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NT 05: Gospel According to John

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Gospel According to John

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To develop an academic understanding of studying the text of the Fourth Gospel

Course objectives

To develop an academic understanding of studying the text of the Fourth Gospel

To practice translation of the Greek texts with grammar, syntax, etc.

To be able to understand the major themes, theological and practical issues, etc.

To help the student come face to face with the Scripture (here the Fourth Gospel) and its implications for building faith community in the present Indian context.

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The course will consist of lectures on general themes and seminar paper and interactions. Translating the text and studying the grammar, syntax, etc. Writing exegetical papers on assigned text(s) for presenting in the class seminar. Reading of literatures given in the syllabus for better interaction.

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COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Final Examination 100% (60% Translation and Grammar and 40% Questions on Theological themes and issues)

MODE OF EVALUATION

Written examination 60% Internal Assessment 40% Total 100%

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Section A - Texts for Translation and Exegesis:Section B:. Introduction and Background Study of the Fourth GospelSection C: The Theology of the Fourth Gospel: Major ThemesSection D: The Theology of the Fourth Gospel: Issues and Problems

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How can a study of witness, dualism or community in John attend to historical context without making blanket claims about Jewish people today? Separate textual observation, historical hypothesis and present-day application.

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Choose a prescribed passage, annotate a Greek translation problem and compare two accounts of a named Johannine theme. Add a historical-context and responsible-language note, invite a peer response and keep the conflicting assessment statements for faculty confirmation.

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NT 05 Gospel According to John

