1

Course Number: SAS 602 Course Title: Methods of Theology and Scripture Analysis

Term: Fall 2016

Instructor: Fr. Randy Soto, SThD

Email: rsoto@holyapostles.edu

1. COURSE DESCRIPTION

The course examines concepts and criteria used in Biblical and Theological Sciences: word, Revelation, transmission, Truth in Scripture, Canonicity, Authenticity, Integrity, Magisterium, Tradition, etc., and acquaints the students with the Books of the Bible per se: languages; traditions.

2. OBJECTIVES

The students will demonstrate an improvement in their knowledge of the different technical words used in the field; through a series of discussions, reflections and activities based on the book: Michael J. Gorman, Elements of Biblical Exegesis: A Basic Guide for Students and Ministers (Hendrickson: Peabody, 2010).

The students will demonstrate an ability to prepare presentations on given topics to deepen their knowledge and desire to communicate God’s Word to the People of God based on the Magisterial Documents: Dei Verbum (1963), and Interpreting the Bible in the Catholic Church (PBC 1993) and Verbum Domini (2010).

3. COURSE SCHEDULE

The schedule below begins by expounding on the basic concepts and criteria used in Biblical Sciences: word, Revelation, transmission, Truth in Scripture, Canonicity, Authenticity, Integrity, Magisterium, Tradition, etc. Then it will acquaint the students with the Book of the Bible per se: languages; traditions, the text, translations, manuscripts, papyri, codices, uncials, the Textus Receptus, and contemporary editions.

In a second unit the course introduces the students to the Sitz im Leben in which Sacred Scriptures are embedded: geography, cultures, peoples, groups and, especially, the History of Salvation as it is unraveled in Sacred Scripture.

A third unit is dedicated to explaining the Catholic principles for hermeneutics and exegesis. A particular emphasis is placed in teaching the methods used by the Fathers of the Church and Lectio Divina.

Finally, a fourth unit concentrates on pastoral orientations which can help students engage in Bible Schools at the parochial or group levels. Also it assists the students in training to proclaim God’s Word in liturgical settings.

2

Week 1

General Introduction to the Class

Read Gorman pp 1-33

Week 2

Post your answers:

What is exegesis?

What are the three approaches to exegesis?

Describe briefly the seven steps of exegesis

Week 3

Explain the Diachronic Method of biblical exegesis

Give examples to the different elements involved in the diachronic method.

A PowerPoint could be very helpful to do this task.

Week 4

Explain the Synchronic Method of biblical exegesis

Give examples to the different elements involved in the synchronic method.

A PowerPoint could be very helpful to do this task.

Week 5

Explain the Existential Method of biblical exegesis

Give examples to the different elements involved in the synchronic method.

Read Gorman pp 25-59

Week 6

List the original languages of the Biblical Texts and enumerate the Critical editions in those languages

From among the list provided make your case to choose a better English translation

Enumerate the seven elements of Biblical Exegesis

Read Gorman pp 63-81

Week 7

1. Survey: Post exercises 1 and 3 on pp 67-68

2. Contextual Analysis: Post exercises 1 and 2 on p 80

Read Gorman pp 83-125

Week 8

3. Formal Analysis: Post exercises 1, 2 and 4 on p 100

4. Detailed Analysis Post exercises 2, 3 and 4 on p 125

Read Gorman pp 101-166

Week 9

5. Synthesis: Post exercises 2, 3 and 4 on pp 137-138

6. Reflection: Post exercises 1, 2 and 3 on p 166

Read Gorman pp 167-232

3

Week 10

7. Extension: Post exercises 1 and 2 on pp 171-172

Summary: Post a summary of the main errors to avoid on p 176

Week 11

Make a PowerPoint describing the main sources for Biblical exegesis

Week 12

Read Dei Verbum (PDF in the Info Tab)

Week 13

Post a PowerPoint on Dei Verbum

Read PBC: Interpreting the Bible in the Church (PDF in the Info Tab)

Week 14

Post a PowerPoint on Interpreting the Bible in the Church.

