Description: This class is an introduction to the New Testament. Thus the central question that it seeks to answer is “What is the New Testament?” The answer to this question is the course’s thesis. The New Testament is a collection of texts of varying genres that exhibit the manifolds ways that the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of a Galilean Jew named Jesus were theologically significant for the authors and audiences of these writings. Knowledge about the historical, cultural, and religious contexts in which New Testament texts were written is essential for understanding them.

Throughout the course we will engage the various parts of this thesis. By the end of this semester you will be able to explain and defend this thesis yourself and will be asked to do so.

Seminary: University of Dubuque Theological School

Science areas: Cognitive neuroscience