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Religious Studies 118 Introduction to the New Testament Fall, spring An ... Christian literature and thought in light of the historical, literary, and ... religious milieu of the Greco-Roman world, including Judaism. Topics discussed ... include the diverse of representations of Jesus, the emergence of the category � ... gChristian,�h and the genres of New Testament and other early Christian ... approaches are addressed, but the primary focus is the ancient texts ... themselves. One unit Religious Studies 122 Jesus ... Annually A historical and theological study of Second Temple Judaism (520 B.C ... .E. to 70 C.E.) paying attention to the variety, richness and complexity of the ... Judaism of this period. Major Jewish groups are ...

176/ in the quest for the historical Jesus; reviews the history of scholarship to ... the present to determine presuppositions, ... methods and results; examines the range of options currently available and the ... to support those options; encourages the student to take up an option and defend ... it. One unit. Theology Introductory Courses Religious Studies ... 114 Introduction to Theology Annually This course provides an ... to major claims in Christian theology through a close examination of ... contemporary theologies. Topics include: methods in doing ... theology and in biblical interpretation; images ... of God and of Jesus; the human condition; different marks and ... models of the church; and religious diversity. ...

178/ er world religions, environmental justice, as ... well as the perennial thirst for the transcendent? One unit. Religious ... Studies 261 Feminist Perspectives in Theology Alternate years This course introduces ... students to the critiques and alternative ... that feminist/womanist/mujeris ta theologians present with respect to traditional ... Christian understandings of scripture, God, Jesus, creation, human ... personhood, sin, grace, the church, spirituality, and theological ... Annually This seminar is an exploration of ecclesiology the church�fs theological ... understanding of itself and also an exercise in ... learning. Students examine the nature of church by reading a variety of 20th- ... century theological works and official documents. They are also guided through ...