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 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. -- Course Website
Instructor: Dr Christopher Forbes
Prerequisites: 39cp or (6cp in AHIS or AHST units at 200 level)
