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HDS 2730

New Testament Ethics and Rhetoric: Seminar

Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza

Description

This seminar will focus on both the reconstruction of ethical discourses in the Christian Testament and the ethics of interpretation. Special attention will be given to how notions of family and state have shaped the theological ethos, symbolic worlds, and rhetorical practices of early Christian writings. The course will also explore how such scriptural texts and their religio-political rhetorics continue to shape contemporary public discourses on religion, public policy, and family values. Concern will be given to the contributions of feminist analyses and liberationist frameworks to the discussion of biblical ethos and ethics. Prerequisite: Introduction to the New Testament or the equivalent.

Enrollment Limited: Limited to 10 (instructor's permission required)
Open to BTI Students: Yes

Scheduling

Half Course
Expected to be offered: Spring 2011
Course times to be announced.
Location to be announced.

Relationship to Program Requirements

Program Requirement	Area / Category / Art / Designation
MTS Area(s) of Focus	none
MDiv Distribution Category/ies	none
MDiv Art(s) of Ministry	none
ThM, pre-2007 MTS, and pre-2005 MDiv Area	Area 2
Language Course Designation(s)	n/a