Exordium!

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Reading: Roetzel, ix-xii, 1-5; Elliott, "No Acolyte of Rome: A New Look at the Apostle Paul"

NB: Reading assignments are to be read by the time class meets on the day they are listed.

Online Resource: Peter and Paul and the Christian Revolution

Supplemental Reading (NB: Supplemental readings are not required.)

Reading: Roetzel, 6-19

Supplemental Reading; Supplemental Reading; The "Trees" in Silva Rhetoricae

Reading: Roetzel, 36-50

Supplemental Reading

Reading: Acts 1:1 - 8:40; Dr. Mark's Annotated Chronology of Paul (9 B.C.E.–36 C.E.); Gorman, 106-109

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Supplemental Reading; Grant, "The Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts"

Reading: Gorman, 1-14

Exegesis Resources

Reading: Gorman, 15-33, 211-16

Supplemental Reading: Fee, To What End Exegesis? Essays Textual, Exegetical, and Theological (reviewed by Given)

Reading: Gorman, 35-57

Paper (1-2 pages): Gorman, p. 57, no. 1

Supplemental Reading: Wallace, Why So Many Versions?; the NET Bible on Isa 7:14

Reading: Gorman, 59-73

The Early and Mostly Secondary Source Paul

Reading: Acts 9:1-25 (cf. Gal 1:11-24; Phil 3:1-11); Dr. Mark's Annotated Chronology of Paul (36 - 50 C.E.); Re-Reading Paul: A fresh look at his attitude to Torah and to Judaism

Acts 9:3-8 and Parallels

Supplemental Reading

The Third Element of Exegesis: Formal Analysis

Reading: Gorman, 75-90, 111-12

Short Paper (1-2 pages):  Gorman, p. 90, no. 2

Reading: Acts 9:26-31; Roetzel, 67-78, 171-174

Video Clip: Paul in the Last Temptation of Christ

Supplemental Reading

Reading: Acts 9:32 - 14:28 (cf. Rom 1:16); Roetzel, 19-27; Wengst, "When did Christianity Originate?"

Discussion Outline: Preparing "The Way" for Paul's Law-less Gospel

Website: Journeys of Paul

Supplemental Reading

Reading: Acts 15:1-35; Gal 2:1-21

Paper: The Rhetorical Purposes of Luke and Paul

Make-up Paper: A Closer Look at the Earliest Kerygma and Christology

Supplemental Reading

Reading: Acts 15:36 - 17:34 (cf. Acts 17:22-31 with 1 Thess 2:1-2; 3:1; Rom 1:18 - 2:16); Roetzel 27-29; 119-121; Given, "Not Either/Or but Both/And in Paul's Areopagus Speech," Biblical Interpretation 3,3 (1995)

Supplemental Reading

The Later and Mostly Primary Source Paul

Reading: Roetzel, 51-66; Dr. Mark's Annotated Chronology of Paul (50–58 C.E.)

Supplemental Reading

Reading: Acts 18:1-11; 1 Thessalonians (review Acts 17:1-9); Roetzel, 29-30; 79-83; 127-128; Wanamaker, "'Like a Father Treats His Own Children.' Paul and the Conversion of the Thessalonians"

Readings Quiz (covers readings from Jan 24 through Feb 26): Study Guide

Supplemental Reading: Given, 1 Thessalonians Lecture Outline

Reading: Gorman, 91-106, 109-110, 112-14

Reading: Galatians (review Acts 16:6); Roetzel, 96-103

Supplemental Reading

Reading: Gorman, 123-34; Jews and Christians Speak of Paul (Read the presentations of Boyarin, Roetzel, and Fredriksen)

Non-written Assignment: After reading the Gorman chapter, review the five interpretive postures covered in pp. 124-27 again.  Then skim the second reading to see which of the first three speakers seem most interesting to you.  Carefully read the presentation of one of them and be prepared to comment in class on passages that you think reflect his or her interpretive posture or postures. 

