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Religion 492
---New Testament Seminar----
Spring Semester 2004

last revised: 4/24/04

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Week:	Date:	Class Period: Tuesday (Targeted Material):	Thursday (Targeted Material):
1	Jan 8	..	(1) Introduction       Course Syllabus       Presentation Assignments
-----	Unit 1:	Understanding Texts	Exam 1 over Unit 1 due Feb 13: Instructions
2	Jan 13, 15 Topic: 1.1 The Human Angle:	(2) Topic 1.1.1 Historical Aspects	(3) Topic 1.1.2 Literary Aspects
3	Jan 20, 22 Topic: 1.2 The Divine Angle:	(4) Topic 1.2.1 Divine Revelation	(5) Topic 1.2.2 Divine Inspiration
4	Jan 27, 29 Topic: 1.3 Sacred Texts & Christianity:	(6) Topic 1.3.1 Nature of Scripture	(7) Topic 1.3.2 Canon of Scripture
5	Feb 3, 5 Topic: 1.3 Sacred Texts & Christianity:	(8) Topic 1.3.3 Normative Authority &  Biblical Interpretation	(9) Topic 1.3.4 Permanent Tensions in  Biblical Interpretation
------	Unit 2:	Interpreting NT Texts	Exam 2 over Unit 2 due May 2: Instructions
6	Feb 10, 12 Topic: 2.1 Interpretative Methods  up to the Modern Era:	(10) Topic 2.1.1 Beginnings	(11) Topic 2.1.1 Beginnings Presentation 1:  Travis Laflin ---- Presentation 2:  Cody Sanders ----
7	Feb 17, 19 Topic: 2.1 Interpretative Methods  up to the Modern Era:	(12) Topic 2.1.2 Patristic Interpretation	(13) Topic 2.1.2 Patristic Interpretation Presentation 3:  Laurie Ann Pinkert ---- Presentation 4:
8	Feb 24, 26 Topic: 2.1 Interpretative Methods  up to the Modern Era:	(14) Topic 2.1.3 Medieval Interpretation	(15) Topic 2.1.3 Medieval Interpretation Presentation 5:  Caleb Wyatt ---- Presentation 6:  Todd Newton ----
9	Mar 2, 4 Topic: 2.1 Interpretative Methods  up to the Modern Era:	(16) Topic 2.1.4 The Renaissance and Reformation	(17) Topic 2.1.4 The Renaissance and Reformation Presentation 7:  Justin Murphy ---- Presentation 8:  Jay Denton ----
------	Mar 8 - 12	Spring Break	------
10	Mar 16, 18 Topic: 2.2 The Historical-Critical Method:	(18) Topic 2.2.1 The Beginning of the  Historical-Critical Method	(19) Topic 2.2.1 The Beginning of the  Historical-Critical Method Presentation 9:  Barry Wilson ---- Presentation 10:  Roland Kemokai ----
11	Mar 23, 25 Topic: 2.2 The Historical-Critical Method:	(20) Topic 2.2.2 1800-1918: The NT from  Schleiermacher to Schweitzer	(21) Topic 2.2.2 1800-1918: The NT from  Schleiermacher to Schweitzer Presentation 11:  Kris Patton --- Presentation 12:  Matt Pennington ---
12	Mar 30, Apr 1 Topic: 2.2 The Historical-Critical Method:	(22) Topic 2.2.3 1918-1975: NT Criticism after Schweitzer	(23) Topic 2.2.3 1918-1975: NT Criticism after Schweitzer Presentation 13:  Rob Craig ---- Presentation 14:  Amy Corriher ----
13	Apr 6, 8 Topic: 2.3 The Contemporary Scene:	(24) Topic 2.3.1 Academic Trends in Interpretation	(25) Topic 2.3.1 Academic Trends in Interpretation Presentation 15:  Presentation 16:  Nathaniel White ----
14	Apr 13, 15 Topic: 2.3 The Contemporary Scene:	(26) Topic 2.3.1 Academic Trends in Interpretation	(27) Topic 2.3.1 Academic Trends in Interpretation Presentation 17:  Jamin Parnell ---- Presentation 18:  Tim Ledford ----
15	Apr 20, 22 Topic: 2.3 The Contemporary Scene:	(28) Topic 2.3.2 Social Trends in Interpretation	(28) Topic 2.3.2 Social Trends in Interpretation Presentation 19:  Amanda Houser --- Presentation 20:  Brian Maiers ---
16	Apr 27, 29 Topic: 2.3 The Contemporary Scene:	(29) Topic 2.3.3 Evangelical Trends in Interpretation	----- Exam Study Day -----
17	May 1 Topic: 2.3 The Contemporary Scene:	Sat, 1:00 - 4:00 am Exam 2 over Unit 2 due May 2: Instructions	(30-32) Developing a Personal Exegetical Method

These are 'take-home' exams that must be completed outside of class and turned in on the specified due date. Click on the Instructions with each exam for specific instructions.

These are 'take-home' quizzes that must be completed outside of class and turned in on the specified due date. Click on the Instructions with each quiz for specific instructions.

The final exam will be the development of your personal theology of Jesus, completed outside of class and turned in on the specified date.  See Bulletin Board section for details.

According to university policy, students are expected to be present and sit for the final exam on the date scheduled by the university. The professor has no responsibility for determining the exam date; this is done strictly by the university administration. My policy is to follow this guideline rigidly. This means: NO FINAL EXAMS ARE GIVEN EARLY FOR ANY REASON! If the student can't be present at the scheduled date, then a grade of Incomplete ("I") will be given and the student can make up the work at the beginning of the following semester, according to university guidelines. Any deviation from the regular exam schedule requires specific approval by the university provost. The student is required to complete a prescribed form that can be secured from the provost's office. Expect approval only for illness, death of a family member or some similar extreme emergency. Plane reservations prior to the end of final exam week; an "early ride home" etc. will not receive approval by the provost.

This column contains a self-check internet based quiz to each student should take at the end of each week in order to see whether the materials in the designated topics of study have been sufficiently grasped. This is not a part of the semester grade structure. CAUTION: These quizzes will only work while using the MS Internet Explorer or an IE based browser such as Slim Browser or NeoPlanet. The version of java scripting used by the quiz software is the Microsoft version rather than the standardized java scripting commonly used.