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4/26/08
8:30
---Reflections
for Lesson 09b, Col. 4:10-18, are due by Thursday,
May 1, at 4:00 pm., week 13 of the graduate school semester schedule.
--Here
is the paper presentation schedule for the last two class periods of the
semester.
Week 14, May 1 |
(25) The Questions
about Pauline Authorship of Colossians
Jerry Reed
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(26) The Christology
of Colossians
Josh Lovelace
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access--
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Week 15, May 8 |
(27) Paul's Concept
of Mystery in Colossians
Andrew Zawierucha
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(28) Soteriology
in Colossians
(with emphasis on
atonement motif)
Matt Thomas
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REMEMBER: the papers must be submitted
to the seminar members one week in advance of the
presentation date. Thus Jerry's and Josh's paper submission date
is next Thursday, April 24. Andrew and Matt's papers are due May 1. Each
member should send a copy attached to an email to each seminar member and
to the professor by the assigned submission date. If you don't have everyone's
email address, send me an email request at GWU@cranfordville.com
and I will send them to you.
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4/17/08
20:15
---Reflections
for Lesson 09a, Col. 4:7-9, are due by Thursday,
April 24, at 4:00 pm., week 13 of the graduate school semester schedule.
.
---We
will cover Lesson
09b,
Col 4:10-18 in the seminar session on Thursday, April 24.
.
-Remember
the Greek Party, Friday, April 18, at 6:00, at our
home, 105
Twin Lake Dr. in Boiling Springs.
.
--Here
is the paper presentation schedule for the last two class periods of the
semester.
Week 14, May 1 |
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(25) The Questions
about Pauline Authorship of Colossians
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(26) The Christology
of Colossians
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Week 15, May 8 |
-
(27) Paul's Concept
of Mystery in Colossians
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(28) Soteriology
in Colossians
-
(with emphasis on
atonement motif)
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REMEMBER: the papers must be submitted
to the seminar members one week in advance of the
presentation date. Thus Jerry's and Josh's paper submission date
is next Thursday, April 24. Each member should send a copy attached to
an email to each seminar member and to the professor by the assigned submission
date. If you don't have everyone's email address, send me an email request
at GWU@cranfordville.com and
I will send them to you.
4/11/08
18:00
---Reflections
for Lesson 08, Col. 4:2-6, are due by Thursday,
April 17, at 4:00 pm., week 12 of the graduate school semester schedule.
---We
will cover Lesson
09a,
Col 4:7-9 in the seminar session on Thursday, April 17.
-Remember
the Greek Party, Friday, April 18, at 6:00, at our
home, 105
Twin Lake Dr. in Boiling Springs. The sign-up deadline is Tuesday,
April 15.
4/3/08
20:30
---Reflections
for Lesson 07, Col. 3:18-4:1, are due by Thursday,
April 10, at 4:00 pm., week 11 of the graduate school semester schedule.
---We
will cover Lesson
08,
Col 4:2-6 in the seminar session on Thursday, April 10.
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The Annual Greek
party has been scheduled
When?
Friday evening, April 18, at 6:00 pm
Where?
Dr. Cranford's home: 105
Twin Lake Dr., Boiling Springs
What?
A catered dinner with loads of fun and fellowship
Who? Students
enrolled in Dr. Cranford's classes with spouse.
What?
You need to sign up to attend at the Greek Party
Signup page under Meetings in Online
Forms at Cranfordville.
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3/27/08
20:30
---Reflections
for Lesson 06b, Col. 3:5-17, are due by Thursday,
April 3, at 4:00 pm., week 10 of the graduate school semester schedule.
---We
will cover Lesson
07,
Col 3:18-4:1 in the seminar session on Thursday, April 3.
3/14/08
18:35
---Reflections
for Lesson 06a, Col. 2:20-3:4, are due by
Thursday, , at 4:00 pm., week 9 of the graduate
school semester schedule.
---We
will cover Lesson
06b,
Col 3:4-17 in the seminar session on Thursday, March 27.
-Thursday,
March 20, is a part of GWU's Easter Break; no seminar session that evening.
2/28/08
21:30
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---Reflections
for Lesson 05, Col. 2:6-19, are due by Thursday,
March 13, at 4:00 pm., week 8 of the graduate school semester schedule.
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The grading of the Reflections for Lesson
04 will be posted by next Tuesday evening.
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Be sure to follow the guidelines
very carefully.
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Also, very critical is the proper
filename for your assignment when you submit it electronically. The
server is set to reject duplicate filenames in order to prevent a second
assignment from overwriting the initially submitted assignment. If you
have a revised assignment, simply add "rev" to the file name in front of
the .doc file extension indication, e.g., R620Lesson05Cranfordrev.docx.
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We will cover Lesson
06a,
Col 2:20-3:4 in the seminar session on Thursday, March 13.
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---This
is partial coverage of Lesson 06. Just prepare in the eight sections the
verses 2:20-3:4. The remainder of Lesson 06, Col. 3:5-17, will come covered
on March 27 after the Easter break
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Thursday, March, 6 is spring break, and
Thursday, March 20, is Easter break.
