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The Gospels

Matthew, Mark, and Luke will be examined in terms of literary genre and design, theological content, and relationships with one another.  The aim is to discover how each narrative tells the story of Jesus and why.  The community or communities within which each gospel took shape will be discussed, as well as the portraits of Jesus contained in the narratives.  Historical information about the content and function of the symbols, motifs, social roles, and so on, present in the narratives will be used to illumine the stories.  The course will attend to differences between the gospels with respect to conceptualizations of church, discipleship, God, salvation history, and other topics will be investigated.
 

RELS 112
Taught in Stein 423
Monday at 11:00