Esegesi NT: Vangeli sinottici e AttiRA0211

To assist students in a thorough study of the Synoptic Gospels and Acts. To introduce them to a theological understanding of the books.

1. Introduction. What is a Gospel? Oral tradition, writing books and believers in early Christianity. The quest for sources. The Synoptic Gospels and the historical-critical analysis. The Synoptic problem. 2. The Gospel according to Mark. Authorship. Date. Features. Community. Purpose. Theology. Reading and commenting. 3. The Gospel according to Matthew. Authorship. Date. Features. Community. Purpose. Theology. Reading and commenting. 4. The Gospel according to Luke and Acts. Authorship. Date. Features. Community. Purpose. Theology. Reading and commenting.

Textbook: Scholz, Daniel. Introducing the New Testament: Jesus in the Gospels and Acts. Winona: Anselm Academic, 2013. Bibliography: Aland, Kurt, ed. Synopsis of the Four Gospels: Greek-English Edition of the Synopsis Quattuor Evangeliorum. Stuttgart: German Bible Society, 1993; Brown, Raymond. An Introduction to the New Testament. The Abridged Edition. Edited and Abridged by Marion Soards. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2016; Fitzmyer, Joseph. The Biblical Commission’s Document “The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church”: Text and Commentary. Roma: Pontificio Istituto Biblico, 1995; Fitzmyer, Joseph. The Acts of the Apostles: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2010; Kilgallen, John. A Wealth of Revelation: The Four Evangelists’ Introductions to Their Gospels. Roma: Pontificio Istituto Biblico, 2009; Perkins, Pheme. Introduction to the Synoptic Gospels. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009.