Introduction to the New Testament
RELI 212
Spring 2025
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01
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| Crosslisting:
MDST 214, WLIT 282 |
| Course Cluster and Certificates: Christianity Studies |
The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to writings of the earliest Christians that came to be included in the New Testament. These writings will be examined critically with respect to their social-historical origin, religious content, and place within the development of early Christianities. Interpreting early Christian texts constitutes the most important task in the study of the New Testament. We will, therefore, focus on a close reading of the New Testament in light of historical situations and social contexts in the Greco-Roman world, one of the chief aims of the course being the acquisition of critical skills in reading and understanding the New Testament. In the process, we will necessarily engage secondary scholarship and wider theoretical interests, thereby providing students with a general introduction to the academic study of religion. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA RELI |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CEAS-Phil/Reli)(MDST-MN)(MDST)(MDST-Art/Arch)(MDST-History)(MDST-Lang/Lit)(MDST-Phil/Reli)(MEST-MN)(RELI-MN)(RELI)(STS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Harold W. Attridge, ed., THE HARPERCOLLINS STUDY BIBLE: NEW REVISED STANDARD VERSION, WITH THE APOCRYPHAL/DEUTEROCANONICAL BOOKS (2006). ISBN: 9780060786841
Burton L. Mack, WHO WROTE THE NEW TESTAMENT? THE MAKING OF THE CHRISTIAN MYTH (1995). ISBN: 0060655186
Lawrence M. Wills, NOT GOD'S PEOPLE: INSIDERS AND OUTSIDERS IN THE BIBLICAL WORLD (2008). ISBN: 10742562506
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Examinations and Assignments:
An in-class exam, with a take-home component
An essay (6-7 pp. in length)
A final, Registrar-scheduled exam |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course satisfied the "Historical Traditions" requirement for the Religion major. |
| Instructor(s): Cameron,Ron Times: .M.W... 02:50PM-04:10PM; Location: PAC301; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 30 | | SR major: 2 | JR major: 4 | | |
| Seats Available: 13 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 4 | SO: 10 | FR: 10 |
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