Read Pope Benedict XVI, Apostolic Exhortation Verbum Domini (PDF in the Info Tab)

Week 15

Post your PowerPoint on Verbum Domini

4. COURSE PROCEDURE, ATTENDANCE, AND GRADING

1. The instructor will moderate the required readings and help students as they post their answers to the homework assigned for each week.

a. Michael J. Gorman, Elements of Biblical Exegesis: A Basic Guide for Students and Ministers (Hendrickson: Peabody, 2010).

b. Dei Verbum (1963), and Interpreting the Bible in the Catholic Church (PBC 1993) and Verbum Domini (2010), all of the are in Pdf format in the Info Tab on Populi.

2. Preparation, weekly posting, and active participation are expected for every class session. Grades are based on lesson exercises on the books 60%; PowerPoint presentations on Church documents 40%.

5. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:

A. Magisterial Teachings

1. Primary Sources:

Denzinger-Hünermann, Enchiridion Symbolorum (Ignatius Press: San Francisco, 2012).

Louis, C. (ed.), Rome & the Study of Scripture: A Collection of Papal Enactments on the Study of Holy Scripture Together with the Decisions of the Biblical Commission (7th ed.). St. Meinrad, IN: Abbey Press, 1964.

Pontifical Biblical Commission, The Historicity of the Gospels. Boston: Daughters of St. Paul, 1964.

Pontifical Biblical Commission, The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church. Boston: Daughters of St. Paul, 1993.

Pope Leo XIII. Providentissimus Deus (Encyclical on the Study of Sacred Scripture, 1893). Boston: Daughters of St. Paul.

Pope Benedict XV. Spiritus Paraclitus (Encyclical on the Fifteenth Centenary of the Death of St. Jerome, 1920). Boston: Daughters of St. Paul.

Pope Benedict XVI., Verbum Domini (Apostolic Exhortation on the Word of God, 2010).

Pope Pius XII. Divino Afflante Spiritu (Encyclical on the Promotion of Biblical Studies, 1943). Boston: Daughters of St. Paul.

Vatican II. Dei Verbum (The Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, 1965). Boston: Daughters of St. Paul.

4

2. Secondary Sources:

Bea, Augustin. The Study of the Synoptic Gospels. New York: Harper & Row, 1965.

_______. The Word of God and Mankind. Chicago, IL: Franciscan Herald Press, 1967.

Harrison, Brian W. The Teaching of Pope Paul VI on Sacred Scripture. Rome: Pontificium Athenaeum Sanctae Crucis, 1997.

Megivern, James J. (ed.). Official Catholics Teachings: Bible Interpretation. Wilmington, NC: McGrath, 1978.

Myers, Edith. What Does the Church Really Say About the Bible? St. Paul, MN: Wanderer Press, 1979.

Pope, Hugh. The Catholic Church and the Bible. New York: Macmillan, 1928.

B. Biblical Inspiration and Authority ( = Protestant)

Benoit, Pierre, Aspects of Biblical Inspiration. Chicago: Priory Press, 1965.

Benoit, Pierre and P. Synave. Prophecy and Inspiration: A Commentary on the Summa Theologica II, Q. 171-178. New York: Desclee, 1961.

Burtchaell, James T. Catholic Theories of Biblical Inspiration Since 1810. New York: Cambridge, 1969.

Carson, Donald A. and J. D. Woodbridge (eds.). Scripture and Truth. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1983.

Conn, Harvie (ed.). Inerrancy and Hermeneutic: A Tradition, A Challenge, A Debate. Grand Rpaids, MI: Baker, 1988.

Farrow, Douglas. The Word of Truth and Disputes About Words. Winona Lake, IN: Carpenter Books, 1987.

Geisler, Norman (ed.). Inerrancy. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1979.

Hagerty, Cornelius. The Authenticity of Sacred Scripture. Houston, TX: Lumen Christi Press, 1969.

Hannah, John D. (ed.). Inerrancy and the Church. Chicago: Moody Press, 1984.

Levie, Jean. The Bible, Word of God in Words of Men. New York: P. J. Kenedy, 1961.

