CSCF40 2 - New Testament Ethics

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Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School

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Gay L. Byron This course explores the origins of early Christian morality with particular attention to the different expressions of ethical discourse and behavior within the New Testament. The course will examine how early Christian writers appropriated ideas from Jewish and Greco-Roman moral traditions related to gender, sexuality, community, poverty and wealth. Special attention will be devoted to understanding early Christian ethical teachings and their influence on contemporary Christian communities. Students will be encouraged to identify the implications of these letters for contemporary Church debates. Analysis of texts in original Greek is encouraged.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.crcds.edu

Phone Number:

(585) 271-1320

Calendar System:

Semester

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