David Trobisch
 Throckmorton- Hayes Professor of New Testament Language and Literature
  Email: DTrobisch@BTS.edu //  Curriculum Vitae / short CV // tel (207) 774 5212 x 205 //  fax (207) 874 2214

EXEGETICAL METHODS (BS 1502)

Portland/Bangor Spring 2006
Wednesday 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Video Conference
 (one week from Bangor, one week from Portland)

Last Minute: Last updated January 01, 2008 18:20

bullet Next week is the last class. I teach from Portland. Interested in going to Great Lost Bear afterwards? I will.
bullet Please give me feedback about this class: What do you want me to continue to do? What should I change?

Gospel of Judas.

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The full text in English (PDF)

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Wikipedia

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National Geographic Web Site

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Resources collected by the Society of Biblical Literature

Homework for 5/10

  1. Fill out the quiz. 
  2. Continue to work on the assignments concerning the Gospel of Judas to which you committed in class.
    bulletEstablish the text -- how much is missing? what does it look like? which language? what about carbon dating the papyrus and ink?
    bulletStructure  -- is it possible to identify structural markers left by the author or first editor? How did the author want the text structured?
    bulletSource criticism -- is the text using the canonical gospels? is it using Q? is it using Thomas or any other written source? Is Gospel of Judas really the source used by Irenaeus or could it be a different gospel with the same name (please identify the quote in Irenaeus and bring it to class)?
    bulletRedaction criticism -- if it uses a source, how did it edit this source? If it does not use a known source, are there any redactional elements in the text? What can we learn about the intention of the first editors of the Gospel of Judas?
    bulletForm criticism -- what genre is this gospel? How does it compare to one or more of the canonical gospels as far as the genre is concerned? What are close parallels (Eileen mentioned gospels from the Nag Hammadi collection). What is the situation of communication? For a web resource see: http://wesley.nnu.edu/biblical_studies/noncanon/ 
  3. To help us communicate in preparation for next session: Read what other class participants wrote about the Gospel of Judas and Post your findings (optional). Keep your contributions brief. This is not the place to submit homework but to pass on tips and hints.

Links

bulletMidrash on 1Cor 13
bulletMidrash/Pam Gross.doc
bulletMidrash/Tim Hall.doc
bulletMidrash/Michael Kasevich.doc
bulletMidrash/Lori Whittemore.doc
bulletMidrash/Roxanne Bredenberg.htm
bullet Midrash/Poppy Arford.doc
bulletMidrash/Eric Gagnon.doc
bulletSyllabus // Sessions //  Dates for Midrash
bulletBulletin board: Feedback,  books checked out, reserve date for  your midrash // Form to post to the bulletin board 
bulletOld Homework
bulletQuestions for the second quiz
bulletPresentation files
bulletTranscriptions workshop (PowerPoint)
bulletNT manuscripts (pdf, password protected, 4.5 MB file)
bulletRedaction Criticism (pdf)
bulletTwo-Source-Theory (pdf)
bulletSource Criticism (pdf)
bulletForm Criticism (pdf)
bulletComparing Relitions (pdf)

Book Reviews

bulletList of books (check out the book of your choice, if it is not available pick another one) // Instructions for book reviews
bulletSubmit your book review by posting it to this form (copy and paste) // Posted Reviews // Samples

Resources

bulletHebrew Alphabet // Table of characters
bulletFirstSearch: http://www.bts.edu/library/ILL.htm click on FirstSearch // The address for FirstSearch (works even when the BTS server is down): http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org.
bulletHow to access the ATLAReligion database (password protected PDF file)
bulletExample of excellent redaction criticism in the Synoptics (PDF file).

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