| CODE | SHG5030 | ||||||
| TITLE | The Synoptic Gospels: Exegetical Approaches | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Sacred Scripture, Hebrew and Greek | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit enables students to experience a direct encounter with important New Testament texts by means of an exegetical study of the three Synoptic Gospels. Through various exegetical methods, the students are enabled to delve more deeply into the texts written by Matthew, Mark and Luke, and their milieu, vocabulary and their diverse audiences. Study-Unit Aims: - The main aim of this study-unit is to enable postgraduate students to probe into the main exegetical issues encountered in select texts from the three Synoptic Gospels so that the most pertinent theological themes and issues raised by each Gospel will be brought to the fore; - Students will thus become aware of the history behind the text that reflects the concrete vital situation of the community/ies to whom these three gospels were originally written; - This will help the students to adopt more critical and analytical tools in studying the text of the three Synoptic Gospels. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - define and describe the various Biblical exegetical approaches and methods; - differentiate between literary forms in Biblical texts; - adopt and utilize Biblical exegetical tools appropriate to different New Testament texts; - outline the basic structure of each of the three Synoptic Gospels and their sub-sections; - determine the authorial intention for each Gospel and its component pericopes; - determine the theological messages of each Gospel pericope; - correlate the theological messages in specific texts to current everyday situations and issues. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - appraise and compare & contrast different commentaries on each of the three Synoptic Gospels; - use different commentaries for specific pastoral needs and contexts; - synthesize analytical studies of different pericopes in the Synoptic Gospels; - endorse and apply theological Gospel messages to specific vital contexts and issues. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - BROWN Raymond E., An Introduction to the New Testament (= ABRL), New York 2016. - GORMAN Michael J., Elements of Biblical Exegesis. A basic guide for students and ministers. Peabody/MA, 2002. - VANGEMEREN Willem A., New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis, Grand Rapids/ MI 2012. Supplementary Readings: - CHAPENTIER Etienne, How to Read the New Testament. London, 1989. - EGGER Wilhelm, Metodologia del Nuovo Testamento. Studi Biblici 16. Bologna, 1989. - FARMER William A. (ed.), The International Bible Commentary : A Catholic and Ecumenical Commentary for the Twenty-First Century, Collegeville/ MN 1998. - GUILLEMETTE Pierre, and Mireille Brisebois, Introduzione ai metodi storico-critici. Studi e Ricerche Bibliche. Roma, 1990. - HARRINGTON Daniel J., Interpreting the New Testament. A practical guide. New Testament Message 1. Dublin, 1985. - SCHERTZ Mary H., and PERRY B. Yoder, Seeing the Text. Exegesis for students of Greek and Hebrew. Nashville/TN, 2001. - STENGER Werner, Introduction to New Testament Exegesis. Grand Rapids/MI, 1993. - VERBRUGGE Verlyn D. (ed.), Grand Rapids/ MI 2003. Further reading texts will be recommended by lecturer according to the texts chosen for analysis. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Study-unit: SHG3050 | ||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Paul Sciberras |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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