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4.00 Credits
A survey of the New Testament writings in their first century Mediterranean cultural setting that explores how early Christian communities adapted Jewish Tradition and society, as well as the ideas, culture, and beliefs of ancient Greece and Rome.
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4.00 Credits
A study of the Synoptic Gospels designed to help students grasp the literary relationships and theological differences these writings present, and to gain an appreciation of the richness and variety of the religious, cultural, and political world in which they emerged.
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4.00 Credits
A study of the Fourth Gospel, particularly the symbols John uses to describe Jesus (shepherd, living water, bread of life, vine) and his followers (sheep, thirsty, hungry, the branches). How do these symbols affect people's behavior in Jesus' time and today and do these symbols have political power?
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the study of Paul's letters and theology in relation to his social world, using historical and literary approaches.
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4.00 Credits
Who is Jesus? This course begins with the four gospels and asks how each writer understands Jesus in the first century Jewish and Roman worlds. Students then study art and literature from around the world to ask how Jesus is understood in different cultural and political perspectives today.
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4.00 Credits
A beginning study of biblical Greek that builds a foundation in the essentials of grammar, vocabulary, and translation. Includes readings in Mark and Philippians, as well as (in the second semester) discussion of theological implications. ( Cross-listed with Greek 325/326)
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4.00 Credits
A beginning study of biblical Greek that builds a foundation in the essentials of grammar, vocabulary, and translation. Includes readings in Mark and Philippians, as well as (in the second semester) discussion of theological implications. ( Cross-listed with Greek 325/326)
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the book of Revelation in the New Testament, and other apocalyptic themes in literature from the Prophets to the present times. This course explores the social and political dimensions of apocalyptic literature in particular situations around the globe.
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4.00 Credits
A survey of the emergence, growth and development of the Christian church from the time of the apostles to the great schism of the 14th century, including such topics as the development of worship, theology and structure, the conflicts between Greek and Latin Christians, the role of church as a bearer of culture, the rise of the papacy, and the impact of Christianity on the social and political development of Europe. ( cross-listed with History 331)
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4.00 Credits
A survey of Christian history in the West from the 14th to the 17th century, focusing particularly on reform movement in late-medieval Christianity, the rise of biblical humanism, the Protestant and Catholic reformations of the 16 century, the increasingly tense relationship between religion and science in the early modern period, and the role of religion in fostering national identity and political change. ( cross-listed with History 332)
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