Syllabus time. Heres my course rationale for an M.A. New Testament intro course at Notre Dame Seminary: The New Testament is foundational for the faith and spiritual vitality of Roman Catholics and for those who profess Christ outside the Roman Catholic Communion. For the community of Christian faith, it introduces Jesus as the Christ, the Savior of the world who beckons people to follow him as true disciples so that they may attain life that is true life (1 Tim 6:19). Moreover, it is a receptacle of doctrinal truth that answers the deep questions of life, and recounts the story of how Jesus’ earliest disciples struggled to live lives empowered by the Spirit as agents of the Messiah’s kingdom. Because the New Testament was written in a historical-cultural-literary-social milieu that is alien to most moderns, its study is all the more urgent if its content is to be rightly understood. This course seeks to mentor students so that they may be good, faithful scholars and stewards of the New Testament for the equipping of God’s people for ministry and for the greater good of the academy.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 02:48:27 +0000
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