McDonald, H. D. Theories of Revelation: An Historical Study 1700-1960. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1979.

Most, William. Free From All Error: Authorship, Inerrancy, Historicity of Scripture, and Modern Scripture Scholars. Libertyville, IL: Prow Books Franciscan Marytown Press, 1985.

O'Neill, J. C. The Bible's Authority. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1991.

Steinmueller, John E. The Sword of the Spirit. Fort Worth, TX: Stella Maris Books, 1977.

Walvoord, John F. (ed.). Inspiration and Interpretation. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1957.

Wenham, John. Christ and the Bible (3rd ed.). Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1993.

C. Scripture, Tradition and Canonicity

Congar, Yves. Tradition and Traditions: The Biblical, Historical and Theological Evidence for Catholic Teaching on Tradition. Granville, OH: Basilica Press, 1998.

Farmer, WIlliam R. and D. Farkasfalvy. The Formation of the New Testament Canon. New York: Paulist, 1983.

Graham, Henry G. Where We Got the Bible: Our Debt to the Catholic Church. Rockford, IL: Tan, 1977.

Lienhard, Joseph T. The Bible, the Church, and Authority: The Canon of the Christian Bible in History and Theology. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1995.

Shea, Mark P. By What Authority? An Evangelical Discovers Catholic Tradition. Huntington, IN: Our Sunday Visitor, 1996.

Sungenis, Robert (ed.). Not By Scripture Alone: A Catholic Critique of the Protestant Doctrine of Sola Scriptura. Santa Barbara, CA: Queenship, 1998.

Varillon, Francois. Announcing Christ Through Scripture to the Church. Westminster, MD: Newman, 1963.

Whiteford, John. Sola Scriptura: An Orthodox Analysis of the Cornerstone of Reformation Theology. Ben Lomond, CA: Conciliar Press, 1995.

5

D. Scripture in the Liturgy and Catechesis

Barthelemy, Dominique. God and His Image: An Outline of Biblical Theology. New York: Sheed & Ward, 1966.

Bouyer, Louis. The Word, Church & Sacraments. New York: Desclee, 1961.

Bradley, Robert I. The Roman Cathechism in the Catechetical Tradition of the Church. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1990.

Breck, John. The Power of the Word in the Worshipping Church. Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir's Seminary, 1986.

Corbon, Jean. Path to Freedom: Christian Experience and the Bible. New York: Sheed & Ward, 1969.

Danielou, Jean. The Bible and the Liturgy. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 1956,

Deiss, Lucien. God's Word and God's People. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1976.

Jackson, Pamela, E. J. Journeybread for the Shadowlands: The Readings for the Rites of the Catechumenate. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1993.

Paris, Charles W. Biblical Catechetics After Vatican II. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1971.

Vogels, Walter. Reading and Preaching the Bible. Wilmington, DE: Michael Glazier, 1986.

History of Interpretation

Blowers, Paul M. (ed.). The Bible in Greek Christian Antiquity. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 1997.

_______. Exegesis and Spiritual Pedagogy in Maximus the Confessor. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 1991.

Brown, Dennis. Vir Trilinguis: A Study in the Biblical Exegesis of Saint Jerome. Kampen: Kok Pharos, 1992.

Chau, Wai-Shing. The Letter and the Spirit: A History of Interpretation from Origen to Luther. New York: Peter Lang, 1995.

Danielou, Jean. From Shadows to Reality: Studies in the Biblical Typology of the Fathers. London: Burns & Oataes, 1960.

De Lubac, Henri. Medieval Exegesis (Volume I). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1998.

De Margerie, Bertrand. An Introduction to the History of Exegesis (3 vols.). Petersham, MA: Saint Bede's Publications, 1993-95.

Evans, G. R. The Lauguage and Logic of the Bible: The Earlier Middle Ages. New York: Cambridge, 1984.

Finan, Thomas and Vincent Twomey (eds.), Scriptural Interpretation in the Fathers: Letter and Spirit. Dublin: Four Courts Press, 1995.

Froelich, Karlfried (ed.). Biblical Interpretation in the Early Church. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1984.

