WEEK 1 (Jan 25-29)
Lecture:         Introduction to the course
                    Paul in church & history

Exegetical groups:     Introduction to an exegetical process
            Read exegetical instructions & review online example

WEEK 2 (Feb 1-5)
Lecture:         Toward a "Life of Paul"
        Required Reading:
            Acts 7:54-8:3; 9:1-31; 15:1-41; 21:17-26; 28:11-31
            Witherington, 9-88, 304-331
            Karl Donfried, "Chronology; The Pauline Correspondence," in The
                 Anchor BibleDictionary Vol 1:1016-1022. (Library Reference)
           See the internet site "As Paul Tells It" by Dr. J. Peter Bercovitz for a
                 chronology of Paul’s  ministry based only on the undisputed epistles.
                 (I find myself in substantial agreement with this presentation.) 
                Within this site, read through:
                        "Acts as a Source (1)"
                        "Letters Based Chronology (1)  
                        "Letters Based Chronology (2)"
                         "Closing Months (5)"

Exegetical Groups:     Philippians 3:2-11 (Translation, grammar, variants)
        @ "Net Bible" translation and notes
        Gorman, 35-59

WEEK 3 (Feb 8-12)
Lecture:         Paul’s churches & Roman society
       Required Reading:
                   Wright, 7-62

Exegetical Groups: Philippians 3:2-11 (continued)
        Required Reading
                        Richard Hays, "Justification," in The Anchor Bible Dictionary, Vol
                                                 3:1129-1133. (Library Reference)
                         "Chiasm," in Literary Forms in the New Testament, pp. 49-54
                                              (Library Reserve)
                        Using a concordance, find all the times that Paul uses any form of the word Óg™omai ("regard")
                        Translation and grammatical notes on the final text due
 

WEEK 4 (Feb 15-19)
Lecture:         Paul’s letters & rhetoric
         Required reading:
                Witherington, 89-129
                See the website on the structure of Paul's letters by Dr. Felix Just

Exegetical Groups: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11 (Translation, grammar, variants)
         "Net Bible" translation and notes

 

WEEK 5 (Feb 22-26)
Lecture:         1 Thessalonians and Pauline eschatology
        Required Reading:
            1 Thessalonians, including the introductory material on 1 Thessalonians in 
                    The Harper Collins Study Bible (Library Reserve)
            Witherington, 130-173
            Wright, 77-94
            Helmut Koester, "Imperial Ideology and Paul’s Eschatology," 
                    in Paul and Empire, ed. Richard A. Horsley, pp. 158-166. 
                    (Library Reserve)
            See Dr. Craig Koester's website on Thessalonica

Exegetical Groups: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11 (continued)
        Required Reading:
            Gorman, 83-100
            Schertz & Yoder, Seeing the Text, 46-56 (Library Reserve)
            "Apocalyptic Language and Forms," in Literary Forms in the New Testament, 
                    pp. 54-62 (Library Reserve)
            See the suggested rhetorical outline for 1 Thessalonians
             Outline for final text due
 

MARCH 1-5    SPRING BREAK
 

WEEK 6 (March 8-12)
Lecture:         Galatians: Paul and the Law
        Required Reading:
          Galatians
           Raymond Brown, "Galatians" in An Introduction to the New Testament, 
                pp. 467-482 (Library Reserve)
          Numbers 25; Judith 9:1-4; 1 Macc 2:15-28; Sirach 44:19-21
          Wright, 95-133
          Krister Stendahl, "The Apostle Paul and the Introspective Conscience of the West."
                In Paul Among Jews and Gentiles, 78-96. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1976. (Library
                Reserve)
          
Exegetical Groups: Galatians 3:19-29 (Translation, grammar, variants)
         "Net Bible" translation and notes

PLEASE NOTE CAREFULLY -  YOUR ATTENDANCE AT THURSDAY'S HEIN-FRY LECTURES
IS BOTH ENCOURAGED AND EXPECTED. A BRIEF RESPONSE MUST BE INCLUDED IN YOUR
JOURNAL FOR THIS WEEK.
 

