The Life, Letters, and Legacy of St. Paul

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

his course will examine the heritage, writings, and legacy of the Apostle Paul. It is divided into five unequal parts: 1) Introductory Issues; 2) Paul in His Pre-Christian and Early Apostolic Years; 3) The Letters of Paul; 4) The Letters of Paul's Followers; and 5) Pseudo-Pauline Works and Ancient Views of Paul. Most of the course is devoted to Paul's letters (Part III). Opportunities for student response and discussion will be provided during each session of the course. The course has four main objectives: (1) to provide an introduction to the letters of Paul and the apostle himself; (2) to provide insight into the cultural, religious, and philosophical dimensions of the Greco-Roman world in which Paul lived; (3) to acquaint the student with some of the various ancient and modern interpretations of Paul; and (4) to introduce students to the major scholarly methods used to interpret Pauline literature.