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AHIS351: The New Testament in its Times

This unit is a study of the New Testament within the political, social and cultural context of the Jewish and Graeco-Roman world of the first century CE. The unit is based on the New Testament documents and other contemporary evidence, and investigates the historical contours of the period and career of Jesus and the early Christian communities, and the literary genres and ideas of the New Testament in their Jewish and Graeco-Roman context.

Credit Points: 3
Contact Hours: 3
When Offered:

D1 - Day; Offered in the first half-year

X1 - External study; Offered in the first half-year (Session Dates: 24 April)

Staff Contact(s): Dr Christopher Forbes
Prerequisites:

30cp or (6cp in AHIS or AHST units at 200 level)

Corequisites:

NCCW(s): AHST351
Unit Designation(s):
Assessed As: Graded
Offered By:

Department of Ancient History

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