GP 120 presentation
GP 120 handout
Experience the joy of the good news from a Jewish sage in Galilee called Jesus. Study the texts which Matthew, Mark and Luke composed about him. For the first semester (SS 201) you will learn about the cultures and traditions out of which these gospels were composed; understand the so-called synoptic problem; and engage with the different passages on what Jesus preached and practiced in Galilee.
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Monday, September 22, 2014
Friday, September 19, 2014
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Final Exams in Synoptics 1: Puncta Pro Examinatione
Final Exams in Synoptics 1
(Flores)
Puncta Pro Examinatione
Date: October 7, 2014
Format:
Part 1. Short Answers
Part 2. Essay/Exegesis Questions
Coverage:
1. The Synoptic Problem
2. The Cultural Values in Jesus’
World
3. The Pharisees during the First
Century C.E.
4. GP 1-14
5. The Genre of Miracle
6. The Parables of Jesus (Flores
notes)
7. The Sermon on the Mount
8. GP 69 (c/o Group 1)
9. GP 49 (c/o Group 2)
10. GP 89 (c/o Group 3)
11. GP 122 (c/o Group 4)
12. GP 124 (c/o Group 5)
13. GP 139 (c/o Group 6)
14. GP 112 (c/o Group 7)
15. GP 120 (c/o Group 8)
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Monday, September 8, 2014
Parables of Jesus
Classic definition of a parable (by C. H. Dodd): "At its simplest a parable is a metaphor or simile drawn from nature or common life arresting the hearer by its vividness or strangeness, and leaving the mind in suffcient doubt about its application to tease it into active thought" (C. H. Dodd, The Parables of the Kingdom, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1961, p. 5).
More on the genre of parable, click here.
Links to my homilies/commentaries on Parables
1) Parable of "Lost and Found" (Luke 15:1-32)
2) Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30)
3) Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15)
4) Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16)
5) Parable of the Wily Steward (Luke 16)
6) Parable of the Fig Tree (Luke 13)
More on the genre of parable, click here.
Links to my homilies/commentaries on Parables
1) Parable of "Lost and Found" (Luke 15:1-32)
2) Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30)
3) Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15)
4) Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16)
5) Parable of the Wily Steward (Luke 16)
6) Parable of the Fig Tree (Luke 13)
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Class Standing - Midterm
To know your Class Standing, please click here (pdf). Note that the midterm is counted thrice.
Synoptics 1 Group Report
For the groupings, the assigned GP, the date of and mechanics of reporting, please click here (pdf).
Click here for an "Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations" (by Miss Bambi Gamban), please follow this guide when you use the PowerPoint.
Click here for an "Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations" (by Miss Bambi Gamban), please follow this guide when you use the PowerPoint.
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Monday, July 21, 2014
Assignment: Article Review in Synoptics
For the Mechanics of the Review, please click here and print if necessary.
Submission date: on or before August 5 - Tuesday - at the Synoptics class period.
Submission date: on or before August 5 - Tuesday - at the Synoptics class period.
Sunday, July 20, 2014
Sunday, June 29, 2014
The Synoptic Problem
Topic 4: The Synoptic Problem (pdf of the class presentation)*
Supplement to Topic 4: Markan Priority
Supplement to Topic 4: The Q
*The Synoptic Problem by Fr. Felix Just, S.J. (further elaboration of the ppt on Topic 4) - also available in the Synoptics Filebox
The Four Gospels: Some Comparative Overview Charts by Felix Just, S.J. - also available in the Synoptics Filebox.
Supplement to Topic 4: Markan Priority
Supplement to Topic 4: The Q
*The Synoptic Problem by Fr. Felix Just, S.J. (further elaboration of the ppt on Topic 4) - also available in the Synoptics Filebox
The Four Gospels: Some Comparative Overview Charts by Felix Just, S.J. - also available in the Synoptics Filebox.
