RLG 324F - Paul of Tarsus |
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An examination of Paul's life and thought as seen in the early Christian literature written by him (the 7 undisputed NT letters), about him (the Acts of the Apostles, the Acts of Paul), and in his name (the 6 disputed NT letters). Prerequisite: RLG 240Y / 241Y. |
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Class |
MW 11 a.m -12 p.m. University College 248 |
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Instructor |
John W. Marshall, UC B201, 978·8122, john.marshall@utoronto.ca Office Hours: Mondays 2:00 pm - 3:00 or by appointment |
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Books |
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| The books have been ordered at Crux Theological Books located in the basement of Wycliffe College. The entrance is from the parking lot on the West side of Hart House. |
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Required |
Meeks, Wayne A. 1983. The First Urban Christians: The Social World of the Apostle Paul. New Haven: Yale University Press. MacDonald, Dennis R. 1983. The Legend and the Apostle: The Battle for Paul in Story and Canon. Philadelphia: Westminster. (Will be available later and perhaps by reprint which will require subscription) Packet for RLG 324F from Krishna Copy on Bloor St. |
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Recommended |
Ehrman, Bart D. 1997/2000. The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings. 1st or 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press. | ||||||||||||||||||
Course Outline |
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9, 11 September |
Introduction: History, Geography, and Method |
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| Review introduction to Paul in Ehrman, Bart D. 2000/1997. The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Chp 18. If you do not own this book, it is available at several libraries and is on short term reserve at the Laidlaw library. Review Romans, Galatians and 1 Thessalonians |
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16, 18 September |
Contexts for Paul |
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| Meeks Introduction, chp 1-2, Packet: Book 1 of the The Golden Ass. | |||||||||||||||||||
23, 25 September |
Pauline Communities |
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| Meeks chp 3-4, Read 1 Cor 1, Rom 16, Philemon | |||||||||||||||||||
30 Sept., 2 Oct. |
Jews and Gentiles |
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| Romans, Packet: Gaston "Paul and the Torah" 2 Oct. First In-class Quiz [15%] |
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7, 9 October |
Visions and Revelations |
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| Meeks chp 6. Galatians | |||||||||||||||||||
14, 16 October |
Sex and Death |
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| Meeks chp 5. 2 Corinthians, 1
Thessalonians WWW: Troy Martin, 2002, "Veiled Exhortations Regarding the Veil: Ethos as the Controlling Factor in Moral Persuasion (1 Cor 11:2-16)" |
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21, 23 October |
Women and Men |
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| 2 Corinthians, Philippians, Packet: Castelli
"Paul on Women and Gender" WWW: Golden Ass Excerpt 23 Oct. Second In-class Quiz [15%] |
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28, 30 October |
The New and Improved Paul: Colossians and Ephesians |
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| Ephesians, Colossians (Get a start on next week's MacDonald reading) | |||||||||||||||||||
4, 6 November |
The Acting Paul |
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| Acts, Acts of Paul, McDonald Introduction, Chp
1,2 Essay Proposals accepted [optional] |
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11, 13 November |
The Pastoral Paul |
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| 1Tm, 2Tm, Titus, McDonald Chp 3,4 | |||||||||||||||||||
18, 20 November |
Marcion's Paul |
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WWW: Selections of Anti-Marcionite Literature Packet: Testament of Benjamin, WWW: Anti Pauline Excerpts 20 Nov. Research Essay Due [35%] |
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25, 27 November |
The Gnostic Paul |
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| Packet: The Treatise on the Resurrection, The Apocalypse of Paul, The Prayer of the Apostle Paul | |||||||||||||||||||
2 December |
Summary and Study | ||||||||||||||||||
4 December |
Term Test |
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| In-class Test [25%] or Review assignment [25%] | |||||||||||||||||||
Grading Scheme |
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Academic Integrity |
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Academic integrity is the cornerstone of assignments and evaluation in the university. In order to ensure as far as possible that students are fully informed of wht academic honesty and integrity entails, I have assembled some of the univesities policies and information on plagiarism. Informing yourself on these policies and taking all necessary steps to avoid plagiarism is the student's responsibility and is a condition of successful participation in this course. To this end, the participation mark depends on fulfilling this responsibility. No marks can be earned in participation until I have been assured that the student has read and understood the university's plagiarism policies. Filling out, signing, and returning the course's academic honesty contract enables a student to earn partipation marks. Without this contract, the participation mark will be zero. |
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The Contract |
The academic honesty contract certifies that you have read and undertood Dr. Margaret Proctor's advice on "How Not to Plagiarize". It will also be useful to read the advice on the resources for writing page.
To view a PDF you need Adobe Acrobat Reader. It is also installed on most campus computers. |