R220 Introduction to the New Testament  (3 Cr.) - Brakke  MWF 10:10-11:00
MO 007

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 worshiped 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 Photocopy Packet.