NT205 - Luke and John

  • 0 Standard Tuition Fee
  • 4
    Credit Points
  • 0.125 EFT 
  • 5
    AQF level
  • new testamentUnit Discipline

Set Text

This unit counts towards the "set text" unit requirements of courses.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will

A. Know and understand

  1. The themes and purposes of Luke or John
  2. The English text of Luke or John
  3. The nature and basic methods of New Testament exegesis

B. Be able to

  1. Use sources such as biblical and theological dictionaries, commentaries and on-line resources
  2. Recognise literary form and structure
  3. Identify matters relating to authorship, date and purpose
  4. Describe the historical, religious and socio-cultural background
  5. Relate the text to the literary and canonical contexts
  6. Comment on the meaning of significant words and phrases
  7. Outline the contents and theology
  8. Exegete the English text of selected passages from Luke or John

C. Be in a position to

  1. Exegete the English text of Luke or John for personal understanding and for use in ministry contexts

Content

Prescribed Texts:

1. Luke 14–24

        OR

2. John 1–8, 14–16

Set Readings

Luke

Bock, D., Luke: The NIV Application Commentary (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996).

Green, J. B., The Gospel of Luke (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1997).

Talbert, C. H., Understanding Luke (Macon, GA: Smyth & Helwys, 2002).

 

John

Burge, G. M., John: The NIV Application Commentary (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000).

Kruse, C. G., The Gospel according to John (rev. ed.; Leicester: InterVarsity, 2004).

Carson, D. A., The Gospel According to John (Leicester: IVP, 1991).

Morris, L. L., The Gospel According to John (2nd Ed.; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995).

Moody Smith, D., The Theology of the Gospel of John (Cambridge: CUP, 1995).

Stibbe, M., New Testament Readings: John's Gospel (New York: Routledge, 1994).

Whitacre, R. A., John (NTC) (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 1999).

Witherington, B., John’s Wisdom A Commentary on the Fourth Gospel (Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1995).