Secular Bible Study

Barrett, C.K.: “The Gospel According to St. John,” (1978)Bauer, Walter: “A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature” trans. W.F. Arndt, F.T. Gingrich, and F.W. Danker (2000)Bovon, Francois: “Luke 1: A Commentary on the Gospel of Luke 1:1–9:50” trans. Christine M. Thomas (2002)Brown, Raymond E.: “The Gospel According to John XIII–XXI, Anchor Bible 29A” (1970)Bultmann, Rudolf: “The Gospel of John: A Commentary” trans. G. R. Beasley-Murray (1971)Conzelmann, Hans: “The Theology of St. Luke,” trans. Geoffrey Buswell (1960)Fitzmyer, Joseph: “The Gospel According to Luke I-IX, Anchor Bible” (1981)Gardner-Smith, Percival: “Saint John and the Synoptic Gospels” (1938)Grotius, Hugo: “Annotationes in Libros Evangeliorum” (1641)Habel, Norman C.: “The Form and Significance of the Call Narratives” (1965)Metzger, Bruce: “A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament” (1994)Neirynck, Frans: “John 21,” New Testament Studies 36, no. 3” (1990)Pesch, Rudolf: “Der reiche Fischfang: Lk 5,1-11/Jo 21,1-14” (1969)Reinhartz, Adele: “Forging a New Identity: Johannine Rhetoric and the Audience of the Fourth Gospel” (2013)Smith, Charles and Charles, W.F.: “Fishers of Men: Footnotes on a Gospel Figure,” (1959)Streeter, B. H.: “The Four Gospels: A Study of Origins” (1924)Wuellner, W.H.: “The Meaning of ‘Fishers of Men’” (1967)Jerome: “Commentariorum in Hiezechielem” 14, on Ezekiel 47:6–12, ed. F. Glorie, CCSL 75 (Turnhout: Brepols, 1964)Oppian: Halieutica.New American Standard Bible (NASB 2000)Aland, Kurt, Synopsis of the Four GospelsQuestions or comments email: aboutmoreimportantthings@gmail.com

Additional Reading:Bultmann, Rudolf: The History of the Synoptic Tradition (Marsh translation)Conzelmann, Hans: The Theology of St. Luke (Buswell translation)Danker, Frederick W: A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian LiteratureEhrman, Bart: The New TestamentFitzmyer, Joseph A: The Gospel According to Luke (Anchor Bible).France, RT: The Gospel of MarkFredriksen, Paula: Ancient ChristianitiesGarrett, Susan R: The Demise of the Devil: Magic and the Demonic in Luke’s WritingsGundry, RH: Mark: A Commentary on His Apology for the Cross.Marshall, Howard: The Gospel of Luke  New American Standard Bible (NASB 2000)Aland, Kurt: Synopsis of the Four GospelsPapyrus 75 c. 175–225 CEIf you have any questions or comments, please email me at aboutmoreimportantthings@gmail.com

Additional Reading:Aland, Kurt, Synopsis of the Four GospelsBarr, James: “The Semantics of Biblical Language”Brown, Raymond E: “The Gospel According to John”Collins, John: "Diakonia: Re-interpreting the Ancient Sources"Epp, Eldon Jay: “The First Apostle”Schüssler Fiorenza, Elisabeth: “In Memory of Her: A Feminist Theological Reconstruction of Christian Origins”Seim, Turid Karlsen: “The Double Message: Patterns of Gender in Luke and Acts”New American Standard Bible (NASB 2000)

5.06a Jesus in Galilee – Healing ManyMarcus, Joel: Mark 1 – 8 (The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries Bovon, Francois: Luke the TheologianEdwards, James: The Gospel According to LukeQuestions or comments? Email: AboutMoreImportantThings@gmail.com

BibliographyLittman, Robert J: “The Book of Tobit in Codex Sinaiticus”Saldarini, Anthony: “Pharisees, Scribes, and Sadducees in Palestinian Society”Sanders, EP: “Judaism: Practice and Belief, 63 BCE – 66 CE”Schweitzer, Albert: “The Quest of the Historical Jesus”Wrede, Williams: “The Messianic Secret”Questions or comments? Email: AboutMoreImportantThings@gmail.com