Amazing Grace Biblical Seminary — M.Th. New Testament

AmaZing Grace Biblical Seminary Erumelikkara, Kumarapuram (PO), Aluva (via), Ernakulam (District), Kerala, India- Pin-683 565. Ph. 8547473926, 8281663926. M.TH. NEW TESTAMENT Area B: Texts of the New Testament NT 05 Gospel According to John COURSE OBJECTIVES: To develop an academic understanding of studying the text of the Fourth Gospel To practice translation of the Greek texts with grammar, syntax, etc. To be able to understand the major themes, theological and practical issues, etc. To help the student come face to face with the Scripture (here the Fourth Gospel) and its implications for building faith community in the present Indian context. TEACHING METHODS: The course will consist of lectures on general themes and seminar paper and interactions. Translating the text and studying the grammar, syntax, etc. Writing exegetical papers on assigned text(s) for presenting in the class seminar. Reading of literatures given in the syllabus for better interaction. COURSE REQUIREMENTS: Final Examination 100% (60% Translation and Grammar and 40% Questions on Theological themes and issues) MODE OF EVALUATION: Written examination 60% Internal Assessment 40% Total 100% COURSE OUTLINE: Section A - Texts for Translation and Exegesis: John Chs. 1-3; 6-7; 10-11; 13:13-31; Ch. 14; Ch. 17; Chs. 19-21. Section B:. Introduction and Background Study of the Fourth Gospel (a) The Fourth Gospel in Christian History and Significance (b) Sources and Historicity of the Gospel (a) Authorship, date and place of writing (b) Audience/Recipient of the Gospel (c) Occasion and Purpose of writing (d) Structure: Study of Outline of contents (e) Structure: The formal and Theological coherence Section C: The Theology of the Fourth Gospel: Major Themes Logos Wisdom and Agent Signs Eternal Life Witness theme I AM sayings Son of God Paraclete/Holy Spirit (Pneumatology) Section D: The Theology of the Fourth Gospel: Issues and Problems Influence of Gnostic and other philosophical teachings Sacramentalism and Anti-Sacramentalism Relationship with Judaism/Anti-Semitism Dualism and Mysticism Johannine Community and the Sitz im Leben of the Gospel BIBLIOGRAPHY: COMMENTARIES Barrett, C. K. The Gospel According to St. John. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1978. Beasley-Murray, G. R. John. Word Biblical Commentary. Waco: Word, 1987. Brochert, Gerald L. John. 2 vols. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 1996. Brodie, Thomas L. The Gospel According to John: A Literary and Theological Commentary. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993. Brown, Raymond. E. The Gospel According to John. The Anchor Bible. Garden City: Doubleday, 1966. Bruce, F. F. The Gospel of John. Grand rapids: Eerdmans, 1983. Bultmann, Rudolf. The Gospel of John -- A Commentary. 1941; reprint, Louisville: Westminster, 1971. Carson, D.A. The Gospel According to John. Pillar New Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans; Leicester: IVP, 1991. Countryman, L. William. The Mystical Way in the Fourth Gospel. Revised ed. Valley. Forge: Trinity Press International, 1994. Culpepper, R. Alan. The Gospel and the Letters of John. Nashville: Abingdon, 1998. Haenchen, Ernst. John. Hermeneia Commentaries. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1984. Hoskyns, E. C. The Fourth Gospel. London: Faber & Faber, 1947. Kysar, Robert. John. Augsburg Commentary on the New Testament. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1986. Lindars, Barnabas. John. Sheffield: JSOT Press, 1990. Maloney, Francis. The Gospel of John. Sacra Pagina. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 1998. Michaels, J. Ramsey. John. New International Bible Commentary. Peabody: Hendrickson, 1989. Milne, Bruce. The Message of John. Bible Speaks Today. Leicester/Downers Grove: IVP, 1993. Morris, Leon. The Gospel According to John. New International Commentary. Revised edition. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995. Newbegin, L. The Light has Come: An Exposition of the Fourth Gospel. O'Day, Gail R. "The Gospel of John." In The New Interpreter's Bible, Volume IX: Luke, John, 491-865. Nashville: Abingdon, 1995. Schnackenburg, Rudolf, The Gospel According to St. John. New York: Seabury, 1986. Sloyan, Gerard. John. Interpretation Commentary. Atlanta: John Knox, 1988. Smith, D. Moody. John. Abingdon New Testament Commentaries. Abingdon: Nashville,1999. Stibbe, Mark W. G. John. Readings: A New Biblical Commentary. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1993. Talbert, Charles H. Reading John. A Literary and Theological Commentary. New York: Crossroad, 1994. Williamson, Lamar. Preaching the Gospel of John. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2004. Witherington, Ben III. John's Wisdom. A Commentary on the Fourth Gospel. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1995. OTHER BOOKS Ashton, John, Ed. The Interpretation of John. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1997. _________. Studying John: Approaches to the Fourth Gospel. Oxford: Clarendon, 1994. _________. Understanding the Fourth Gospel. Oxford: Clarendon, 1991. Beasley-Murray, George R. Gospel of Life: Theology in the Fourth Gospel. Peabody: Hendrickson, 1991. Brown, Raymond E. The Community of Beloved Disciple. New York: Paulist, 1979. Cassidy, Richard J. John's Gospel in New Perspective: Christology and the Realities of Roman Power. Maryknoll: Orbis, 1992. Culpepper, R. Alan, and C. Clifton Black, eds. Exploring the Gospel of John. Louisville: Westminster/ John Knox Press, 1996. Dodd, C. H. Historical Tradition in the Fourth Gospel. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1963. Duraisingh, C., and C. Hasgreaves. India's Search for Reality and the Relevance of the Gospel of John. Delhi: ISPCK, 1975. Fortna, Robert T. The Gospel of Signs: A Reconstruction of the Narrative Source Underlying the Fourth Gospel. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1970. Hengel, Martin. The Johannine Question. Philadelphia: Trinity Press International, 1989. Hunter, A. M. The Fourth Evangelist and His Gospel: An Examination of Contemporary Scholarship. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1975. Jervell, Jacob. Jesus in the Gospel of John. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1984. Martyn, J. Louis. History & Theology in the Fourth Gospel. Revised ed. Nashville: Abingdon, 1979. Miranda, J. P. Being and the Messiah. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1977. Morris, Leon. Jesus is the Christ: Studies in the Theology of John. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans; Leicester: IVP, 1989. Okure, Teresa. Johannine Approaches to Mission: A Contextual Study of John 4:1-42. Tubingen: Mohr, 1988. Painter, John. The Quest for the Messiah: The History, Literature, and Theology of Johannine Community. Revised edition. Edinburgh: T & T Clark; Nashville: Abingdon, 1993. Petersen, Norman. The Gospel of John and the Sociology of Light. Valley Forge: Trinity Press International, 1993. Pryor, John W. John: Evangelist of the Covenant People. London: Darton, Longman & Todd; Downers Grove: IVP, 1992. Ransberger, D. Johannine Faith and Liberating Community. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1988. Robinson, John A. T. The Priority of John. London: SCM, 1985; Oak Park, IL: Meyer-Stone, 1987. Segovia, Fernando F. The Farewell of the Word: The Johannine Call to Abide. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1991. Smalley, Stephen. John: Evangelist and Interpreter. Exeter: Paternoster, 1978. Smith, D. Moody. John Among the Gospels. The Relationship in Twentieth Century Research. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1992. _________. The Theology of the Gospel of John. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995. Soares, Prabhu G., ed. We shall be Dwelling with Him: The Gospel of John, and Indian Interpretation. Freiburg: Herder, 1984. van Tilbong, Sjef. Reading John in Ephesus. Leiden: Brill, 1996. Westermann, Claus. The Gospel of John in the Light of the Old Testament. Peabody: Hendrickson, 1998.

Faculty review notes: Conflicting assessment statements: Course Requirements says Final Examination 100%, while a separate evaluation/examination table says Written examination 60% and Internal Assessment 40%. Both are preserved separately. Faculty must confirm the intended policy before official grades are configured; they are not combined or silently resolved.

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