
BIBL-210: New Testament Review
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This content-rich course offers a comprehensive review of the New Testament for graduate students in theological and interfaith studies. It assumes prior completion of THE-333.
This module approaches this topic from an interdisciplinary perspective, with the following structure:
- New Testament Text – the primary source
- New Testament Introduction (Brown)
- Alternative New Testament Review (Carson)
- New Testament Themes
Each study period (1-5) also includes a short video or longer lecture.
- Credit value: 3 (US standard) | 5 (ECTS standard)
- Indicative duration (full time): 2-3 weeks
- Indicative duration (part time): 4-6 week
- Certificate: Yes
COURSE METHODOLOGY
This course is based on standard EUCLID methodology. Students may refer to the following resources:
Academic Guidelines (HQ version)
Academic Guidelines (most recent version even if unofficial)
Student Orientation Guidelines (most recent version even if unofficial)
Zotero instructions for EUCLID students
COURSE OBJECTIVES | LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of this course, the student will be able to:
- Discuss New Testament contents (books, authors, themes, controversies)
- Discuss major New Testament theological themes
- Discuss conservative vs. liberal/modernistic approaches to New Testament
- Discuss the challenge for contemporary readers to appreciate and interpret the New Testament contextually.
REQUIRED TEXTS AND MATERIAL
Some of the course material is provided in PDF format. Textbooks include:
- New Testament (Eastern-Greek Orthodox Bible Edition), Laurent Cleenewerck, Editor
- An Introduction to the New Testament and the Origins of Christianity, Delbert Burkett (Introduction)
- An Introduction to the New Testament: The Abridged Edition (The Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library) Paperback, Raymond E Brown
- Introduction to the New Testament, D.A Carson, and Douglas Moo
- New Testament Introduction, Louis Berkhof (for review)
- The Vindication of Jesus Christ: A Brief Reader’s Guide to Revelation, James B. Jordan
- Other short papers, as assigned in Periods 1-5
COURSE INSTRUCTOR | ASSOCIATED FACULTY
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