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Second semester: 1 - 3 John: circumstances of creation, content and message, theology. The Revelation of St. John: a literary kind of apocalyptic, literary
structure, content and message, symbolism, role of liturgy, problem of the millennial kingdom (20:4-6), authorship, addressees, place and time of composition. Exegesis of selected texts. Prerequisites: reading of selected texts in the original Greek. Last update: Scarano Angelo, Mgr., Th.D. (10.10.2024)
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Brown R.E., An Introduction to the New Testament, New York 1997 Last update: Scarano Angelo, Mgr., Th.D. (10.10.2024)
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Greek texts John 1:1-18; 20:1-31; 1 John 1:1-4; Rev. 1:1-8; 21:1-8. Circuits: (1) John 11-12: transition to the book of glory - choice of pericopes and themes; (2) Jesus' farewell discourse (John 13-17): structure, themes; (3) Passion (John 18-19): structure, typically Johannine pericopes and themes; (4) Detailed exegesis of John 20:1-29: Structure, literary forms, translation and textual analysis, theological message in the context of John's Gospel; (5) Theories of the history of the Johannine communities as historical background for the emergence of 1-3 John; (6) 1 John: structure, literary character, major theological themes, characterization of the "antichrists"; (7) Revelation of St. John. John: historical circumstances, author, addressees, time and place of writing; literary and theological characteristics; structure; symbolism, interpretation of key images and concepts; message; (8) Exegesis of Rev 21:1-8. Last update: Scarano Angelo, Mgr., Th.D. (10.10.2024)
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