Bible Study Syllabus (Hays)

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This is the syllabus that the Bible study used in the summer of 2007. We read Richard B. Hays' The Moral Vision of the New Testament. Below is the weekly reading schedule.

Contents 1 Schedule 1.1 June 14 1.1.1 Topic 1.1.2 Readings 1.2 June 21 1.2.1 Topic 1.2.2 Readings 1.3 June 28 1.3.1 Topic 1.3.2 Readings 1.4 July 5 1.4.1 Topic 1.4.2 Readings 1.5 July 12 1.5.1 Topic 1.5.2 Readings 1.6 July 19 1.6.1 Topic 1.6.2 Readings 1.7 July 26 1.7.1 Topic 1.7.2 Readings 1.8 August 2 1.8.1 Topic 1.8.2 Readings 1.9 August 9 1.9.1 Topic 1.9.2 Readings 1.10 August 16 1.10.1 Topic 1.10.2 Readings 1.11 August 23 1.11.1 Topic 1.11.2 Readings

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[edit] June 14

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Introduction and Paul

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• Everyone reads the introduction (pp. 1-12)
• Each person picks one of the below to read:
  • Paul: The Koinonia of His Suffering (pp. 16-59) or
  • Developments in the Pauline Tradition (pp. 60-72)

[edit] June 21

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The Gospels

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• Each person chooses one of the following four chapters to present to the rest of the group:
  • The Gospel of Mark: Taking Up the Cross (pp. 73-92)
  • The Gospel of Matthew: Training for the Kingdom of Heaven (pp. 93-111)
  • Luke-Acts: Liberation through the Power of the Spirit (pp. 112-137)
  • The Gospel and Epistles of John: Loving One Another (pp. 138-157)

[edit] June 28

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The Historical Jesus and Revelation

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• Everyone reads pp. 158-185.
  • Excursus: The Role of the Historical Jesus in New Testament Ethics
  • Revelation: Resisting the Beast

[edit] July 5

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The Synthetic Task

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• Everyone reads pp. 187-205
  • All of Part Two, The Synthetic Task: Finding Coherence in the Moral Vision of the New Testament

[edit] July 12

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Introduction to Christian Ethicists, Niebuhr, and Barth

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• Everyone reads pp. 207-238.
  • How Do Ethicists Use Scripture? Diagnostic Questions
  • Niebuhr and Barth sections of Five Representative Hermeneutical Strategies

[edit] July 19

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Yoder and Hauerwas

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• Everyone reads pp. 239-265
  • Yoder and Hauerwas sections of Five Representative Hermeneutical Strategies

[edit] July 26

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Schussler-Fiorenza and Normative Proposals

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• Everyone reads pp. 266-312.
  • Schussler-Fiorenza section from Five Representative Hermeneutical Strategies
  • How Shall We Use the Texts: Normative Proposals

[edit] August 2

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Test Case: Abortion

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• Everyone reads pp. 444-461.

[edit] August 9

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Test Case: Violence in Defense of Justice

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• Everyone reads pp. 317-346.

[edit] August 16

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Test Case: Homosexuality

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• Everyone reads pp. 379-406.

[edit] August 23

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Test Case: Anti-Judaism and Ethnic Conflict

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• Everyone reads pp. 407-443.