This course is an introduction to the content and interpretation of the New Testament, with attention to its historical context, its literary genres, and its central theological issues and claims. Lectures during the week-long intensive portion of the course will introduce students to the Hellenistic world in which the New Testament was written, key issues in the interpretation of the New Testament, different approaches to reading texts as scripture for the church, and the interplay between history and theology at work in any Biblical interpretation. During the online portion of the course, lectures will cover the historical setting and distinctive theological claims of the New Testament texts.
NEWTEST 707: Intro to New Testament