Bibliography: The Synopsis of the Four Gospels by The American Bible Society·        Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books·        Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books·        Jenkins, Philip: “Jesus Wars.”·        Fredriksen, Paula: “Ancient Christianities”·        Wise Bauer, Susan: “The History of…” (Series)·        Barber, Elizabeth: “When They Severed Earth from Sky.”·        Silberman and Finkelstein: “The Bible Unearthed”·        Ben-Ephraim, Shaiel: The History of the Land of Israel Podcast·        E. P. Sanders: “Judaism: Practice and Belief, 63 BCE-66 CE”·        Anthony J. Saldarini: “Pharisees, Scribes and Sadducees in Palestinian Society”·        Robert J. Littman: “Tobit: The Book of Tobit in Codex Sinaiticus”·        Joseph A. Fitzmyer “Tobit”·        Rodney Stark: “The Rise of Christianity” ·        Other texts: The Book of Jubilees, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, Gabriel’s Revelation Questions or comments? Email: AboutMoreImportantThings@gmail.com

Covered verses: Luke 4:16-30Bibliography: The Synopsis of the Four Gospels by The American Bible Society·        Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books·        Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books·        Pagels, Elaine: Favorites are Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels. Over 10 published books·        Fuller, Tripp: Homebrewed Christianity Podcast·        Jenkins, Philip: “Jesus Wars.”·        Niehoff, Maren: “Philo of Alexandria, an Intellectual Biography”·        Spong, John Shelby: “The Fourth Gospel.”·        Fredriksen, Paula: “Ancient Christianities”·        Markos, Louis: “From Plato to Christ”·        Trigg, Joseph: “Origen”·        Wise Bauer, Susan: “The History of…” (Series)·        Barber, Elizabeth: “When They Severed Earth from Sky.”·        Cline, Eric: “1177 BC” and “After 1177 BC”·        Silberman and Finkelstein: “The Bible Unearthed”·        Duncan, Mike: History of Rome Podcast, “The Storm Before the Storm.”·        Carlin, Dan: Hardcore History Podcast, “The End is Always Near.”·        Ben-Ephraim, Shaiel: The History of the Land of Israel Podcast·        Brad Onishi and Dan Miller: Straight White American Jesus Podcast·        Other texts: The Book of Jubilees, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, Gabriel’s Revelation Questions or comments? Email: AboutMoreImportantThings@gmail.com

5.02 Journey and Ministry Point #1 – 1:50: Why did Jesus leave for Galilee?Point #2 – 7:20: Repent! Point #3 – 14:20: The Kingdom of God has come near to you  Bibliography: The Synopsis of the Four Gospels by The American Bible Society·        Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books·        Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books·        Pagels, Elaine: Favorites are Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels. Over 10 published books·        Fuller, Tripp: Homebrewed Christianity Podcast·        Jenkins, Philip: “Jesus Wars.”·        Niehoff, Maren: “Philo of Alexandria, an Intellectual Biography”·        Spong, John Shelby: “The Fourth Gospel.”·        Fredriksen, Paula: “Ancient Christianities”·        Markos, Louis: “From Plato to Christ”·        Trigg, Joseph: “Origen”·        Wise Bauer, Susan: “The History of…” (Series)·        Barber, Elizabeth: “When They Severed Earth from Sky.”·        Cline, Eric: “1177 BC” and “After 1177 BC”·        Silberman and Finkelstein: “The Bible Unearthed”·        Duncan, Mike: History of Rome Podcast, “The Storm Before the Storm.”·        Carlin, Dan: Hardcore History Podcast, “The End is Always Near.”·        Ben-Ephraim, Shaiel: The History of the Land of Israel Podcast·        Brad Onishi and Dan Miller: Straight White American Jesus Podcast·        Other texts: The Book of Jubilees, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, Gabriel’s Revelation Questions or comments? Email: AboutMoreImportantThings@gmail.com