| CODE | SHG4400 | |||||||||
| TITLE | The Gospel of John: Exegesis | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Sacred Scripture, Hebrew and Greek | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit will delve into the Gospel of John as a theological work that communicates the story of God鈥檚 commitment to this world. The interaction between the text and the reader brings to the foreground the functional dimension of a rhetorical reading. This study will focus on the excitement of experiencing the power and effect of reading the unified narrative of this gospel like a literary symphony. Study-Unit Aims: The main aim of this study-unit is to help under-graduate students to probe into the main theological themes and issues raised by the Gospel of John. Students will be aware of the history behind the text that reflects the history of the community to whom this gospel was originally written. This will help the students to be more critical and analytical in studying the text of this gospel as it stands. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Possess a measure of understanding of the Gospel of John and its relation with the Synoptic Gospels. - Investigate the interplay between theology and symbolism. - Outline the basic structure of the Gospel of John. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Research and use different Commentary on the Gospel of John. - Analyze and critically appraise different contexts behind the Gospel of John. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Bruner Frederick Dale, The Gospel of John. A Commentary, Grand Rapids/MI 2012. - Culpepper Alan R., Anatomy of the Fourth Gospel. A Study in Literary Design, Philadelphia 1983. - Mlakuzhyil George, Christocentric Literary-Dramatic Structure of John's Gospel, Analecta Biblica 117, Rome 2011. Supplementary Readings: - Mullins Michael, The Gospel of John, A Commentary, Dublin 2003. - Schneiders Sandra M., Written that You May Believe. Encountering Jesus in the Fourth Gospel, New York 2003. - A Journey Round John: Tradition, Interpretation and Context in the Fourth Gospel. Library of New Testament Studies 534, ed. Wendy E.S. North (London/New York: T &T Clark, 2018). - Bennema Cornelis, Encountering Jesus: Character Studies in the Gospel of John (Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2009). - Beutler Johannes, A Commentary on the Gospel of John, trans. Michael Tait (Grand Rapids/MI: Eerdmans, 2013). - Loader William, Jesus in John鈥檚 Gospel. Structure and Issues in Johannine Christology (Grand Rapids/MI: Eerdmans, 2017). - Michaels, Ramsey J., The Gospel of John. The New International Commentary on the New Testament (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2010). |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Independent Study | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Martin F. Micallef |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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