The New Testament and Christian Origins
REL 251/HLS 251/MED 251
1222
1222
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How did Jesus' earliest followers interpret his life and death? What were secret initiation rites and love feast gatherings about? How did women participate in leadership? How did the Roman government react to this movement and why did Jesus' followers suffer martyrdom? How did early Christians think about the end of the world, and what did they do when it did not happen? This course is an introduction to the Jesus movement in the context of the Roman Empire and early Judaism. We examine texts in the New Testament (the Christian Bible) and other relevant sources, such as lost gospels, Dead Sea scrolls, and aspects of material culture.
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Section L01
- Type: Lecture
- Section: L01
- Status: O
- Enrollment: 37
- Capacity: 50
- Class Number: 22284
- Schedule: MW 10:00 AM-10:50 AM - Green Hall 0-S-6
Section P01
- Type: Precept
- Section: P01
- Status: O
- Enrollment: 6
- Capacity: 12
- Class Number: 23803
- Schedule: Th 12:30 PM-01:20 PM - Robertson Hall 010
Section P02
- Type: Precept
- Section: P02
- Status: O
- Enrollment: 8
- Capacity: 12
- Class Number: 23804
- Schedule: W 12:30 PM-01:20 PM - McCosh Hall 34
Section P03
- Type: Precept
- Section: P03
- Status: O
- Enrollment: 7
- Capacity: 12
- Class Number: 23805
- Schedule: Th 10:00 AM-10:50 AM - Chancellor Green 103
Section P04
- Type: Precept
- Section: P04
- Status: O
- Enrollment: 5
- Capacity: 12
- Class Number: 23806
- Schedule: W 09:00 AM-09:50 AM - McCosh Hall B13
Section P05
- Type: Precept
- Section: P05
- Status: O
- Enrollment: 11
- Capacity: 12
- Class Number: 23807
- Schedule: T 10:00 AM-10:50 AM
Section P99
- Type: Precept
- Section: P99
- Status: C
- Enrollment: 0
- Capacity: 0
- Class Number: 22285