Gorday, Peter. Principles of Patristic Exegesis. Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press, 1983.

Grant, Robert M. The Bible in the Church: A Short History of Interpretation. New York: Macmillan, 1948.

_______. The Letter and the Spirit. New York: Macmillan, 1957.

McNally, Robert E. The Bible in the Early Middle Ages. Westminster, MD: Newman, 1959.

Montague George T., Understanding the Bible: A Basic Introduction to Biblical Interpretation. New York: Paulist Press 2007.

Preus, James S. From Shadow to Promise: Old Testament Interpretation from Augustine to the Young Luther. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1969.

Reist, Thomas. Saint Bonaventure as a Biblical Commentator. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1985.

Sadowski, Frank. The Church Fathers on the Bible: Selected Readings. Staten Island, NY: Alba House, 1987.

Simonetti, Manlio. Biblical Interpretation in the Early Church: An Historical Introduction to Patristic Exegesis. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1994.

Smalley, Beryl. The Study of the Bible in the Middle Ages. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 1973,

6

_______. Medieval Exegesis of Wisdom Literature. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1986.

Trigg, Joseph W. (ed.). Biblical Interpretation. Wilmington, DE: Michael Glazier, 1988.

Valkenberg, Wilhelm G. "Did Not Our Hearts Burn?": The Place and Function of Holy Scripture in the Theology of St. Thomas Aquinas. Utrecht: Thomas Institute Utrecht, 1990.

F. Introductory Manuals and Commentaries

Aquinas, Thomas. Catena Aurea: A Commentary on the Four Gospels Collected Out of the Works of the Fathers (translated and edited by John Henry Newman). Southampton: Saint Austin Press, 1997.

Barrosse, Thomas. God Speaks to Men: Understanding the Bible (2nd ed.). Notre Dame, IN: Fides, 1964.

Bouyer, Louis. The Meaning of Sacred Scripture. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 1958.

Brown, Raymond et al. (eds.). The New Jerome Biblical Commentary, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1990.

Casciaro, Jose Maria (ed.). The Navarre Bible (New Testament - 12 vols). Dublin: Four Courts Press, 1989-92.

Charlier, Dom Celestin. The Christian Approach to the Bible. London: Sands, 1961.

Fuentes, Antonio. A Guide to the Bible. Houston, TX: Lumen Christi Press, 1987.

Hahn, Scott. A Father Who Keeps His Promises: God's Covenant Love in Scripture. Ann Arbor, MI: Servant Books, 1998.

Hahn, Scott, Faith and Revelation. Semester Edition, (Woodridge, 2009).

Hahn, Scott, Understanding the Scriptures. Semester Edition, (Woodridge, 2010).

Hartman, L. (ed.). A Commentary on the New Testament. Kansas City: Catholic Biblical Association, 1942.

Heidt, William G. A General Introduction to Sacred Scripture: Inspiration, Canonicity, Texts, Versions and Hermeneutics. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1970.

Kodell, Jerome. The Catholic Bible Study Handbook. Ann Arbor, MI: Servant, 1985.

Lattey, Cuthbert. Back to the Bible. Harrison, NY: Roman Catholic Books, 1995.

Lapide, Cornelius A. The Great Commentary of Cornelius a Lapide (8 vols.). Edinburgh: John Grant, 1908.

Laux, John. Introduction to the Bible. Rockford, IL: TAN Books, 1990.

Oden, Thomas (general editor). Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (27 vols; 2 presently available). Downers Grove, IL: Inter Varsity Press, 1998-.

Orchard, Bernard et al. (eds.). A Catholic Commentary on Holy Scripture. NY: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1951.

Pope, Hugh. The Catholic Student's Aids to the Bible (5 vols., rev. ed.). New York: P. J. Kenedy, 1926-36.

Rooney, Gerard. Preface to the Bible. Milwaukee: Bruce, 1952.

Steinmueller, John E. A Companion to Scripture Studies (3 Vols.). Houston, TX: Lumen Christi Press, 1969.

Winzen, Damasus. Pathways in Scripture: A Book-By-Book Guide to the Spiritual Riches of the Bible.

