R220 Introduction to the New Testament (3 cr) MWF 10:10-11:00 WH101
(Brakke)
**Carries COAS Culture Studies credit.

This course introduces students to the historical study of earliest
Christianity as found in the New Testament.  How did a group of Jewish
followers of a prophet named Jesus become a religion that worshipped
Jesus as "Son of God"?  After an introduction to the Greco-Roman
world, we will study the letters of Paul; Jesus and the gospels; and
the development of the early churches.  Students will read the entire
New Testament as well as the Gospel of Thomas and the Acts of Paul and
Thecia.  Textbooks: Wayne A. Meeks, ed., The Harper Collins Study
Bible; Bart Ehrman, The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to
the Early Christian Writings; Burton Throckmorton, Gospel Parallels;
R220 Course Reader.