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HDS 1887

The New Testament, Biblical Studies, and Empire: Seminar

Laura S. Nasrallah

Description

This course focuses on the intersection of the New Testament and postcolonial criticisms. We shall study not only the Roman imperial context in which the New Testament and early Christian texts were written, but also nineteenth- and twentieth-century approaches to the Bible, and the way in which their sometimes orientalizing enterprises constructed the field of biblical studies. Special attention will be paid to biblical archaeology, to art history and renditions of the Holy Land, to quests for the historical Jesus, and to the academic institutionalization of biblical studies.

Enrollment Limited: Limited to 12 (instructor's permission required)
Open to BTI Students: Yes
Jointly offered through the Faculty of Arts and Sciences as Religion 1409

Scheduling

Half Course
Not Offered 2009-10
Course times to be announced.
Location to be announced.

Relationship to Program Requirements

Program Requirement	Area / Category / Art / Designation
MTS Area(s) of Focus	New Testament and Early Christianity Religion, Literature, and Culture
MDiv Distribution Category/ies	Scriptural Interpretation
MDiv Art(s) of Ministry	none
ThM, pre-2007 MTS, and pre-2005 MDiv Area	Area 1
Language Course Designation(s)	n/a