Vanderbilt University Department of  Religious Studies, College of Arts and Science

REQUIRED BOOKS:
• The New Oxford Annotated Bible: With the Apocrypha/Deuterocanonical Books/New Revised Standard Version by Michael D. Coogan (Editor), Paperback: Oxford University Press; 3rd Revised edition (February 2001)
• The Gospel Of Matthew: A Contextual Introduction For Group Study by Daniel Patte, with Monya Stubbs, Justin Ukpong, and Revelation Velunta Paperback: Abingdon Press, 2003
• A Third Look at Jesus: A Guidebook along a Road Least Traveled by Carlos H. Abesamis Publisher: Claretian Publications, Philippines (U.P. P.O. Box 4, Diliman 1101 Quezon City; 3rd Edition (May 1999)
• The Women's Bible Commentary – expanded by Carol A. Newsom (Editor), Sharon H. Ringe (Editor), Paperback: Westminster John Knox Press; Expanded edition (August 1998)
CLASS PAK: Available at Rand

SUGGESTED
• The Challenge of Discipleship: A Critical Study of the Sermon on the Mount As Scripture
by Daniel Patte Paperback: Trinity Press Intl; (October 1999) ISBN: 1563382865

WEB PAGE: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/AnS/religious_studies/109/109.htm To be visited regularly. -- Syllabus is updated on it; -- Assignments for each week regularly updated; -- Some required readings posted on it; --Links to important resources, including biblical texts, as well as The Gospel of Thomas; passages from Rule of Community of Qumran (and information about Dead Sea Scrolls); and from Jewish Apocalyptic literature.