Boasting in Weakness (Paper)

And here you can find my latest paper. It is an exegetical study on 2 Cor 12:1-10. By and far it was enjoyable to study, but near impossible to write. There was a LOT of information on each section, and I feel very lucky that I was able to condense it down like I have. If anyone finds any grammar or referencing mistakes (of which I'm always capable of), please let me know.

A Rather Non-Foolish Post

I received a copy of the reading list for my MCS: New Testament comprehensive exams this morning. Here's a list of books that I will prepare for both a written exam and an oral exam.

Foundational Reading:
Neill and Wright, The Interpretation of the New Testament 1861-1986 (New York: Oxford, 1988) 449 pp.
Wright, The New Testament and the People of God (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1992) 476 pp.

History of the New Testament Period:
Bruce, New Testament History (Garden City: Doubleday, 1971) 430 pp.
Metzger, The Canon of the New Testament (Oxford: Claredon Press, 1987) 315 pp.
Freyne, Galilee, Jesus, and The Gospels (Philadelphia: Fortress, 1988) 272 pp.
Ferguson, Backgrounds of Early Christianity (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1987) 583 pp.
Scott, Customs and Controversies: Intertestamental Jewish Backgrounds of the New Testament (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1995) 356 pp.

Jesus and the Gospels:
Stein, Studying the Synoptic Gospels: Origin and Interpretation (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001) 272 pp.
Wright, Jesus and the Victory of God (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1996) 662 pp.
Newman, Jesus and the Restoration of Israel (Downers Grove: Intervarsity Press, 1999) 320 pp.

Paul (as a minor option for the oral exam):
Wright, The Climax of the Covenant (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1991) 316 pp.

Luke-Acts (as a minor option for the oral exam):
Hengel Acts and the History of Earliest Christianity (Fortress Press, 1979) 136 pp.
OR
Marshall Luke: Historian and Theologian (Paternoster/Zondervan, 1989) 235 pp.

It's a grand total of 4824 pages.