THST 607 - Topics in the Gospels:
John
Graduate Seminar - Fall 2001
Seminar Presentations
1) Character Analysis - for instructions, see chapter 5 in Alan Culpepper, The Anatomy of the Fourth Gospel: A Study in Literary Design (Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 1983).
2) Art Analysis - for possible works of art, see the professor's compilation of "Art and Images related to John's Gospel"
3) Word Study - for samples, see the appendices in Raymond E. Brown, The Gospel According to John I-XII & XIII-XXI (2 vols.; AB 29 & 29A; Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1966-70).
4) Book Review - for samples, see the Society of Biblical Literature's "Review of Biblical Literature"
Date / |
Character Analysis |
Art Analysis |
Word Study |
Book Review |
Sept. 19: John 1 |
Felix: John the Baptist | Felix: John the Baptist esp. di Paolo & Grünewald |
Lyn: logoV, word, etc. | Barbara: Fulco, Maranatha |
Sept. 26: John 2 |
Rosemarie: Mother of Jesus | George: Wedding at Cana | Colby: shmeia, signs | . |
Oct. 3: John 3 |
Caroline: Nicodemus | . | Nancy: pneuma, spirit | . |
Oct. 10: John 4-5 |
Nancy: Samaritan Woman & Villagers | Caroline: Samaritan Woman | . | Lyn: Ball, "I Am" |
Oct. 17: John 6-8 |
J.J.: Pharisees | . | George: bread, food, eating | Rosemarie: Duke, Irony |
Oct. 24: John 9-10 |
Colby: Man Born Blind | J.J.: Man Born Blind (Icon) Colby: Man Born Blind ( |
Caroline: fwV, light, dark, etc. | . |
Oct. 31: John 11-12 |
Lyn: Martha, Mary, Lazarus | Lyn: Raising of Lazarus | Barbara: service, servant, slave | Nancy: Conway, Men & Women |
Nov. 7: John 13-17 |
. | Colby: Christ Washing
Peter's Feet (Brown) |
Rosemarie: disciple, follow, etc. | J.J.: Köstenberger, Missions |
Nov. 14: John 18:1-19:16 |
Barbara: Caiaphas / High Priests | Rosemarie: Passion Narrative (Dore) | . | Caroline: Heil, Blood and Water |
Nov.
21: John 19:17-20:31 |
George: Mary Magdalene | Barbara: Christ on the Cross (Michelangelo) | . | . |
Dec. 5: John 21:1-25 |
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Nancy: Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalene (Etty) |
J.J.: agapaw, filew, love | Colby: Ravindra, Christ the Yogi |
Dec. 12 | [Final Project Presentations] | -- | -- | -- |
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