Gospels (BTS 353)
Term: 2023-2024 Academic Year Fall
Spring 2025
Office Hours:
Monday: 9:00-10:00 am ; 1:00-2:00 pm
Tuesday: 1:00-2:30 pm
Wednesday: 9:00-10:00 am; 1:00-2:30 pm
Thursday: 8:30-9:30 am
Mon-Wed-Fri, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM (8/21/2023 - 12/15/2023) Location: MAIN JONES 306
Prerequisite: BTS 253with a C- or better. This course will cover the nature of the gospels as a distinct literary genre, their historical reliability, the question of literary interdependence, and the contribution of each gospel to our understanding of Jesus. In addition, the course will include an introduction to historical Jesus research and important interpretive methodologies (e.g. redaction criticism, source criticism). Fall-Odd