BITH 353 - The New Testament in the Mediterranean World

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Wheaton College - Massachusetts

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This course is a study of the political, cultural, social, and religious history of the Greco-Roman world (300 BC-100 AD) gained from literary, epigraphic, and archaeological sources. Attention is directed to this period as (1) the successor to the classical Hebrew and Greek periods, (2) the predecessor to Rabbinic Judaism and Patristic Christianity, and (3) the immediate setting of the New Testament. Focus will be directed at those historical events, theological developments and institutional shifts which affected the early Christians and the writings of the New Testament. Prerequisite: BITH 213 or 214, or ARCH 213 (or passing the New Testament Competency Examination). (2 credits)

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wheatoncollege.edu

Phone Number:

(508) 285-7722

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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