From the Gospel to the Gospels (NT I)

College Wycliffe College
Instructor(s) Sider-Hamilton, Catherine
Course Code WYB1501HF
Semester First Semester
Section 0101
Online No
Credits One Credit
Location Toronto (St George Campus)
Description

An introduction to the four Gospels in their social, historical and theological settings. Using a "socio-literary" approach, we will study the Gospels within a two-dimensional framework, both centred on what the early Christians called the "gospel" or "Kerygma." One dimension has to do with social history, the origin and development of Christianity as a distinct social entity, from its foundations in the ministry of Jesus and the Easter experience, through its emergence as a Jewish renewal movement, and on to its development into a separate, largely Gentile, institutionalized religion. The second dimension has to do with literature, the process by which the Gospels came to be written, their literary form and texture, and their character as narrative versions of the "gospel."

Schedule Wed
Start Time 19:00
End Time 22:00
Hours Per Week 2
Minimum Enrolment 8
Maximum Enrolment 25
Teaching Method
Lectures
Seminars
Tutorial
Means of Evaluation
Other
Previously Offered Fall 2018
Currently Offered Fall 2019