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NT 21: Major Themes in New Testament Theology

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Major Themes in New Testament Theology

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To provide the student an introduction to the New Testament Theology.

Course objectives

To provide the student an introduction to the New Testament Theology.

To make an in depth study of the major theological themes of the books of New Testament

To analyze the development of New Testament thoughts which paved the way for the formation of Christian Theology..

To be acquainted with modern literature on the theology of New Testament.

To help the students contextualize the major thoughts of NT in his/ her own world.

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TEACHING METHODS

Introductory lectures on major themes. Research paper(s) on assigned topic(s) for presentation in class seminars. Reading brief appraisals of modern literature on the themes of NT theology.

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COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Final Examination 100%

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Reflect

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What is gained and lost when a theme is synthesised across several New Testament writings? Identify a distinctive textual voice that should not be flattened to fit your proposed account.

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Convene a comparative New Testament theology symposium

Choose a theme in the source and compare two corpora. Explain your method, analyse relevant textual evidence and prepare an argument map showing both connections and tensions; revise your synthesis after a peer response.

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NT 21 Major Themes in New Testament Theology

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 C: New Testament Theology NT 21: Major Themes in New Testament Theology COURSE OBJECTIVES: To provide the student an introduction to the New Testament Theology. To make an in depth study of the major theological themes of the books of New Testament To analyze the development of New Testament thoughts which paved the way for the formation of Christian Theology.. To be acquainted with modern literature on the theology of New Testament. To help the students contextualize the major thoughts of NT in his/ her own world. COURSE OUTLINE: History and Method of New Testament Theology Doctrine of God in New Testament Christology of the New Testament Understanding of Holy Spirit in New Testament People of God and the Ecclesiology of the New Testament Nature of Human Being in New Testament Sin and Salvation in New Testament Baptism and Eucharist in the New Testament Eschatology of the New Testament Development of Christian Ministry in New Testament Doctrine of the Scripture in New Testament Worship in New Testament Creation and New Creation TEACHING METHODS: Introductory lectures on major themes. Research paper(s) on assigned topic(s) for presentation in class seminars. Reading brief appraisals of modern literature on the themes of NT theology. COURSE REQUIREMENTS: Final Examination 100% BIBLIOGRAPHY: Adam, Andrew Keith Malcolm. "New Testament Theology and the Problem of Modernity." PhD diss., Duke University, 1991. Balla, Peter. Challenges to New Testament Theology. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1997. Brown, Raymond Edward. An Introduction to New Testament Christology. New York: Paulist, 1994. Bultmann, Rudolf. Theology of the New Testament. 2 vols. New York: Scribner, 1951-55. Carson, D. A. "New Testament Theology", DLNT 796-814. Conzelmann, Hans. An Outline of the Theology of the New Testament. Translated by J. Bowden. New York: Harper & Row, 1968. Dunn, James D. G. The Theology of Paul the Apostle. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998. Dunn, J. D. G. and J. P. Mackey. New Testament Theology in Dialogue. London: SPCK, 1987. Esler, Philip Francis. New Testament Theology: Communion and Community. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2005. Goppelt, Leonhard. Theology of the New Testament. 2 vols. Edited by Jurgen Roloff. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1981-2. Guthrie, Donald. New Testament Theology. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 1981. Hafemann, Scott, ed. Biblical Theology: Retrospect and Prospect. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2002. Käsemann, E. "The Problem of a New Testament Theology." NTS 19 (1973): 235-45. Kraftchick, Steven J., Charles D. Myers Jr., and Ben C. Ollenburger, eds. Biblical Theology: Problems and Perspectives. In Honor of J. Christiaan Beker. Nashville: Abingdon, 1995. Knudsen, Ralph Edward. Theology in the New Testament: Valley Forge: Judson, 1964. Ladd, George Eldon. A Theology of the New Testament. 2d ed. Edited by Donald A. Hagner. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1993. Marshall, I. Howard. New Testament Theology: Many Witnesses, One Gospel. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2004. Matera, Frank J. New Testament Theology: Exploring Diversity and Unity. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2007. Matera, Frank J. "New Testament Theology: History, Method, and Identity." Catholic Biblical Quarterly 67 (2005): 1-21. Morris, Leon. New Testament Theology. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1986. Penner, T. C. and C. van der Stichele. Beyond New Testament Theology. Helsinki: Finnish Exegetical Society, 2005. Peterson, David Gilbert. Possessed by God: A New Testament Theology of Sanctification and Holiness. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995. Poythress, Vern Sheridan. "Kinds of Biblical Theology." Westminster Theological Journal 70 (2008): 129-42. Räisänen, Heikki. Beyond New Testament Theology: A Story and a Programme. 2d ed.London: SCM, 2000. Reumann, John Henry Paul. Variety and Unity in New Testament Thought. New York: Oxford University Press, 1991. Robinson, D. W. B. Faith's Framework: The Structure of New Testament Theology. Blackwood, S. Aust.: New Creation, 1996. Schelkle, Karl Hermann. Theology of the New Testament. 3 vols. Translated by W. Jurgens. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical, 1971. Schreiner, Thomas R. New Testament Theology: Magnifying God in Christ. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2008. Schweizer, Eduard. A Theological Introduction to the New Testament. Translated by O. Dean Jr. Nashville: Abingdon, 1991. Via, Dan Otto. What is New Testament Theology? Minneapolis: Fortress, 2002.

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