Greco-Roman Literature and the New Testament

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This course surveys the selected writings of Greco-Roman literature to help students articulate the New Testament text in its broader cultural corpus of Imperial period of Rome. To familiarize students with the environment in which the New Testament emerged, this course introduces the social, philosophical, and religious character of the Greco-Roman world in the first and second centuries. Then students will discuss about selected passages in the New Testament based on their comparison to the primary sources for drawing relevance and uniqueness of the New Testament writings.