| CODE | SHG5520 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Symbolism and Theology in the Gospel of John | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Sacred Scripture, Hebrew and Greek | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The first part of this study-unit will introduce the students to the Gospel of John. It will examine the central issues of John's narrative and engages with narrative and historical approaches, the two dominant methods used in interpreting John's Gospel. It will seek to illustrate how John seems widely accessible on a superficial level, yet it is a gospel that demands a great deal if one is to read it perceptively. Study-unit Aims: The study-unit aims to provide students with the necessary tools to perceive how the Gospel of John displays a self-conscious use of symbolism and its religious function. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: It will show that in order to understand this gospel, it is not enough to understand questions related to its author, date, and the historical reality in which it was written; one must also understand its language. This unit will therefore categorize, explain, and illuminate the figurative and the relationship language that extend across the narrative of the Fourth Gospel. 2. Skills (including transferable [generic] skills): By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: This unit will provide students with a thorough orientation to the Gospel of John. It will lead students into the literary, historical, and theological facets of this gospel. It will also provide an overview of key contributions in Johannine scholarship. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Coloe Mary L. God Dwells with us. Temple Symbolism in the Fourth Gospel, Collegeville / MN 2001. Craig R. Koester. Symbolism in the Fourth Gospel, Meaning , Mystery, Community, Minneapoils 1995. Culpepper Alan R. Anatomy of the Fourth Gospel. A Study in Literary Design, Philadelphia 1983. Grelot Pierre. The Language of Symbolism. Biblical Theology, Semantics, and Exegesis, Peabody 2006. Lee Dorothy. Flesh and Glory, Symbolism, Gender and Theology in the Gospel of John, New York 2002. Schneiders Sandra M. Written that you May Believe. Encountering Jesus in the Fourth Gospel, Revised and Expanded Edition, New York 2003. Thompson Marianne Meye. The God of the Gospel of John, Grand Rapids/MI 2001. Transcending Boundaries. Contemporary Readings of the New Testament ( = Biblioteca di Scienze Religiose 187), edited by Rekha M. Chennattu - Mary L. Coloe, Roma 2005. What is John? Volume I. Readers and Readings of the Fourth Gospel (= Society of Biblical Literature Symposium Series 3), edited by Fernando F. Segovia, Atlanta 1996. What is John? Volume II. Literature and Social Readings of the Fourth Gospel (= Society of Biblical Literature Symposium Series 7), edited by Fernando F. Segovia, Atlanta 1998. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Independent Study | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | John Berry Martin F. Micallef |
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