THEO 232 - 002

Regular Academic Session

2180

Undergraduate

3 units

Graded Alpha

Prerequisites: THEO 100 or equivalent; please check requirements for declared majors/minors for exceptions.

This course is an introduction to the historical and theological reading of the various documents of early Christianity known as the New Testament.

Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the literary genres found in the New Testament and explain why the recognition of genre is essential to the interpretation of the New Testament, as well as the importance of how the New Testament documents have reached their present state.

Prerequisite : THEO 100 or equivalent.

Tier 2 Theological Knowledge
Catholic Studies

This course introduces students to the New Testament, including the gospels, the letters of Paul, the letters of other early Christian leaders, and the book of Revelation. We will situate these texts in their own historical moment, considering them within both Hellenistic Judaism and the larger Greco-Roman world. Diverse portrayals of the life and teaching of Jesus will emerge, and we will mark the ways that rich variety extends into the teachings of his followers. This course will also introduce students to modern methods of interpreting the Bible, including reading the New Testament in terms of postcolonialism, race, gender, sexuality, disability, and ecology, in addition to historical and literary approaches. This course considers the different questions each scholarly method asks of a New Testament text, and the tools it uses to answer them. This course will familiarize students with the history and contents of New Testament texts, as well as different approaches to interpreting them, in the interest of equipping students for knowledgeable and respectful dialogue about the Bible in their individual communities and our shared public life.

Lauren O'Connell

TuTh 1:00PM - 2:15PM

01/13/2025 - 04/26/2025

In person

Lake Shore Campus

Lake Shore Campus

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