SS202 / Synoptics II
Professor: Miriam Alejandrino, OSB, SThD
Semester II: November 2010 – March 2011
Divine Word Seminary
4120 Tagaytay City
Course Description: The course will study, with the use of the modern tools of exegesis, the texts of the Synoptic Gospels—their similarities and differences—in order to draw out their theologies; their messages for the early Christians and their relevance for modern readers. In particular, the texts to be examined are those that carry the following themes:
1. The Infancy Narratives
2. John the Baptist
3. Disciples and Apostles
4. The Poor and the Outcasts
5. Women
6. Sermon on the Mount/Plain
7. Parables of Jesus
8. Miracles Stories
9. Eschatological Discourses
10. The Passion Narratives
11. The Easter Narratives
Prerequisite of the Course: SS201 or Synoptics I – please visit http://synoptics1.blogspot.com/
Required Tools:
Bible: New Revised Standard Version
Synopsis : B. H. Throckmorton, Jr. (ed.), Gospel Parallels: A Synopsis of the First Three Gospels, Fourth Edition (Manila: Daughters of St. Paul, 1979; (Fifth Edition; Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1992).
Useful Web Resource:
http://catholic-resources.org/Bible/index.html
