Introduction to the New Testament I

• The Structure of New Testament Studies and their Place Amongst the other Theological Disciplines. Introduction of the New Testament as Historical-Theological Discipline. Brief History of the Discipline
• The Notion of ’Gospel’. The Formation of Tradition about Jesus (His Words and Deeds). The Synoptic Problem and Theories of Solution. The Two-Sources Theory: Benefits and Deficiencies
• John the Baptist and Jesus. The Debates of Jesus according to Mark
• The Way of Jesus on Earth: The Son of Man with Power and His Suffering. The ’Messianic Secret Theory’ in the Gospel of Mark
• Jesus' Suffering, Death and Resurrection in the Synoptic Gospels
• Introductory Problems of the Gospel according to Mark
• Jesus’ Pre-history according to Matthew
• The Sermon on the Mount and the Parables of Jesus
• The Community of the Disciples and Jesus’ Opponents in the Speeches of Jesus according to Matthew
• Introductory Problems of the Gospel according to Matthew
• Jesus’ Pre-history according to Luke (Lk 1–4)
• Social Sensibility in the Gosel According to Luke
• The Disciples of Jesus and the Signs of Times. Lifestyle and Eschatology According to Luke
• Introductory Problems of the Gospel According to Luke