The Resurrection of Jesus

3 credits · Divinity School

In this seminar, students are introduced to the unique combination of exegetical, historical, and theological problems surrounding the claim of the New Testament, and of most contemporary churches and Christian believers, that Jesus of Nazareth, who was killed on the cross, is alive today and, indeed, exalted to “the right hand of God.” By reading selections from the key works of scholarship from the 1930s to the present that help to frame the nature and scope of the question of Jesus’ resurrection, students will develop an understanding of why the seemingly simple assertion that Jesus is “risen” inevitably gives rise to a complex yet interconnected range of issues related to this basic Christian confession. [3]