New Testament Ethics (NEWT 6292)

Term: Academic Year 2014-2015 Fall

Faculty

Schedule

Thu, 2:10 PM - 4:30 PM (9/2/2014 - 12/19/2014) Location: MAIN CLASS 114

Description

Much of what the New Testament says about Jesus, it says also about those who are his followers, that is ? us, and how to then live in the day-to-day world. This course will focus on that portion of biblical theology that directs us to "the way we should then live' based on the New Testament and select early Christian writings. It will include both primary and secondary readings on both the gospels (especially the Sermon on the Mount and references to Christian commandments), Paul's understanding of the "law of Christ (Gal 6:2), household codes, the book of James, and moregenerally, the theme of discipleship in the early Church. The continuity between the Old and New Testaments will be stressed in regards to the commandments as Jesus interpreted them, as will the continuity between the New Testament and later Church manuals (e.g. Didache).