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Class
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This section of
the course web site contains introductions to the readings for each class starting
in the second week and, from time to time, additional exercises and materials
to help you prepare. You can access each day's prep notes from the schedule on
this page or from the online syllabus on Camino. Schedule
of Topics
Date |
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Thursday, April 6 |
Seeking Jesus |
Tuesday, April 11 |
Who Was Jesus? The First Critical Questions |
Thursday, April 13
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Recovering Jesus in the
Second & Third Quests |
Tuesday, April 18 |
How Much Skepticism Is Warranted? The Mythical View of Jesus
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Thursday, April 20
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Non-Christian Sources for the Life of Jesus |
Tuesday, April 25
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Excavating the Gospels |
Thursday, April 27
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Later Christian Views of Jesus |
Tuesday, May 2
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How to Dig for Evidence: Literary & Archaeological Methods |
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Thursday, May 4
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EXAM #1 STUDY SHEET |
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Tuesday, May 9
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Roman Political Theology & Jewish Theological Politics |
Thursday, May 11
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Jesus'
Infancy & Childhood |
Tuesday, May 16
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How the Jesus Movement Began |
Thursday, May 18
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Preaching
the Rule of God |
Tuesday, May 23
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Manifesting
the New Age: Jesus' Miracles |
Thursday, May 25
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Why Was Jesus Executed? |
Tuesday, May 30
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Resurrection & the Transformation of the Messiah |
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Thursday, June 1
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EXAM #2 STUDY SHEET |
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Tuesday, June 6
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How Jesus became God: Trajectories in Early Christianity |
Thursday, June 8
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A Review of the Methods for Studying Jesus |
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