BS170 – JOHANNINE LITERATURE

THE JOHN LELAND CENTER FOR THEOLOGICAL STUDIES

Offered at Henry County Baptist Association, Collinsville, Virginia
Instructor: Mike Hatfield, D.Min.
Senior Pastor, Chatham Heights Baptist Church

The Southwest Virginia Christian Leadership Network
Dr. Gary Chapman  Phone: 540-777-3014
Toll Free: 1-866-223-9344
E-mail:  gary.chapman@vbmb.org

A Ministry of the Virginia Baptist Mission Board

Spring Semester 2010

Course Description This course will seek to engage and research the historical, biblical, and theological writings of John (Gospel of John, Epistles of John, Revelation of John). We will investigate the context of each of these writings, discuss the literary styles and significant themes of each, and note the theology of the writings of John in the New Testament.

Class Meetings
Mondays........... 6:30 pm – 8:50 pm

Contact Information:
Home Phone Number 276-956-9252
Office Phone Number 276-632-5843
Cell Phone Number 276-340-7550
Email ……………………mikehatfield.chathamhts@comcast.net

Textbook(s) Both of these Text books can be found used or new on Amazon.com.

R. Alan Culpepper, The Gospel and Letters of John. Copyright 1998. Published by Abingdon Press in Nashville, TN.

Craig R. Koester. Revelation and the End of All Things. Copyright 2001. William B. Eerdmans Publishing.

New American Standard Bible (This is the translation I will use and will be helpful if you have a copy as well however you are free to read from any translation you choose.) 

Supplemental Readings
From time to time, the instructor may recommend additional readings to supplement the text. These will be made available to you by the instructor.

For students new to writing term papers, A Student’s Guide for Writing College Papers by Kate L. Turabian (University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. 1976) is a very helpful resource.

Course Requirements:

• Attendance – Attendance requirements are those outlined in the Leland Center Student Handbook. Students may not miss more than three (3) days per semester unless there are mitigating circumstances. Regardless of the circumstances, it is the student’s responsibility to obtain assignments and make up any work missed. Class attendance and participation will be graded on a pass/fail basis and will be included in determining a student’s final grade (see Evaluation, below)
• Readings – Students are expected to have all assigned readings for the week completed by the time they come to class. The class schedule outlines the weekly reading assignments.  There will be short quizzes on some days covering the material from the assigned reading.  See Evaluation.
• Exams – There will be two (2) exams given during the semester. The exams will not be cumulative. Each exam counts for 20% of your final grade.
• Research Papers – Students will be required to write one short research paper (each 4-6 pages in length) on one of several topics related to New Testament study.  In addition to turning these papers in, each student will give a 15-20 minute presentation to the class on their particular topic. The instructor will provide specific guidelines for presentation and grading.

All papers should be typed, line spaced at 1 ½ or double, with the size of the type face no greater than 12 points if it is Times Roman (Arial type at no more than 11 points). Times Roman type is preferred. Margins should be no greater that 1.25” on all sides. Any other style and formatting should follow the Turabian style manual.

Please refer to the handout on the research paper for further requirements. While the primary focus in grading these papers will be content, spelling and grammar will also be part of their evaluation.  

Evaluation:

Readings/quizzes.................... 25%

Exam 1.................................. 20%

Exam 2 ................................. 20%

Research Paper …………….25%

Class participation................. 10%............................ Pass/Fail

Grading System:
This class uses the grading system outlined in the Leland Center Student Handbook.

GRADE Point Value

A + 98-100
A 95-97
A - 93-94

B + 90-92
B 87-89
B - 85-86

C + 82-84
C 79-81
C - 77-78

D + 74-76
D 71-73
D - 69-70

F 68 and <

First Class will be the week of January 25 th at 6:30 pm. (Unless otherwise decided by consensus of the class) We will discuss class expectations and handout a full schedule of readings and assignments for the course.

 First Assignment: Introduction to John, Culpepper pp. 13-61

Syllabus of Class Assignments
Spring 2010

1/25
Introduction to Course and the Gospel of John
Culpepper pp. 13-61

2/1
Gospel Structure, Theology & Gospel of John (Chapters 1-4)
Culpepper pp. 62-147

2/8
Gospel of John (Chapters 5 – 12)
Culpepper pp. 148-196

2/15
Gospel of John (Chapters 13-17)
Culpepper pp. 197-220

2/22
Gospel of John (Chapters 18-21)
Culpepper pp. 221-250
Talk About Research Papers and Exams

 3/1
Wrapping up John’s Gospel and Intro to the Epistles
Culpepper pp. 287-305

3/8
Letters of John
Culpepper pp. 251-286

3/15
MID TERM EXAM (Covering the Gospel & Epistles of John)

3/22
Introduction to Revelation
Koester pp. 1-40

3/29
SPRING BREAK (NO CLASS)

4/5
Revelation (Chapters 1-7)
Koester pp. 41-92

4/12
Revelation (Chapters 8-11)
Koester pp. 93-114

4/19
Revelation (Chapters 12-15)
Koester pp. 115-144
Present Research Papers to the Class

4/26
Revelation (Chapters 16-19)
Koester pp. 145-170

5/3
Revelation (Chapters 20-22)
Koester pp. 171-206

5/10
FINAL EXAM (Covering Revelation)
Blomberg pp. 383-416