Textbook Reading: Acts 18:12 - 19:41; 1 Cor 1-4; Roetzel, 83-87, 125-126; Stichele, "Unveiling Paul: Gendering Ethos in 1 Cor 11:2-16" (read the "Ethos Argumentation" and "Character and Masculinity in Ancient Rhetoric" sections)

Supplemental Reading

Reading: 1 Cor 5:1 - 7:40; Roetzel, 87-92; 121-125; Spohn, "Is There Such a Thing as New Testament Ethics?"

Supplemental Reading: Dale B. Martin, review of Richard B. Hays, The Moral Vision of the New Testament: A Contemporary Introduction to New Testament Ethics, Review of Biblical Literature [http://www.bookreviews.org] (1998).

Reading: 1 Cor 8:1 - 11:1; Rom 14:1 - 15:6

Supplemental Reading: 1 Corinthians 8-16 Lecture Outline; Given, "All things to all people all at once: Paul's ambiguous rhetorical strategy in 1 Cor 8:1 - 11:1"

Assignment: Send me an email by the morning of March 27 telling me your passage and why you have chosen it.

See March 26.

Reading: 1 Cor 11:2 - 16:24; Roetzel 30-36; 182-190, 130-131; Penner and Stichele, "Unveiling Paul: Gendering Ethos in 1 Cor 11:2-16" (read the rest of the article)

Supplemental Reading

Reading: Acts 20:1; 2 Corinthians; Roetzel, 92-96

Supplemental Reading: 2 Corinthians Lecture Outline

Reading: Gorman, 115-21

Non-written Assignment: Reflect on whether 2 Corinthians can be "synthesized" into one letter.

Supplemental Reading: Given, "On His Majesty's Secret Service: The Undercover Ethos of Paul"; Goulder, Paul and the Competing Mission in Corinth (description and excerpt); Long, Fredrick J. Ancient Rhetoric and Paul's Apology: The Compositional Unity of 2 Corinthians (reviewed by Silva); Sumney, "Who are those 'Servants of Satan'?"

Reading: Acts 20:2; Rom 1:1-15; 15:14 - 16:23; Roetzel, 103-105, 110-113

Supplemental Reading: Romans Lecture Outline I; Byrne, "Interpreting Romans Theologically in a Post-'New Perspective' Perspective"; Hester, "The Rhetoric of Persona in Romans: Re-reading Romans 1:1-12"; Talbert, Romans (excerpt); Penna, Paul the Apostle (Reviewed by Given)

Reading: Romans 1:16 - 3:20; Roetzel, 106-107; Martin, "Heterosexism and the Interpretation of Romans 1:18-32."  Biblical Interpretation 3 (1995) 332-355.

Paper: Write a 2 page, formal statement of the results of applying exegesis elements 1 and 2 (survey and contextual analysis) to your passage.  I am not expecting this to be the polished version of these sections of your exegesis paper, but you should aim to convince me that you have put some thought and effort into these initial steps.

Supplemental Reading:  Dabourne, Purpose and Cause in Pauline Exegesis: Romans 1:16 - 4:25 and a New Approach to the Letters (Reviewed by Given); Hays, Richard. "Relations natural and unnatural: a response to J. Boswell's exegesis of Rom 1." Journal of Religious Ethics, 14 no 1 Spr 1986, p 184-215 (ATLA); The Testament of Asher Concerning Two Faces of Vice and Virtue; Zorn, "The Messianic Use of Habakkuk 2:4a in Romans" (Read up to "Habakkuk and Its Context")

Reading: Rom 3:21 - 7:6; Roetzel, 107, 128-130; 166-170

Supplemental Reading: Romans Lecture Outline II; Mattison, "The Meaning of the Law for Paul"

Reading: Rom 7:7 - 8:39; Roetzel, 107-108

Supplemental Reading: Byrne, On ReReading Paul; Gager, "Paul's Contradictions – Can They Be Resolved?"; "Calvinism" (Center for Reformed Theology and Apologetics); Harink, "Apocalypsis and Polis: Pauline Reflections on the Theological Politics of Yoder, Hauerwas, and Milbank"; Meyer, "The Worm at the Core of the Apple"; Tabor, The Jewish-Roman World of Jesus; Tabor, "The Message and Mission of Paul" (Read "The Message" which is part one of the article.  Stop where the "Apostolic Authority and Mission" section begins.)