The Gospel Genre
Introduction, Topic 3: The Gospel Genre
Supplement to Topic 3: Gospel as a Literary Genre
Pontifical Biblical Commission Document, Sancta Mater Ecclesia (1964) - excerpt. - also available in the Synoptics File Box
Supplement to Topic 3: Gospel as a Literary Genre
Pontifical Biblical Commission Document, Sancta Mater Ecclesia (1964) - excerpt. - also available in the Synoptics File Box
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Quiz 2 - Judaism in the First Century of the Common Era
Required Reading;
Bart Ehrman, The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings (New York: Oxford University Press, 2008), pp. 36-55 [Chapter 3: "The Jewish Context of Jesus and His Followers"] - SEE Synoptics FILEBOX (Arnoldus Library).
Important Class Notes:
"Judaism in the First Century of the Common Era" (ppt - download a pdf copy here)
"Judaism in the New Testament" - an outline (class handout)
"Timeline of Judaism and Early Christianity" by A. Y. Reed (pdf availabe here).
Helpful Readings:
Amy‐Jill Levine, “Jesus and Judaism: Why the Connection Stilll Matters,” in Ethical Dimensions in the
Teachings of Jesus and Paul (Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Convention of the Catholic Biblical Association of the Philippines, 2004) - availalbe at the Arnodus Library.
The Pontifical Biblical Commission The Jewish People and Their Sacred Scriptures in the Christian Bible (2001) – Read esp. nos. (par.) 23‐63 “Shared Fundamental Themes” and nos. 70‐78 “Jesus in the Gospels and Acts of the Apostles.”
Rabbi Benjamin Blech, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Understanding Judaism, 2nd ed. (NY: Alpha Books, 2003). - available at the Arnoldus Library.
Bart Ehrman, The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings (New York: Oxford University Press, 2008), pp. 36-55 [Chapter 3: "The Jewish Context of Jesus and His Followers"] - SEE Synoptics FILEBOX (Arnoldus Library).
Important Class Notes:
"Judaism in the First Century of the Common Era" (ppt - download a pdf copy here)
"Judaism in the New Testament" - an outline (class handout)
"Timeline of Judaism and Early Christianity" by A. Y. Reed (pdf availabe here).
Helpful Readings:
Amy‐Jill Levine, “Jesus and Judaism: Why the Connection Stilll Matters,” in Ethical Dimensions in the
Teachings of Jesus and Paul (Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Convention of the Catholic Biblical Association of the Philippines, 2004) - availalbe at the Arnodus Library.
The Pontifical Biblical Commission The Jewish People and Their Sacred Scriptures in the Christian Bible (2001) – Read esp. nos. (par.) 23‐63 “Shared Fundamental Themes” and nos. 70‐78 “Jesus in the Gospels and Acts of the Apostles.”
Rabbi Benjamin Blech, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Understanding Judaism, 2nd ed. (NY: Alpha Books, 2003). - available at the Arnoldus Library.
Friday, June 20, 2014
Synoptics1 - on quiz 1
Quiz 1 will cover the following on the Greco-Roman world:
- Names, places and events;
- Mystery religions, philosophies, Roman administration, Rome and the Jews in Palestine, Rome and the Jews in Diaspora;
- Cultural Values of the Eastern Mediterranean.
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About Me
- Fr. Randolf C. Flores, SVD
- Fr. Randy is the current Parish Priest and Rector of the Sacred Heart Parish Shrine in Quezon City, Philippines. He is also the Director of the Biblical Apostolate of the Diocese of Cubao and the coordinator for the Biblical Apostolate of the SVD Philippine Central Province. He teaches Biblical courses at the Divine Word Seminary, Tagaytay City. He holds a doctorate from the Ateneo de Manila University (PhD, 2015) and from the Loyola School of Theology (STD, 2014); Licentiate in Sacred Scripture (SSL, 1999) from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome); an M.A. in Pastoral Ministry from the Divine Word Seminary (1995). He served as president of the Catholic Biblical Association of the Philippines (CBAP), chairperson of the Tagaytay Religious Association (TRA), Dean of Studies (Divine Word Seminary), and editor of the academic journal Diwa: Studies in Philosophy and Theology. He founded the Certificate in Theological Studies (CTS) at the Divine Word Seminary and the SVD Tagaytay Alternative Learning System (SVD-ALS), an educational program for the out-of-school youth. Visit also his YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/biblicalapostolateph