HMS-231B Introduction to the New Testament

3 Credits

• HMS-231B-01

  Thursday

  2:00 pm – 4:50 pm

  North Hall, 307

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    Suzanne Verderber

This introductory, nonsectarian course includes extensive readings from a modern English translation of the New Testament; plus a supplementary text, media presentations, lecture-discussions, and a field trip. We explore contributions from many disciplines that relate to biblical scholarship (e.g., history, archeology, linguistics) in order to more fully understand the texts in their original cultural settings. Students do additional research (e.g., on art influenced by the New Testament, on controversies rooted in the New Testament, etc.), write papers, and present their findings in class.