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---The
remaining materials for Lessons 06 through 09 will be posted in the Course
Room by the end of Spring Break. Check the Course Room toward the end of
next week for this material.
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Cover this scripture text under the eight
sections in the lesson.
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NOTE: remember that we are a week behind
the Schedule page because of the snow day dismissal early in the semester.
We will catch up with the Schedule page on March 27.
2/23/08
20:15
-
---Reflections
for Lesson 04, Col. 1:24-2:5, are due by next
Thursday, Feb. 26, at 4:00 pm.
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The grading of the Reflections for Lesson
03b will be posted by next Tuesday evening.
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Be sure to follow the guidelines
very carefully.
-
Also, very critical is the proper
filename for your assignment when you submit it electronically. The
server is set to reject duplicate filenames in order to prevent a second
assignment from overwriting the initially submitted assignment. If you
have a revised assignment, simply add "rev" to the file name in front of
the .doc file extension indication, e.g., R620Lesson03bCranfordrev.docx.
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We will cover Lesson
05,
Col 2:6-19 in the seminar session next Thursday, Feb. 26.
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Cover this scripture text under the eight
sections in the lesson.
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NOTE: remember that we are a week behind
the Schedule page because of the snow day dismissal early in the semester.
2/15/08
21:05
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---Reflections
for Lesson 03b, Col. 1:21-23, are due by next
Thursday, Feb. 21, at 4:00 pm.
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The grading of the Reflections for Lesson
03a will be posted by next Tuesday evening.
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Be sure to follow the guidelines
very carefully.
-
Also, very critical is the proper
filename for your assignment when you submit it electronically. The
server is set to reject duplicate filenames in order to prevent a second
assignment from overwriting the initially submitted assignment. If you
have a revised assignment, simply add "rev" to the file name in front of
the .doc file extension indication, e.g., R620Lesson03bCranfordrev.docx.
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We will cover Lesson
04,
Col 1:24-2:5 in the seminar session next Thursday, Feb. 21.
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Cover this scripture text under the eight
sections in the lesson.
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NOTE: remember that we are a week behind
the Schedule page because of the snow day dismissal early in the semester.
2/7/08
19:30
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---Reflections
for Lesson 03a, Col. 1:9-20, are due by next
Thursday, Feb. 14, at 4:00 pm.
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The grading of the Reflections for Lesson
03a will be posted by next Tuesday evening.
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We will cover Lesson 03b,
Col 1:21-23 in the seminar session next Thursday
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Cover this scripture text under the eight
sections in the lesson.
2/1/08
21:00
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---Reflections
for Lesson 02, Col. 1:3-8, are due by next Thursday, Feb. 7, at 4:00 pm.
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The grading of the Reflections for Lesson
01 will be posted by next Tuesday evening.
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We will cover Lesson 03 in the seminar
session next Thursday
1/24/08
21:30
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---Since
we did finish covering Col. 1:1-2 in Lesson 01 tonight, your
reflections for Lesson 01 will be due by 4:00 next Thursday, Jan. 31.
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Here is the paper presentation schedule
for the last two class periods of the semester. The sequencing of the papers
is based on subject areas.
Week 14, May 1 |
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(25) The Questions
about Pauline Authorship of Colossians
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(26) The Christology
of Colossians
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Week 15, May 8 |
-
(27) Paul's Concept
of Mystery in Colossians
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(28) Soteriology
in Colossians (with emphasis on atonement motif)
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Next Thursday, Jan. 31, the session will
focus on Lesson 02.
10:00
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Since we got knocked out of class last
week because of the weather, we will attempt to make up some ground tonight
with an attempt to cover Lessons
01 and 02.
You should have Lesson 01 prepared and be somewhat familiar with the Greek
text of Col. 1:1-8.
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Paper
Topic Assignments:
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Having to do with the Greek text of Colossians
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The Style of the Greek Text in comparison
to other Pauline Letters
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The Transmission of the Greek Text during
the First Five Centuries of Text Copying
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How Colossians compares as a Letter to
the other Pauline documents and to ancient letter writing in general.
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Having to do with the contents of the Greek
text of Colossians
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The Christology of
Colossians
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Paul's Concept of
Mystery in Colossians
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Soteriology in Colossians
(with emphasis on atonement motif)
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Ecclesiology in Colossians
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The Concept of the Family in Colossians
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Having to do with the history of interpretation
of Colossians (die Wirkungsgeschichte)
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The Relation of Colossians to the other
Prison Letters
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The Questions about
Pauline Authorship of Colossians
1/4/08
10:00
This is the Bulletin Board for the study
of the Greek text of Colossians. This will serve as the main communication
link between student and professor outside of the classroom.
The course is being offered jointly
between the Department of Religious Studies and the M. Christopher White
School of Divinity. The undergraduate students will be signed up for Greek
496 Independent Study (CRN 21280), Religion
620 (21278) and the divinity school students will be signed up for
DSGK205
(CRN 21282) Colossians.
The assignments between the undergraduate
and masters students will be similar. Each student will be required to
write and then present in class a research paper in addition to the regular
requirements. For the details of requirements for students see Course
Requirements in the Course Syllabus,
which spells out the requirements in more details.
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