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.]

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