Ann Arbor, MI: Word of Life, 1976.

G. Introduction to the Old Testament

Archer, Gleason L. A Survey of Old Testament (2nd ed.). Chicago: Moody, 1994.

Boadt, Lawerence. Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction. NY: Paulist, 1984.

Casciaro, J. M. and J. M. Monforte. God, the World and Man in the Message of the Bible. Dublin: Four Courts, 1996.

Childs, Brevard S. Introduction to the Old Testament as Scripture. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1979.

_______. Old Testament Theology in a Canonical Context. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1985.

Dillard, Raymond B. and Tremper Longman III. An Introduction to the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1994.

7

De Vaux, Roland. Ancient Israel: Its Life and Institutions. NY: McGraw-Hill, 1961.

Duggan, Michael. The Consuming Fire: A Christian Introduction to the Old Testament. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1991.

Hill, Andrew E. and John H. Walton. A Survey of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1991.

Hopkins, Martin. God's Kingdom in the Old Testament. Chicago: Henry Regnery, 1964.

Jensen, Joseph. God's Word to Israel. Wilmington, DE: Glazier, 1982.

Kaiser, Walter. The Messiah in the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1995.

_______. Toward an Old Testament Theology. Grand Rapids, MI; Zondervan, 1978.

Martin, George. Reading Scripture as the Word of God (3rd ed.). Ann Arbor, MI: Servant, 1998.

Merrill, Eugene H. A Kingdom of Priests: A History of Old Testament Israel. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1987.

Sailhamer, John H. Introduction to Old Testament Theology: A Canonical Approach. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1995.

Smith, Archbishop William. The Mosaic Authorship of the Pentateuch (2nd ed.). London: Sands, 1913.

Steinmueller, John E. Some Problems of the Old Testament. Milwaukee: Bruce, 1936.

Sullivan, Kathryn. God's Word and Work: The Message of the Old Testament Historical Books. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1958.

Van Imschoot, Paul. Theology of the Old Testament. NY: Desclee, 1965.

Young, E.J. An Introduction to the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1964.

H. Introduction to the New Testament

Bonsirven, Joseph. Theology of the New Testament. Westminster, MD: Newman Press, 1963.

Carson, Donald A. et al. An Introduction to the New Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1992.

Childs, Brevard S. The New Testament as Canon. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1985.

De Grandmaison, Leonce. Jesus Christ: His Person, His Message, Mis Credentials (3 vols.). New York: Sheed and Ward, 1935.

Egger, Wilhelm. How to Read the New Testament. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1996.

Fillion, L. C. The Life of Christ: A Historical, Critical and Apologetic Exposition (3 vols.). St. Louis: Herder, 1948.

Guthrie, Donald. New Testament Introduction (2nd ed.). Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1990.

Harrington, Daniel J. Interpreting the New Testament. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1990.

Hopkins, Martin. God's Kingdom in the New Testament. Chicago: Henry Regnery, 1964.

Johnson, Luke T. The Writings of the New Testament. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1986.

Matera, Frank J. New Testament Ethics. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 1996.

Most, William. The Thought of St. Paul. Front Royal, VA: Christendom Press, 1994.

Orchard, Dom Bernard, Born to be King: The Epic of the Incarnation. London: Ealing Abbey, 1993.

Prat, Ferdinand. Jesus Christ: His Life, His Teaching, and His Work. Milwaukee: Bruce, 1950.

_______. The Theology of St. Paul (2 vols.). Westminster, MD: Newman, 1950.

Quesnell, Quentin. This Good News: An Introduction to the Catholic Theology of the New Testament. Milwaukee: Bruce, 1964.

Schelckle, Karl H. Theology of the New Testament (4 vols). Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1971.

Spicq, Ceslaus. Agape in the New Testament (3 vols.). St. Louis: Herder, 1963.

Wright, Nicholas T. Jesus and the Victory of God. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress, 1996.

8

_______. The New Testament and the People of God. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress, 1992.

I. Methods and Issues in Biblical Interpretation

Felder, Hilarin. Christ and the Critics (2 vols.). London: Burns Oates and Washbourne, 1933.

