2009 Course Handbook
AHST351: The New Testament in its Times
This unit provides 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 will be based on the New Testament documents and other contemporary evidence, and will investigate not only the historical contours of the period and career of Jesus and the early Christian communities, but also the literary genres and ideas of the New Testament in their Jewish and Graeco-Roman context.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
| When Offered: | 2010 - offered in 2010 |
| Staff Contact: | Dr Christopher Forbes |
| Prerequisites: | 8cp from 200-level AHST units or 40cp |
| Corequisites: | |
| NCCWs: | AHST251 |
| Unit Designations: | -- |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Department of Ancient History |