Jesus Remembered - Gospels

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The purpose of this course is to intensify critical thinking, evaluation, and synthesis skill sets through in-depth examinations of early gospel literature set within Second-Temple Judaism, Hellenism, and the early Roman imperial era. The course will seek to understand how the different sources within and behind the literary presentations of Jesus reflect their authors’ historical, social, religious, and political situations. Students will become acquainted with many of the complex issues historians raise through historical and source-critical methods. Cross-Listed: REL 301 .