A. The Literary Structure of Each of the Three Synoptic Gospels and Acts of the Apostles.
B. The Easter Narratives in the Synoptic Gospels (for the notes, click here):
1. Introductory Notes
2. The Easter Narratives in Mark and Matthew
3. A Reflection on the Longer Ending in Mark
4. The Lucan Easter Narrative
C. The Acts of the Apostles (for the notes, click here):
Introduction
Exegesis I - VI
N.B. See the guide questions posted on our blog site.
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Format of the Exam:
Test I: Short Answer. 15 questions = 40 pts.).
Test II: Essay. (Choose one of the two questions, 10 pts.).
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Exam Date: 2/17/15
Time: 8:10 a.m. - 9:55 a.m.
Place: Arnoldus Hall
Experience the joy of the good news from a Jewish sage in Galilee called Jesus. Study the texts which Matthew, Mark and Luke composed about him and how this good news spread from Jerusalem to the countries east of the Mediterranean Sea. For the second semester (SS 202), you will learn about the stories of the birth, death and resurrection of the Messiah in the Synoptic Gospels and the mission of the early Christians in the Acts of the Apostles.
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Mission of Paul to the Ends of the Earth (15:36-28:31)
Additional Points for the Final Exam Preparation:
1. Paul’s quarrel with Barnabas and Mark 15:36-39).
2. Paul takes Silas as he sets out on another mission (15:40-41).
3. Paul revisits Lyster and Derbe (16:1-5) – circumcision of Timothy?
4. Paul moves on through Phrygia and Galatia to Troas (16:6-10).
5. Paul sets out from Antioch through Galatia and Phrygia (18:23)
6. Presence at Ephesus of Apollos from Alexandria (18:24-28)
7. Stay in Ephesus for three years (19:1-14).
8. Brief account of Paul’s travels through Macedonia to Greece (20:1-3a).
9. Goes back through Macedonia and Philippi (20:3b-6).
10. Crosses from Philippi to Troas where he raises the dead to life (20:7-12).
11. Breaks bread (20:21).
12. Paul sails along the Asia Minor coast to Miletus bypassing Ephesus to be in Jerusalem for Pentecost, AD 58 (20:13-16).
13. Paul to Tyre (21:1-6); then to Caesarea (21:7-14).
14. Arrest in Jerusalem: Imprisonment and Trials in Caesarea (Acts 21:15-26:32).
15. Journey to Rome as a Prisoner (27:1-28:14a).
16. Paul in Rome (28:14b-31).
1. Paul’s quarrel with Barnabas and Mark 15:36-39).
2. Paul takes Silas as he sets out on another mission (15:40-41).
3. Paul revisits Lyster and Derbe (16:1-5) – circumcision of Timothy?
4. Paul moves on through Phrygia and Galatia to Troas (16:6-10).
5. Paul sets out from Antioch through Galatia and Phrygia (18:23)
6. Presence at Ephesus of Apollos from Alexandria (18:24-28)
7. Stay in Ephesus for three years (19:1-14).
8. Brief account of Paul’s travels through Macedonia to Greece (20:1-3a).
9. Goes back through Macedonia and Philippi (20:3b-6).
10. Crosses from Philippi to Troas where he raises the dead to life (20:7-12).
11. Breaks bread (20:21).
12. Paul sails along the Asia Minor coast to Miletus bypassing Ephesus to be in Jerusalem for Pentecost, AD 58 (20:13-16).
13. Paul to Tyre (21:1-6); then to Caesarea (21:7-14).
14. Arrest in Jerusalem: Imprisonment and Trials in Caesarea (Acts 21:15-26:32).
15. Journey to Rome as a Prisoner (27:1-28:14a).
16. Paul in Rome (28:14b-31).
Missions of Barnabas and Saul Converting Gentiles; Approval at Jerusalem (13:1-15:35)
Additional Points for the Preparation of the Final Examination.
1. Short description of the church of Antioch (13:1-13).
2. Barnabas and Saul go to Cyprus (13:4-12).
3. From Cyprus to Antioch of Pisidia in Asia Minor (13:13-50).
4. From Pisidia to Iconium (13:51-14:5).
5. From Iconium to the Lycoanian Cities of Lystra and Derbe (14:6-21a).
6. The two disciples retrace their steps through the Asia Minor cities and then sail back to Syrian Antioch (14:21b-28).
7. The circumcision party at Jerusalem who now send people to Antioch (15:1).
8. The Trip to Jerusalem (Paul and Barnabas, 15:2-3)
9. The Jerusalem Conference (15:4-29):
10. Paul and Barnabas go back to Antioch carrying a letter (15:30-35).
11. References.
1. Short description of the church of Antioch (13:1-13).
2. Barnabas and Saul go to Cyprus (13:4-12).
3. From Cyprus to Antioch of Pisidia in Asia Minor (13:13-50).
4. From Pisidia to Iconium (13:51-14:5).
5. From Iconium to the Lycoanian Cities of Lystra and Derbe (14:6-21a).
6. The two disciples retrace their steps through the Asia Minor cities and then sail back to Syrian Antioch (14:21b-28).
7. The circumcision party at Jerusalem who now send people to Antioch (15:1).
8. The Trip to Jerusalem (Paul and Barnabas, 15:2-3)
9. The Jerusalem Conference (15:4-29):
10. Paul and Barnabas go back to Antioch carrying a letter (15:30-35).
11. References.
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