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 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

Jesus of Nazareth

Portland/Bangor Fall 2006
Wednesday 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Video Conference
 (one week from Bangor, one week from Portland)

  
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Syllabus

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Class Schedule

Last Minute: Last updated December 09, 2006 17:25

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12/13: Portland group, after class I will go for a cup of coffee. Location to be determined. Probably Starbucks on Congress Street.  Please feel free to join.

Homework for 11/8+11/15

  1. Write your paper. Excerpt from the syllabus:

Paper with bibliography 15 pages. You are expected to describe a primary source of your choice  and discuss its historical value. Sources to choose from are: Jesus in Koran, Jesus in Rabbinic literature, Jesus in one extra-canonical gospel, in Paul, in Acts, in the General Letters. Or as an alternative you can follow the text book and pick an interpretation of Jesus (§8 charismatic leader, §9 prophet, §10 healer, §11 poet, §12 teacher) and relate it to the relevant sources. In this paper I want you to document that your are able to access and critically discuss primary sources on Jesus. Due date: 12/6/2006.

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How to access the ATLAReligion database (password protected PDF file)

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How to write an exegetical paper // Ignore the comments on oral presentations.

  1. Read John 18-19: the death of Jesus
  2. Textbook 151- 161 Date of Jesus' birth / date of Jesus' death

Homework for 12/6 (no class 11/29)

  1. Finish your paper. If you can get the paper to me by 11/29, either by email or snail mail (BTS, 159 State Street, Portland ME 04101), I will try to give it back to you during class and you have a chance to hand in an improved version at our last session. The paper is due 12/6.
  2. Prepare for the quiz. Questions for the quiz (2)

Homework for 12/13 (last class)

  1. Fill out the quiz (fill it out before we meet again).
  2. Next time Rabbi Harry Sky will join us and interpret passages from Matthew 5-7 (Sermon on the Mount) from a Jewish perspective.
    bulletWhat do you want to ask a Rabbi about Jesus? Note your questions.
  3. Finish any outstanding work for this class.
  4. Please give feedback on the format of meeting for one whole Saturday to make up for three sessions
    bulletGive Feedback // Read Feedback
  5. Give me feedback on the class

Links

bulletQuestions for the quiz (2)
bulletQuestions for the quiz (1)
bulletBooks on Jesus // Instructions for Book Reviews // 
bulletSamples // Posted Reviews // Submit your book review by posting it to this form (copy and paste)
bulletBulletin board // Post to the bulletin board
bulletAlbert Schweitzer: The Quest for the historical Jesus
bullet Two-Source-Theory (See text book p. 25).
bulletOld Homework
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Geography in Mark and Matthew (PPT)

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How to access the ATLAReligion database (password protected PDF file)

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How to write an exegetical paper // Guidelines for Oral Presentations

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Judah ha Nasi  (PDF or on the web)

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Mishnah: http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Mishnah

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