Fitzmyer, Joseph A. An Introductory Bibliography for the Study of Scripture (3d ed). Rome: Biblical Institute Press. 1990.

Fogarty, Gerald P. American Catholic Biblical Scholarship. New York: Harper & Row, 1989.

Fowl, Stephen E. (ed.). The Theological Interpretation of Scripture: Classic and Contemporary Readings. Cambridge, MA: Basil Blackwell, 1997.

Jeffrey, David L. People of the Book: Christian Identity and Literary Culture. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1996.

Kelly, George. The Church's Problem With Bible Scholars. Chicago: Franciscan Herald Press, 1985.

_______. The New Biblical Theorists. Ann Arbor, MI: Servant Books, 1983.

Linnemann, Eta. Historical Criticism of the Bible: Methodology or Ideology? Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1990.

Maier, Gerhard. The End of the Historical Critical Method. St. Louis: MO: Concordia, 1977.

McCarthy, John F. The Science of Historical Theology: Elements of a Definition. Rockford, IL: TAN Books, 1991.

Meyer, Ben F. Reality and Illusion in New Testament Scholarship. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1994.

Montague, George. Understanding the Bible: A Basic Introduction to Biblical Interpretation. New York: Paulist Press, 1997.

Morrow, Stanley B. Basic Tools of Biblical Exegesis. Rome: Biblical Institute Press, 1978.

Neuhaus, Richard J. (ed.). Biblical Interpretation in Crisis: The Ratzinger Conference on Bible and Church. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1989.

Ratzinger, Joseph Cardinal. Biblical Interpretation in Crisis. Rockford, IL: Rockford Institute, 1988.

Robinson, Robert B. Roman Catholic Exegesis Since Divino Afflante Spiritu. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1988.

Stuhlmacher, Peter. Historical Criticism and Theological Interpretation of Scripture: Towards a Hermeneutics of Consent. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1977.

Stump, Eleonore and Thomas P. Flint (eds.). Hermes and Athena: Biblical Exegesis and Philosophical Theology. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 1993.

Taguchi, Paul Cardinal. The Study of Sacred Scripture. Boston, MA: Daughters of St. Paul, 1974.

J. Reference Works

Aharoni, Yohanan. et al. The Macmillan Bible Atlas (rev. ed.). New York: Macmillan, 1993.

Artola A., Biblia y Palabra de Dios, Navarra: Verbo Divino 1995.

AAVV, The Collegeville Bible Commentary, Minnesota: Collegevile 1989.

AAVV, The New Jerome Biblical Commentary, New Jersey, 1990.

AAVV, Harper’s Bible Commentary, San Francisco 1988.

AAVV, Introducción Crítica a la Biblia, Barcelona 1981.

Bauer, J. B. (ed.). An Encyclopedia of Biblical Theology. New York: Crossroad, 1981.

Bromiley, Geoffrey W. (ed.). The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (rev. ed.). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1979-1988.

Brown, Colin (ed.). The New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology (4 vols). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1975-86.

Danker, Frederick W. Multipurpose Tools for Bible Study (rev. ed.). Minneapolis: Fortress, 1993.

Green, Joel B. and Scott McKnight (eds.). Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press, 1992.

9

Grelot P., La Biblia, Palabra de Dios, Barcelona 1968.

Hahn, Scott, Understanding the Scriptures, Woodridge: MTF, 2005.

Hartdegen, Stephen J. Nelson's Complete Concordance of the New American Bible. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 1977.

Hawthorne, Gerald and Ralph Martin (eds.). Dictionary of Paul and His Letters. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press, 1992.

Latourelle R., Il Vaticano II e la Costituzione “Dei Verbum,” Assisi 1980.

Leon-Dufour, Xavier (ed.). Dictionary of Biblical Theology (rev. ed.). New York: Seabury, 1973,

Manucci V., La Biblia como Palabra de Dios, Bilbao: Desclee 1995.

Mertens H., Manual de la Biblia, Barcelona: Herder 1989.

Negev, Avraham (ed.). The Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (rev. ed.). New York: Thomas Nelson, 1986.