WEEK 7 (March 15-19)
Lecture:         Philippians and Paul's Christology
        Required Reading:
              Philippians
              Wright, 63-75
              John T. Fitzgerald, "Philippians, Epistle to the," in The Anchor Bible 
                        Dictionary Vol. 5: 318-326 (Library Reference)
            See the suggested rhetorical outline for Philippians
            See Dr. Craig Koester's  website dealing with Philippi
 
Exegetical Groups: Galatians 3:19-29 (continued)
        See the suggested rhetorical outline for Galatians
        Compare Galatians 3 with Deut. 33:2, Psalm 68:17, Is. 63:8-9, 1 Cor. 12:13, 
                Col. 3:11
        Read "Diatribe" in Literary Forms in the New Testament, pp. 38-42 (Library Reserve)
         Key Concept study for final text due

WEEK 8 (March 22-26)
Lecture:         1 Corinthians & Paul’s ethics
        Required Reading:
                1 Corinthians
                "Corinth" and "Corinthians, The First Letter of Paul to the" in Harper Collins
                         Bible Dictionary (Revised), 198-204 (Library Reference)
                Witherington, 263-278
                Wright, 135-165
                Richard Hays, "Ecclesiology and Ethics in 1 Corinthians" (reserve, or online here)
                Look at the following websites dealing with Corinth:  
                         Dr. Craig Koester's website on Corinth
                        A virtual tour of Corinth from the United Methodist Church
                        "Erastus Inscription

Exegetical Groups: 1 Cor 11:17-34 (Translation, grammar, variants)
             "Net Bible" translation and notes

MARCH 29-APRIL 2    HOLY WEEK BREAK
 

WEEK 9 (April 5-9)
Lecture:         1 Corinthians: Spirit & women; 2 Corinthians and Paul's understanding of ministry
        Required Reading:
              Witherington, 204-229
               Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, "Neither Male Nor Female: Galatians 3:28--
                        Alternative Vision and Pauline Modification," in In Memory of Her,
                         205-241 (Library Reserve)
                See the short internet articles on 
                        "Paul and Corinthian Women's Head Coverings" and 
                        "Paul and Corinthian Women's Hairstyles"
                2 Corinthians, including the introductory material on 2 Corinthians in 
                        The Harper Collins Study Bible (Library Reserve)
                   John Chow, "Patronage in Roman Corinth," in Paul and Empire, ed.
                            Richard A. Horsley, pp. 104-125 (Library Reserve).
                    See Dr. Craig Koester's  website dealing with Ephesus
                    See the virtual tour of Ephesus 
                               
Exegetical Groups: 1Cor 11:17-34 (continued)
            See the suggested rhetorical outline for 1 Corinthians
            See internet article on "The Structure of Roman Houses" (and note especially the
                information on the Triclinium).  See also the dining room from a house at Pompeii.
            Compare Paul's account with the Synoptic Gospels' accounts of the last supper.
            Gorman, 69-81
            Literary context for final text due

WEEK 10 (April 12-16)
Lecture:         Philemon: Paul and the structures of society
         Required Reading:
              Philemon
              See the suggested rhetorical outline for Philemon
             Witherington, 174-203
              "Philemon, Letter to," in Dictionary of Paul and His Letters, 703-707 
                    (Library Reference) 
               J. Albert Harrill, Slaves in the New Testament, 165-196 (Library Reserve)
               Look at the website "Footsteps of Paul" regarding Ephesus, and note the
                            gate dedicated to Augustus, and who gave it.
       
   Exegetical Groups: 2 Corinthians 11:30-12:10 (Translation, grammar, variants)
       "Net Bible" translation and notes

WEEK 11 (April 19-23)
Lecture:         Romans: Justification and the church of Jews and Gentiles
       Required Reading:
              Romans
              Witherington, 230-262
              "Paul's Letter to the Christians in Rome," in Introducing the New Testament:
                        Its Literature and Theology, pp. 299-326 (Library Reserve)
                 
Exegetical Groups: 2 Corinthians 11:30-12:10 (continued)
                See the suggested rhetorical outlines for 2 Corinthians
                See notes on the "hardship list" in the online exegetical example
                Gorman, 139-172

WEEK 12 (April 26-30)
Lecture:         Romans: Israel and God's faithfulness
            Required Reading:
                  Witherington, 278-303
                   Wright, 167-183
                   Eugene Boring, "The Language of Universal Salvation in Paul."
                            Journal of Biblical Literature 105 (1986): 269-292 (Library Reserve).
              See Dr. Craig Koester's website dealing with Rome
        
Exegetical Groups: Romans 5:1-11 (Translation, grammar, variants)
         "Net Bible" translation and notes
NOTE CAREFULLY: FINAL EXEGETICAL PAPERS ARE DUE BY NOON ON MONDAY
OF THIS WEEK (APRIL 26), AND EXEGETICAL DISCUSSIONS WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR
THIS WEEK AND NEXT

WEEK 13 (May 3-7)
Lecture:         The Deutero-Pauline Letters
            Required Reading:
                Calvin Roetzel, The Letters of Paul. Conversations in Context, 133-160
                        (Library Reserve)

Exegetical Groups: Romans 5:1-11 (continued)
             See the suggested rhetorical outline for Romans