BIB 638 - New Testament: Hebrews to Revelation (3 )

GR

This course orients students to the spread of Christianity from the imperial center of Rome to its eastern edges in Asia Minor. Set in the historical context of the rupture with the synagogue and the growing strength of the imperial cult, the general epistles of the New Testament and the Book of Revelation address the reappropriation of Israel’s Scriptures in the church and growing persecution for pursuing a unique social identity as the body of Christ. This course examines this challenge to Christian identity in its historical context through the unique lenses of apostolic sermons, letters and prophetic vision to equip students to appropriate these apostolic resources to shape Christian identity today.