| CODE | SHG3050 | ||||||
| TITLE | The Synoptic Gospels | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Sacred Scripture, Hebrew and Greek | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | In this study-unit students are given the opportunity to verify the multiplicity of witnessing to the living person of Jesus Christ through the inspired writings of the Synoptic Evangelists, namely Mark, Matthew and Luke, and their respective communities, together with the peculiarities and characteristic features of each of the three Synoptic Gospels. Study-Unit Aims: - to present the main features of the three Synoptic Gospels; - to outline the principal characteristics of the public mission and the Passion of Jesus as described in the three mentioned gospels; - to recognise the areas of convergence of the three Gospels and the differences between them. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - explain what is meant by the term "Synoptic Gospel"; - identify the social, religious and literary contexts of the Synoptic Gospels of Mark, Matthew and Luke; - discuss and give examples of the similarities and differences in the Synoptic Gospels; - describe the Three Stages of the Formation of the Synoptic Gospels; - explain the Three Stages of the Formation of the Synoptic Gospels; - demonstrate how each of the Three Stages are present in the gospel texts. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - identify the fundamental contribution of each of the three Synoptic Gospels as regards Christology; - identify the fundamental contribution of each of the three Synoptic Gospels as regards Ecclesiology; - formulate a complete picture of basic issues in Theology (namely the divinity and humanity of Jesus Christ, Christ's redemptive work, the Church, Christian discipleship and ethics, the role of the Holy Spirit) from the Gospel texts of the Synoptic Gospels. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Brown, Raymond E., “Gospels in General; Synoptic Gospels in Particular,” in Raymond E. Brown, An Introduction to the New Testament (New York: Doubleday, 1997), 99-125. - Witherup, Ronald D., “Introduction to the Synoptic Gospels,” in The Jerome Biblical Commentary for the Twenty-First Century, Third Fully Revised Edition, edited by John J. Collins, Gina Hens-Piazza, Barbara Reid, and Donald Senior (London: T&T Clark, 2022), 1154-1167. - DONAHUE John R. – HARRINGTON Daniel J., The Gospel of Mark (= Sacra Pagina 2), Collegeville/MN 2002 [BS491.2.S3 D66]. - FITZMYER Joseph A., The Gospel According to Luke (I-IX; X XXIV) (= Anchor Bible 27-28A), NY 1981 1985 [BS192.2 .A535]. - HARRINGTON Daniel J., The Gospel of Matthew (= Sacra Pagina 1), Collegeville/MN 1991 [BS491.2.S3 H37]. - de VAUX Roland, Ancient Israel. Its Life and Institutions, London 2011 [DS112 .V313]. Supplementary Readings: - ALETTI Jean-Noël, L’Arte di raccontare Gesù Cristo. L’arte narrativa del vangelo di Luca, Brescia 1991 [BS2595.2 .A4]. - GUNDRY Robert H., Mark. A commentary on his apology for the cross, Grand Rapids/MI 1993 [0802847900]. - JEREMIAS Joachim, Jerusalem in the time of Jesus, London 2012 [DS109 .J39 1969]. - JOHNSON Timothy L., The Gospel of Luke (= Sacra Pagina 3), Collegeville/MN 1991 [BS491.2.S3 J64]. - Carter, Warren, Matthew, Storyteller, Interpreter, Evangelist (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2004). - Gundry, Robert H., Matthew. A Commentary on his Handbook for a Mixed Church Under Persecution, Second Edition (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2000). |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Paul Sciberras |
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