EARLY CHRISTIAN LITERATURE: MATTHEW-REVELATION
An exploration of Christianity's charter documents in the light of what modern scholarship has discovered about the New Testament's sociohistorical context, composition, theologies, and presentations of Jesus.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Literature Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Articulate the terminology of first-century Christianity. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Contextualize first-century Christian writings. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Interpret early Christian texts using historical and literary methods. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Assess reliable sources for the interpretation of Early Christian texts. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Articulate the terminology of first-century Christianity. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Contextualize first-century Christian writings. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Interpret early Christian texts using historical and literary methods. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Assess reliable sources for the interpretation of Early Christian texts. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027