This learning unit is not open to incoming exchange students!
Language
French
Main themes
To achieve its objectives, the course will address the following themes:
- the historical and religious context of the New Testament;
- the figure of Jesus in the New Testament;
- introduction to the Pauline literature, the Gospels and the Apocalypse and insight into the Apocrypha of the New Testament;
- a brief history of the canon of the New Testament;
- relationship between history, literature and theology for reading the Bible.
- the historical and religious context of the New Testament;
- the figure of Jesus in the New Testament;
- introduction to the Pauline literature, the Gospels and the Apocalypse and insight into the Apocrypha of the New Testament;
- a brief history of the canon of the New Testament;
- relationship between history, literature and theology for reading the Bible.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | - describe the historical and religious context of the New Testament and situate the figure of Jesus; |
| 2 | - master a basic knowledge of the New Testament writings (content, main characteristics); |
| 3 | - describe the history of the formation of the New Testament canon. |
Content
This course is an Introduction to the New Testament (NT). During approximatively 25 hours the student will "learn to read the NT". In a first part the traidtional questions are treated (the books, the aim, the authors, the dates, the structure), especially with regard to the four gospels. Moreover, we will learn to know the historical and religious environment of the NT (judaism, greco-roman culture). In order to understand the modern approaches of the texts, we present a historical survey of the research and the methodology of the NT (source criticism, form criticism, redaction criticism, narrative criticism, performance criticism). The last part of the course will be devoted to specific questions: textual criticism, the transmission of the text, apocryphal texts.
introduction to the NT is a general introduction in the critical reading of biblical text. A more throughgoing reading of individual books of the NT is given in other courses in BA and MA.
introduction to the NT is a general introduction in the critical reading of biblical text. A more throughgoing reading of individual books of the NT is given in other courses in BA and MA.
Teaching methods
This is a distance learning course. Students follow the modules in the order indicated in the course outline.
Evaluation methods
This course will be offered for the first time by distance learning from the 2023-24 academic year. It is currently under construction and will be available in its entirety from January 2024.
Online resources
The course notes are available in Moodle.
Bibliography
La bibliographie de chaque chapitre du cours est disponible sur le site du cours.
The bibliography of each separate chapter is available in the course notes.
The bibliography of each separate chapter is available in the course notes.
Faculty or entity
Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)
Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Bachelor in religious studies [Modalité en ligne]
