EARLIEST PORTRAITS OF JESUS: INTRODUCTION TO THE GOSPELS

EARLIEST PORTRAITS OF JESUS: INTRODUCTION TO THE GOSPELS
Course Code
DR 1527
Credit Points
10
Course Coordinator
Professor F B Watson

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course will be available in session 2005/06.

Overview

Each of the four gospels presents its own distinctive portrait of the life and teaching of Jesus, and the main aim of this course is to bring out the particular characteristics of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, and to compare and contrast them with one another. The four canonical gospels were selected from a wider range of material about Jesus, and the course will look at surviving non-canonical texts such as the Gospel of Thomas and examine the reasons why some texts were included in the New Testament and others excluded. In addition, selected passages from the Gospel of Mark will be studied in more detail. This course can be taken in conjunction with DR 1026 or on its own.

Structure

2 one-hour lectures, with some lectures replaced by tutorial groups.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 one-hour written examination (60%) and 1 essay (40%).

Resit: 1 one-hour written examination (100%).