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DEPARTMENT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY RELIGION
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John Syllabus
TEXTS
Fortna, R.T. The Fourth Gospel and its Predecessor. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1988.
Smith, M.H., ed. John: a Sourcebook. [= JS]
COURSE OUTLINE
| Week | Topic | Readings |
| The Johannine Problem | ||
| 1 | AUTHOR: Tradition and Evidence | JS 1-2 |
| AUDIENCE: Quest for Original Setting | Fortna 1-11 | |
| 2 | CONCEPTS: Theology and Social Conflict | JS 3-4 |
| COMPOSITION: Sources and Style | ||
| Signs Source or Synoptic Tradition? | ||
| 3 | WITNESSES: John & Disciples | Fortna 1-47 |
| JS 5-8 | ||
| 4 | SIGNS 1 & 2: Word and Reality | Fortna 48-65 |
| JS 9-12 | ||
| 5 | SIGNS 3 & 4: Gathering in Galilee | Fortna 66-92 |
| JS 13-18 | ||
| 6 | SIGNS 5 - 7: Restoration in Judea | Fortna 93-117 |
| JS 19-28 | ||
| 7 | SIGNS 8 - 9: Reaction & Support | Fortna 118-148 |
| JS 29-34 | ||
| 8 | REJECTION: Disciples and Authorities | Fortna 149-176 |
| JS 35-46 | ||
| 9 | RECOGNITION: Dead and Alive | Fortna 176-204 |
| JS 47-53 | ||
| RECONSTRUCTION: Testing the Hypothesis | Fortna 205-220 | |
| JS 54 | ||
| Theology & Setting | ||
| 10 | DIALOGUES: Friends & Enemies | Fortna 235-264, 294-314 |
| JS 55-62 | ||
| 11 | POLEMIC: Charges & Countercharges | Fortna 223-234, 265-283 |
| JS 63-68 | ||
| 12 | DIVISIONS: Community & Authority | Fortna 284-293 |
| JS 69-78 | ||
| 13 | CRISIS: Preaching & Persecution | JS 79-88 |
| 14 | CONCLUSIONS: The Proper Place of the 4th Gospel |
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