Seminar
An undergraduate seminar course for majors and minors in the Theology department; variable content, addressing topical issues that are not covered by the regular offerings at the 300 level.
Outcomes: Students will gain an in-depth understanding of a selected topic.
Jesus Outside the New Testmnt
An undergraduate seminar course for majors and minors in the Theology department; variable content, addressing topical issues that are not covered by the regular offerings at the 300 level.
Outcomes: Students will gain an in-depth understanding of a selected topic.
This is a writing intensive class. A grade of C- or better in UCWR 110 is required to enroll.
In the New Testament there are 27 canonical texts consisting of gospels, letters, and other writings. However, these works represent only a tiny fraction of the many volumes written about the life of Jesus. This alternative body of literature falls under the category of apocrypha, (which means hidden or secret,) and it offers fascinating insights into the early Christian world. But these early Christian apocryphal works are more than historical curiosities. From pseudepigraphic letters to newly discovered but previously unknown gospels, early Christian authors generated a wealth of literature about Jesus, his family, and the apostles. Understanding this literature can provide us with fresh insights and new angles on well-known figures from the Bible, along with information that is not found anywhere in the New Testament. In this class, we will examine a representative sample of this ancient literature with emphasis on the ways Jesus and those in his world were understood by different groups of early Christians.
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Jesus Outside the New Testmnt
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