Units of Study
BBCL2609 - Historical Jesus to Written Gospels
Semester 1, 2011 | Credit Points: 6
Coordinator: Ian Mark Young
Phone: +61 2 9351 6671
Email: ian.young@sydney.edu.au
Description
This unit examines the relationship between the historical person of Jesus of Nazareth and the literary-theological achievement of the early Christian Gospels (including non-canonical Gospels). Students are encouraged to apply rigorous historical method and careful literary analysis in order to gain a nuanced understanding of how the leader of a Jewish renewal movement became the object of devotion in earliest Christianity. The unit will read Biblical texts in English translation.
Assessments
2000wd research essay (40%), 1xtutorial presentation and 1000wd paper (25%), 1x1.5hr exam (equivalent to 1500wds) (35%)
Classes
1x2-hr lecture, 1x1-hr tutorial/week
Prerequisites
BBCL1001 or BBCL1002 or RLST2624 or MGRK2675 or MGRK2676
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