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HIST387 Earliest Christianity: Social Context and Sacred Text

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus
Online level Level B - Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
24 September 2008 25 September 2008 Optional
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites 12 cp at 100-level in Studies in Religion or History or Ancient History; or candidature in GradCertWorldRel
Co-requisites None
Restrictions HIST 487; RELS 206, 306, 406
Notes None
Combined Units HIST487 - Earliest Christianity: Social Context and Sacred Text
Coordinator(s) Lynda Garland (headshum@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit investigates political, social and religious influences which gave rise to the early Christian movement in the first century. Historical perspectives will be advanced along with sociological models in order to assess the Jewish and Graeco-Roman roots of the most influential ideology from antiquity which is still alive today. There will be a focus on primary documents, with particular attention to the texts of the New Testament. A variety of models of interpretation of the New Testament will be studied.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory

Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

The Holy Bible
ISBN: 9780310902621
Collins New International Version
Recommended Material
Optional
None
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
   

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