Reading: Rom 9 - 11; A Rhetorical Outline of Rom 9 - 11; Phil 3:1-11; Roetzel, 108-109; 174-181

Readings Quiz (covers readings from Feb 28 through Apr 9): Study Guide

Supplemental Reading: Romans Lecture Outline III; Cosgrove, Elusive Israel: The Puzzle of Election in Romans (reviewed by Nanos);  Given, "Restoring the Inheritance in Rom 11:1." Journal of Biblical Literature 118,1 (1999); Thomas, "The Return of the Jewish Church"; Mouw, The Chosen People Puzzle; Wagner, Heralds of the Good News: Isaiah and Paul in Concert in the Letter to the Romans (reviewed by Stanley); Young, Paul the Jewish Theologian (description and sample chapter)

The Mouw article is a very intriguing piece by an evangelical theologian who failed a class because of Rom 11.  Whether you agree with Mouw's own position or not, his article does a good job of illustrating the difficulties theologians face when trying to make sense of Paul—and the rest of the NT for that matter—on the subject of Jews and Judaism.

Reading: Rom 12:1 - 16:27; Roetzel 109-110

Reading: Acts 20:3 - 26:32;  Dr. Mark's Annotated Chronology of Paul (58–62 C.E.); Gorman, 135-146

Major Commentary List

Reading: Philemon; Roetzel, 116-118;  Chris Frilingos, "'For My Child, Onesimus': Paul and Domestic Power in Philemon." Journal of Biblical Literature .

Basic Research Skill Assignment: Use the instructions on the Exegesis Resources page to find the Frilingos article online and print a copy.

Supplemental Reading: Grimke, "Appeal to the Christian Women of the South"; Raphall, "The Bible View of Slavery"; Marie-Eloise Rosenblatt, Paul the Accused- His Portrait in the Acts of the Apostles (reviewed by Given); Wallace, "Philemon: Introduction, Argument , Outline"; "Some Initial Reflections on Slavery in the NT"

The nineteenth century Grimke and Raphall articles illustrate the amazingly diverse ways the Bible was interpreted on the subject of slavery.

Reading: Acts 27:1 - 28:31; Philippians; Roetzel, 113-116; 131-132; Seeley, "The Background of the Philippians Hymn (2:6-11)"

Supplemental Reading: Given, "Exegesis of Phil 2:5-11", Lectionary Homiletics (Spring, '03); Wallace, "Philippians: Introduction, Argument, and Outline"; Wright, "Paul's Gospel and Caesar's Empire"

The Mostly Pseudepigraphic Paul

Reading: 2 Thessalonians; Roetzel, 133-4; 148-52

Supplemental Reading: Frank W. Hughes, "Pseudonymity as Rhetoric: A Prolegomenon to the Study of Pauline Pseudepigrapha"

Reading: Colossians; Roetzel, 134-41; Given, "Review of Reicke, Re-examining Paul's Letters: The History of the Pauline Correspondence"

Reading: Ephesians; Roetzel, 141-48

Supplemental Reading: Perkins, Ephesians (reviewed by Mouton)

Reading: Titus; 1 Timothy; Roetzel, 153-66; Ignatius to the Magnesians 1-8 (Hoole translation); Polycarp to the Philippians 1-6 (Lake translation) 

Supplemental Reading: Deutero-Pauline and Pastoral Epistles Lecture Outline; 1 Timothy Outline; Ignatius; Pervo, "Romancing an Oft-Neglected Stone: The Pastoral Epistles and the Epistolary Novel"; Polycarp; Women in the Early Church Lecture Outline

Reading: 2 Timothy

Reading: The Acts of Paul (Read Introduction and section II.); The Apocalypse of Paul;

Supplemental Reading: 3 Corinthians; The Prayer of the Apostle Paul; Epistle to the Laodiceans; The Correspondence of Paul and Seneca