Assessment

Short Reflections based on required reading Formative assessment 60% + Essay Summative Assessment 40%

Module Aims

This module aims to give student first-hand experience of the New Testament, some of its core texts, motifs and contexts, by engaging with the Gospel of Luke. This first-hand knowledge will, in turn, provide the foundations for an active engagement with key gospel passages which lie at the heart of a teacher’s handing on of faith.

Indicative Syllabus

• What is the New Testament and what is its composition.
• The geography, history, and peoples of the New Testament
• The truth of Scripture
• New Testament Christology / images of Jesus – the 4 Gospel portraits of Jesus
• Narrative tools to help break the code of what the text means. Types of texts – the importance of genre to understand meaning: miracle, parable, and metaphor.
• How does the world of the Bible interact with our world.

Learning Outcomes

• — MIMLO 01: Demonstrate a broad knowledge of the shape and contours of the New Testament and develop an ability to approach it as the living word of God.
• — MIMLO 02: Display a comprehensive knowledge of the Gospel of Luke, its key characters, narrative and structure and core theological values.
• — MIMLO 03: Present the key gospel stories and characters in a way that permits learners to illuminate the way of discipleship and faith.
• — MIMLO 04: Demonstrate an approach the New Testament in such a way that the skills and knowledge acquired will provide a foundation for ongoing engagement with the Bible.

Bibliography

• — Armstrong, K., 2019. The Lost Art of Scripture. Random House: London
• — Binz, S. (2017) Introduction to the Bible: A Catholic Guide to Studying Scripture. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press.
• — Borg, M. (2001) Reading the Bible Again for the First Time. New York: HarperCollins. (Moodle)
• — Byrne, B. (2015) The Hospitality of God: A Reading of Luke’s Gospel. Collegeville MN: Liturgical Press. (John Paul 2 Library)
• — Durken, D. (ed.) (2009) The New Collegeville Bible Commentary. New Testament. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press. (John Paul 2 Library)
• — Levine, Amy-Jill (2015) Short stories by Jesus: the enigmatic parables of a controversial rabbi.San Francisco: HarperOne. (John Paul 2 Library)
• — McBride, Denis (2002) Jesus and the Gospels. Chawton Hamps. Redemptorist Publications.
• — Moloney, Francis J. (2006) The Living Voice of the Gospel: The Gospels Today. Dublin, Veritas. (John Paul 2 Library)
• — Patella, M. (2009) ‘The Gospel According to Luke’, in Durken, D. (ed.) The New Collegeville Bible Commentary. New Testament. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, pp. 188-261.
• — Throckmorton, Burton H. (1979) Gospel Parallels: Synopsis of the first three Gospels. T. Nelson: New York. (John Paul 2 Library)