More on this subject can be found at my Rel 211 and Rel 212 websites or in the newly published Jesus Christ and the World of the New Testament

 

Eric D. Huntsman, Assistant Professor of Ancient Scripture, Affiliate Faculty Classics and Ancient History

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Class Lectures

• 1a. Introduction: Introduction: The Testimony and Revelation of Jesus Christ in the Writings of John
  • Jesus as the Lamb of God; Jesus as Lion; The Divinity and Role of the Johannine Jesus; Johannine Christology; Topics for this week.
• 1b. The Word Made Flesh.
  • Structure of the Gospel of John; The Logos Hymn of the Prologue; Seven Important "Signs"; Seven Discourses; Passover and the Bread of Life Discourse—Flesh and Blood; Rivers of Living Water—Water and Spirit; Seven Important "I Am" Sayings; Some Emphatic "I Am Sayings."
• 2. Unique Aspects of the Passion Narrative in John
  • The Timing of the Last Supper and Crucifixion in John; The Omission of the Sacrament in John’s Last Supper; The Omission of the Suffering in the Garden of Gethsemane; Jesus Carries His Own Cross; Timing of the Crucifixion; Dividing Jesus’ Clothing; "I Thirst"; "It Is Finished"; "A bone of him shall not be broken . . ."; Blood and Water; "Even So Must the Son of Man Be Lifted Up."
• 3. From Jesus’ Ministry to His Return: The Letters of John and the Background of Revelation
  • Misunderstanding the Divinity of Jesus; Other Areas of Dispute in the Johannine Letters; Emphasizing the Incarnation: 1 John and the Challenge of the Early Gnostics; Structure of 1 John; The Test of Light (1:5–2:17); Testing Faith (2:18–27): First Warning against the Antichrists; The Test of Righteousness (2:28–3:24); Testing Spirits (4:1–6): Second Warning against the Antichrists; The Test of Love (4:7–5:12); Signs of Apostasy: Threatened by False Teachers in 2 John and Rejection of Authority in 3 John; Saints under Attack: Early Persecution as seen in Revelation 1–3; Comfort in Tribulation: Introduction to Apocalyptic Literature.
• 4. The Lamb and the Lion: The Revelation of Jesus Christ
  • The Revelation of Jesus Christ: Prologue (1:1–3); Christ unveiled in Glory—The One Who Was, Is, and Is to Come;John’s Inaugural Vision: "I Am Alpha and Omega . . ." ; Structure of Revelation; John’s First Revelatory Experience (Revelation 4:1–11:19); The Scroll with Seven Seals—Unveiling Christ through History; Interpretive Approaches to Revelation; The Seven Seals (6:1–8:17); John’s Second Revelatory Experience (Revelation 12:1–22:5); Demonic Trinity: Dragon and Two Beasts (13:1–18); The Lamb and His Servants (14:1–20); The Testimony of Jesus; The Message of Revelation; Epilogue and Blessing (22:6–21).