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Session	Lecture Outlines	Readings (Biblical and Secondary)
1	Introduction
2	How to Read the Bible
3	Primeval History	Genesis 1-11
4	Call of Abram	Genesis 11-13 Levenson, Death, 82-88 (preview)
5	Quiz #1	Study Guide
6	Life of Abraham	Genesis 13-24; 25:12-28; 29:31-30:24 Levenson, Death, 88-110 (preview)
7	Joseph, Part I	Genesis 37-50 (skim 25-36) Levenson, Death, 143-156 (preview)
8	Optional Session: The Bible & Prayer	Casey, "Lectio Divina"
9	Joseph, Part II	Genesis 37-50 Levenson, Death, 161-169 (preview)
10	Covenant Formulary	Exodus 1-5; 12:1-36; 13:17-15:21; 19-21 Joshua 24 Levenson, Sinai and Zion, 23-36 (preview)
11	Quiz #2	Study Guide
12	The Law	Exodus 20:1-17 Leviticus 19:9-10; 25:23-25 Deuteronomy 25:5-10 Sirach 3:1-16 Levenson, Sinai and Zion, 56-70 (preview)
13	Ruth	Ruth
14	No Class
15	Noah and Sodom and Gomorrah	Genesis 6-9; 18-19
16	The Golden Calf	Exodus 32-34 Numbers 13-14
17	Optional Session: Catholic and Protestant Bibles Handout	Harper Collins Study Bible, xxxvii-xl Vatican II: "Dei Verbum"
18	Jonah, Part I	Jonah Psalm 86:15; 103:8; 145:8 Joel 2:13 Nehemiah 9:17
19	Jonah, Part II Handout	Jonah; Simon, Jonah, 22-38
20	Quiz #3	Study Guide
21	The Exile and Eschatology	Read these pairs in tandem: Jeremiah 25:1-14 and Daniel 9 2 Chronicles 36 and Ezra 1-3 Isaiah 40:1-11 and Mark 1:1-8 Isaiah 2:1-4 Daniel 7 McBride, "Biblical Literature in Historical Context" (preview)
22	Jesus, The Exile, and the Gospel of Mark	Mark 1:1-8:21
23	No Class
24	The Passion in the Gospel of Mark Handout	Mark 8:22-10:52
25	Jesus and Chosenness	Mark 11:1-16:8
26	Quiz #4	Study Guide
27	Resurrection	Ezekiel 36-37 Matthew 28 Luke 24 Acts 1:1-11 Romans 6:1-11 1 Corinthians 15
28	Jewish Law and Early Christianity	Genesis 17 Matthew 5:17-48 Acts 15 Galatians 5:2-15
29	Optional Session: the Immaculate Conception Handout	Luke 1
30	The Season of Advent	Isaiah 64:1-9 Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 Mark 13:24-37 Seitz, "Isaiah in the New Testament" Pontifical Biblical Commission
31	Doctrine of Original Sin	Romans 5:12-21 Anderson, "Biblical Origins and the Problem of the Fall" (preview)
32	Quiz #5	Study Guide
33	Doctrine of Creation	Genesis 1:1-2:4 Proverbs 8:22-31 Sirach 24 John 1:1-18
34	Doctrine of Atonement	Athanasius, "On the Incarnation," pp. 55-65 (preview)
35	Optional Review Session
36	Quiz #6	Study Guide
37	No Class
38	Handing Jesus over to Death Handout	Mark 14-15 Ephesians 1:3-14 Anderson, "Joseph and the Passion of our Lord" (preview) Ackley, "Christ Presented to the People"
39	Poverty of Spirit (Johannes Baptist Metz)	Genesis 2-3 Matthew 4:1-11 Philippians 2:6-11 Metz, Poverty of Spirit (preview) Percy, Lost in the Cosmos, 10-17 (optional) (preview)
40	Optional Session: The Blessed Virgin Mary
41	The Creed	Philippians 2:6-11 The Nicene Creed Steinmetz, "Uncovering a Second Narrative" (preview)
42	The Creed (continued)
43	Final Examination

Cite/attribute Resource. Anderson, G. A. (2006, September 07). Lectures and Readings. Retrieved May 23, 2012, from Notre Dame OpenCourseWare Web site: http://ocw.nd.edu/theology/foundations-of-theology-biblical-and-historical/lectures/lectures.

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