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.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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12 Junior credit points including at least 6 in BBCL1001, BBCL1002, HBRW1111, HBRW1112, RLST1002 and 6 in Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies, Ancient History, Anthropology, Archaeology, History, English, Philosophy, Studies in Religion, Arabic Studies or 6 Senior credit points in BBCL2603, BBCL2607, BBCL2610 or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Biblical Studies and Classical Hebrew or Jewish Civilisation, Thought and Culture or Ancient History |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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BBCL2003 |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | Yes |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Ian Young (FASS), ian.young@sydney.edu.au |
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Lecturer(s) | Murray Smith, murray.smith@sydney.edu.au |
John Dickson, j.dickson@sydney.edu.au | |
Tutor(s) | Louise Gosbell, louise.gosbell@sydney.edu.au |
Mark Stephens, mark.stephens@sydney.edu.au |