REL236
Introduction to the New Testament
Subject code
REL
Course Number
236
Department(s)
Instructor(s)
C. Baker
Course Long Title
Introduction to the New Testament
Cross Listed Courses
Description
Readings in the New Testament and related early Jewish and Christian literature. Topics include first-century Jews and Judaism; Jesus' life, death, and teaching in the context of the Roman Mediterranean; the shaping of Jesus traditions in the early Church; the diversity of ideas about salvation; and women in the Jesus movement and the early Church. Attention is given, throughout the course, to ways in which the New Testament has been used to sustain and contest modern social practices, especially those related to colonization, cultural violence, and race/gender disparities.
Modes of Inquiry
Analysis and Critique [AC], Historical and Social Inquiry [HS]
Writing Credit
No writing credit
GEC This Course Belongs To
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