________________________________________________________________________________________________ Modulhandbuch B.A.-Studiengänge 2024/25; Stand 12. Juni 2024 Seite [47] B1222 Introduction to the New Testament Alternative module B1203 Code INT Workload 180 h ECTS 12 CP Subject Semester 1 and 2 Frequency Annually Duration 2 semester Class type (Core Course: P / Elective: W / Partial Elective: WP) P: TDS/ETH/TPI/TSA Teaching mode Lectures, Exercises Contact time 2x 5 wsh/ 150 UE Individual study 180 h Additional time requirement 30 h The module comprises the sub-modules: 3. Part I (5 wsh, 1st semester, 5 CP) 4. Part II (5 wsh, 2nd semester, 7 CP) Course objectives: Professional expertise Students acquire knowledge in borth Parts of • introductory questions to NT writings (author, time and place of composition, historical background) and their various approaches in scholarship. • structure, main contents, and profile of the canonical New Testament writings. • the content and significance of the historical and cultural background for understanding biblical texts. • questions of literary unity and authenticity of biblical writings. • the Development of the Jesus Tradition and the Synoptic Gospels. • the Beginning and Development of the NT canon and its writings. Course objectives: Skill set Students are able to • understand the historical and cultural context of the NT writings and take it into account in their exegesis. • observe both the unity and the diversity of the NT writings. • independently engage specific themes in the NT writings using secondary literature. • know the main features in form and content of the NT writings as well as cite key texts that demonstrate these. Contents Part I: • The history of Early Judaism and the Historical and Cultural Context of the New Testament • Structure, content and theological key topics of the Synoptic Gospels • The Quest of the “Historical Jesus”, the Synoptic Problem and the transmission of the Jesus tradition • The biography and ministry of the Apostle Paul and the structure, content and theological key topics of the Book of Acts Part II: • The question of pseudepigrapha and the authenticity of New Testament letters • Introduction to the New Testament epistolary literature • Structure, content and theological key topics of the disputed and non-disputed Pauline Letters • Structure, content and theological key topics of the Catholic Letters, the Letter to the Hebrews and the Johannine Writings • The development of the New Testament canon Teaching Mode Lectures Prerequisites None Literature will be announced at the beginning of the courses
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