Spicq, Ceslas. Theological Lexicon of the New Testament (3 vols.). Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1994.

Steinmueller, John E. and K. Sullivan (eds.). Catholic Biblical Encyclopedia. New York: Joseph Wagner, 1956.

Tenney, Merrill (ed.). The Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible (4 vols). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1976.

Thompson, Newton and Raymond Stock. Complete Concordance to the Bible (Douay Version). St. Louis: Herder, 1945.

Whitaker, Richard E. The Eerdmans Analytical Concordance to the Revised Standard Version of the Bible (with the Deuterocanonical/Apocryphal Books). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1988.

Young, Robert. Young's Analytical Concordance to the Bible. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 1982.

Zimmermann H., Los métodos histórico-críticos en el Nuevo Testamento (Madrid: BAC 1969).

K. Lectio Divina

Bianchi, Enzo, Praying the Word, Kalamazoo, Michigan: Cistercian Publications, 1998

Casey, Michael, Sacred Reading, Liguori, Missouri: 1995.

Dumm, Demetrius, Flowers in the Desert. A Spirituality of the Bible, New York: Paulist Press, 1987.

Dumm, Demetrius, Cherish Christ above All, the Bible in the Rule of St. Benedict, NewYork: Paulist Press,

de Wahl, Esther, A Life-Giving Way, A Commentary on the Rule of St. Benedict, Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1995.

Earle, Mary C., Broken body, Healing Spirit: Lectio Divina and Living with Illness, New York: Morehouse Publishing, 2003.

Guenther, Margaret, The Practice of Prayer, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Cowley Publications, 1998.

Hall, Thelma, Too Deep for Words, New York: Paulist Press, 1988.

Keating, Thomas, Intimacy with God, New York: The Crossroad P. Company, 1994.

Keating, Thomas, “The Ancient Monastic Practice of Lectio Divina,” in Contemplative Outreach News, Vol. 12, #2: Winter, 1998.

Magrassi, Mariano, Praying the Bible, an Introduction to Lectio Divina, Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1998

Masini, Mario, An Ancient Prayer that is ever new: Lectio Divina, New York: Alba House, 1998.

Merton, Thomas, Opening the Bible, Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 1986.

Miller, Robert J., Falling Into Faith: Lectio Divina Series, Wisconsin: Sheed & Ward, 2000.

Miller, Robert J, Fire in the Deep, Wisconsin: Sheed & Ward, 2001.

Mulholland, Jr. M. Robert, Shaped by the Word, Revised Edition, Nashville, TN: The Upper Room Books, 2000.

10

Pennington, Basil, Lectio Divina: Renewing the Ancient Practice of Praying the Scriptures, New York: The Crosswords Press, 1998.

Salvail, Ghislaine, At the Crossroads of the Scriptures: An Introduction to Lectio Divina, Boston, Massachusetts: Pauline Books and Media, 1996

Smith, Martin, The Word is Very Near You, A Guide to Praying with Scripture, Massachusetts: Cowley Publications, 1989.

Stewart, Columba, Prayer and Community, Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 1998.

Vest, Norvene, Gathered in the Word, Praying the Scripture in Small Groups, Nashville, TN: The Upper Room Books, 1996.

6. TEXT BOOKS

a. Michael J. Gorman, Elements of Biblical Exegesis: A Basic Guide for Students and Ministers (Hendrickson: Peabody, 2010).

c. Dei Verbum (1963), and Interpreting the Bible in the Catholic Church (PBC 1993) and Verbum Domini (2010), all of the are in Pdf format in the Info Tab on Populi.

7. EVALUATION

Students who have difficulty with research and composition are encouraged to pursue assistance with the Online Writing Lab (available at http://www.holyapostles.edu/owl).

