8)
Reddish, Revelation 141-158
Smith, 40-42
March 6 - 10 Spring Recess
Monday, March 13 Revelation
8-9
Assignment:
Read Revelation 8-9
Translate 8:13 & 9:11
Reddish, Apocalyptic Literature 156 (1 Enoch 20)
Exodus 7-10
Tobit 12
Ezekiel 10
Joel 1-2
Reddish, Revelation 159-190
Smith, 45-51
Rossing, 123-134
Wednesday, March 15 Revelation 10-11
Assignment:
Read Revelation 10-11
Translate 11:7
Daniel 7-11
Ezekiel 3:1-11; skim through chapters 40-42
Zechariah 2:1-5, chapter 4
Reddish, Apocalyptic Literature 237-240 (5Q15)
Reddish, Revelation 191-228
Smith, 53-57
Monday, March 20 Revelation
12
Assignment:
Read Revelation 12
Translate 12:5-6; compare Heb & LXX of Ps 2:9
Reddish, Apocalyptic Literature 82-87 (4 Ezra 9-10)
Sibylline Oracles 5.512-531 (photocopy)
Reddish, Revelation 229-248
Smith, 59-65
R Short description of final
project due
Wednesday, March 22 Revelation 13
Assignment:
Read Revelation 13
Translate 13:3 & 7-8
Daniel 7
Suetonius, "Nero" 57 (Library reserve)
Dio Chrysostom "Discourses" 21.8-10 (Library reserve)
Sibylline Oracles 5.28-50, 137-163, 214-227
Reddish, Apocalyptic Literature 87-94 (4 Ezra 11-13)
Reddish, Revelation 249-270
Smith, 67-71
Monday, March 27 Revelation 14
Assignment:
Read Revelation 14
Reddish, Apocalyptic Literature 243-254 (Apocalypse of Peter 1-17)
Reddish, Revelation 271-288
Smith, 73-75
Wednesday, March 29 Revelation 15-16
Assignment:
Read Revelation 15-16
2 Kings 9:14-28
2 Chronicles 35:20-27
Zechariah 12:10-13:6
Reddish, Revelation 289-320
Smith, 77-79
Rossing, 135-140
"INTERNET" REPORT DUE
Monday, April 3 Revelation 17
Assignment:
Read Revelation 17
Translate 17:7-8
Ezekiel 23
Isaiah 23
Sibylline Oracles 5. 155-178
Reddish, Apocalyptic Literature 124-135 (2 Baruch 53-75)
Reddish, Revelation 321-338
Wednesday, April 5 Revelation 18:1-19:10
Assignment:
Read Revelation 18:1-19:10
Translate 19:9-10
Ezekiel 26-28
Isaiah 21:1-10; chapter 47
Jeremiah 51
Sibylline Oracles 5.93-110, 214-227
Reddish, Revelation 339-365
Smith, 81-84
April 10-14 Easter Recess
Monday, April 17 Revelation 19:11-21
Assignment:
Read Revelation 19:11-21
Sibylline Oracles 5.361-380
Reddish, Apocalyptic Literature :
92-94 (4 Ezra 13 again)
229-236 (1QM: War Scroll 1, 15-19)
Reddish, Revelation 365-378
Wednesday, April 19 Revelation 20
Assignment:
Read Revelation 20
Translate 20:4-6
Ezekiel 38-40
Reddish, Apocalyptic Literature:
72-79 (4 Ezra 7 again)
150-151, 172-176 (1 Enoch 10, 50-57)
193-195, 202-205 (Testament of Abraham10-12)
Reddish, Revelation 379-400
Augsburg Confession Article 17
Monday, April 24 Revelation 21:1-22:5
Assignment:
Read Revelation 21:1-22:5
Translate 21:3
Ezekiel 47:1-12
Sibylline Oracles 5.238-285, 415-433
Reddish, Apocalyptic Literature :
50-53 (1 Enoch 90 again)
56-57, 150-151 (1 Enoch 91 & 10 again)
82-87 (4 Ezra 9-10 again)
99-100, 111-113 (2 Baruch 1-4, 26-32 again)
Reddish, Revelation 401-422
Rossing, 141-158
Wednesday, April 26 Revelation 22:6-21
Assignment:
Read Revelation 22:8-21
Translate 22:16-17, 20-21
Reddish, Revelation 422-438
Smith, 87-92
Rossing, 159-186
Monday, May 1 Revelation on the internet: The best of
the best (or worst of the worst)
Wednesday, May 3 Experiencing the Apocalypse
(Or, "Something Appealing, Something Appalling, Something for Everyone,
Apocalypse Tonight!"*)
Assignment:
Read Revelation, out loud, one more time
Final projects / papers due
[*this title is shamelessly stolen from a lecture given by Dr. Jimmy Dean Smith at Newberry College in March of 2000.]