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The World of the New Testament

DMN 9973
Semester Credit Hours Faculty Modality Meeting Time Location

Fall 2022

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Spring 2023

4

D. deSilva

Remote-Live & On-Demand

Zoom on Mon every other week beginning Jan 9, 2023

1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

ONL

Summer 2023

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This course increases student awareness of the historical, political, religious, material, and cultural settings in which the early church took shape and the New Testament writings arose and which significantly impact the interpretation of the latter. The course will inculcate an awareness of the distance between the Bible’s original context and our own, while also providing tools to aid in spanning this distance in ways that benefit today’s church. Consistent attention will be given throughout this course to how particular backgrounds enhance a close reading of particular texts.

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Prerequisites

No prerequisites required