GRADING SCALE:

A 96-100; A- 90-95; B+ 87-89; B 83-86; B- 80-82; C+ 77-79; C 73-76; C- 70-72 D 69-60; F 59 and below

8. DISABILITIES ACCOMMODATIONS POLICY

Holy Apostles College & Seminary is committed to the goal of achieving equal educational opportunities and full participation in higher education for persons with disabilities who qualify for admission to the College. Students enrolled in online courses who have documented disabilities requiring special accommodations should contact Bob Mish, the Director of Online Student Affairs, at rmish@holyapostles.edu or 860-632-3015. In all cases, reasonable accommodations will be made to ensure that all students with disabilities have access to course materials in a mode in which they can receive them. Students who have technological limitations (e.g., slow Internet connection speeds in convents) are asked to notify their instructors the first week of class for alternative means of delivery.

9. ACADEMIC HONESTY POLICY

Students at Holy Apostles College & Seminary are expected to practice academic honesty.

Avoiding Plagiarism

In its broadest sense, plagiarism is using someone else's work or ideas, presented or claimed as your own. At this stage in your academic career, you should be fully conscious of what it means to plagiarize. This is an inherently unethical activity because it entails the uncredited use of someone else's expression of ideas for another's personal advancement; that is, it entails the use of a person merely as a means to another person’s ends.

Students, where applicable:

Should identify the title, author, page number/webpage address, and publication date of works when directly quoting small portions of texts, articles, interviews, or websites.

11

Students should not copy more than two paragraphs from any source as a major component of papers or projects.

Should appropriately identify the source of information when paraphrasing (restating) ideas from texts, interviews, articles, or websites.

Should follow the Holy Apostles College & Seminary Stylesheet (available on the Online Writing Lab’s website at http://www.holyapostles.edu/owl/resources).

Consequences of Academic Dishonesty:

Because of the nature of this class, academic dishonesty is taken very seriously. Students participating in academic dishonesty may be removed from the course and from the program.

10. ATTENDANCE POLICY

Even though you are not required to be logged in at any precise time or day, you are expected to login several times during each week. Because this class is being taught entirely in a technology-mediated forum, it is important to actively participate each week in the course. In a traditional classroom setting for a 3-credit course, students would be required to be in class 3 hours a week and prepare for class discussions 4.5 hours a week. Expect to devote at least 7 quality hours a week to this course. A failure on the student’s part to actively participate in the life of the course may result in a reduction of the final grade.

11. INCOMPLETE POLICY

An Incomplete is a temporary grade assigned at the discretion of the faculty member. It is typically allowed in situations in which the student has satisfactorily completed major components of the course and has the ability to finish the remaining work without re-enrolling, but has encountered extenuating circumstances, such as illness, that prevent his or her doing so prior to the last day of class.

To request an incomplete, distance-learning students must first download a copy of the Incomplete Request Form. This document is located within the Shared folder of the Files tab in Populi. Secondly, students must fill in any necessary information directly within the PDF document. Lastly, students must send their form to their professor via email for approval. “Approval” should be understood as the professor responding to the student’s email in favor of granting the “Incomplete” status of the student.

Students receiving an Incomplete must submit the missing course work by the end of the sixth week following the semester in which they were enrolled. An incomplete grade (I) automatically turns into the grade of “F” if the course work is not completed.

Students who have completed little or no work are ineligible for an incomplete. Students who feel they are in danger of failing the course due to an inability to complete course assignments should withdraw from the course.

A “W” (Withdrawal) will appear on the student’s permanent record for any course dropped after the end of the first week of a semester to the end of the third week. A “WF” (Withdrawal/Fail) will appear on the student’s permanent record for any course dropped after the end of the third week of a semester and on or before the Friday before the last week of the semester.

12

12. ABOUT YOUR PROFESSOR

Fr. Randy Soto is a Roman Catholic priest from San Jose, Costa Rica, currently serving as Professor of New Testament at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in the Archdiocese of St. Louis. He completed his Sacred Theology Doctorate (SThD) in Biblical Theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome in 2003 and has also since served as a parish pastor and Director of Faith Enculturation in the Archdiocese of San Jose, Professor of New Testament at the Seminario Central in Costa Rica; at the Universidad Católica e Costa Rica; at Renseleer College teaching for the Permanent Diaconate of the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana; and at the Instituto Ciencias Religiosas while in Toledo, Spain.