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Spring 2018 | RELS 3092 Section 001: Jesus in History (67600)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Meets With:
- CNES 1082 Section 001CNES 1082H Section 001RELS 1082 Section 001RELS 1082H Section 001CNES 3092 Section 001HIST 1082 Section 001HIST 3092 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018Wed, Fri 01:25PM - 02:15PMUMTC, East BankPillsbury Hall 110
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (3 of 10 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Who was Jesus? How can we recover what he said and did? Why was he killed and who did it? Was there agreement about the life and words of Jesus in the earliest stages of Christianity, or were there major disagreements even then? How were the early writers about Jesus influenced by their social, political, and religious contexts? And why was it reported in the news recently that Jesus was married? In this course we examine the earliest attempts to describe Jesus and his significance in the gospel literature of the first and second centuries and beyond. We ask how historians may claim to "know" the "facts" of Jesus's life and meaning in light of these various portraits. We seek to understand how the different literary presentations of Jesus reflect their authors' social, religious, and political situations. We aim to understand in more detail the diversity of perspectives about Jesus from the earliest stage of the development of Christianity. Intended as a course of interest to all undergraduates on the Twin Cities campus. Students of any, all, or no religious background are welcome.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?CNES1082+Spring2018
- Class Description:
- Who was Jesus? While there has been some basic consistency in the depictions of Jesus throughout history, there has also been lots of variety. We will explore a whole host of portraits of Jesus at different points in history to demonstrate not only the varying ways that Jesus has been thought of but also to understand the relationship between these portraits and the historical and cultural contexts in which they were created. We will look at the gospels of the New Testament and some from outside the New Testament. We will look at ancient and medieval art. And we will look at modern film. Although we might not get to the bottom of who Jesus was, we might understand more fully how communities throughout history have thought about him. Intended as a course of interest to undergraduates in all colleges of the TC campus. Students of any, all, or no religious background are welcome.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67600/1183
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 13 November 2017
Spring 2018 | RELS 3092 Section 002: Jesus in History (67694)
- Instructor(s)
- Stephen Harris, Jr (Secondary Instructor)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Meets With:
- CNES 1082 Section 002RELS 1082 Section 002CNES 3092 Section 002HIST 1082 Section 002HIST 3092 Section 002
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018Mon 01:25PM - 02:15PMUMTC, East BankNicholson Hall 115
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (3 of 4 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- Who was Jesus? How can we recover what he said and did? Why was he killed and who did it? Was there agreement about the life and words of Jesus in the earliest stages of Christianity, or were there major disagreements even then? How were the early writers about Jesus influenced by their social, political, and religious contexts? And why was it reported in the news recently that Jesus was married? In this course we examine the earliest attempts to describe Jesus and his significance in the gospel literature of the first and second centuries and beyond. We ask how historians may claim to "know" the "facts" of Jesus's life and meaning in light of these various portraits. We seek to understand how the different literary presentations of Jesus reflect their authors' social, religious, and political situations. We aim to understand in more detail the diversity of perspectives about Jesus from the earliest stage of the development of Christianity. Intended as a course of interest to all undergraduates on the Twin Cities campus. Students of any, all, or no religious background are welcome.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?CNES1082+Spring2018
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67694/1183
Spring 2018 | RELS 3092 Section 003: Jesus in History (67695)
- Instructor(s)
- Stephen Harris, Jr (Secondary Instructor)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Meets With:
- CNES 1082 Section 003RELS 1082 Section 003CNES 3092 Section 003HIST 1082 Section 003HIST 3092 Section 003
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018Mon 12:20PM - 01:10PMUMTC, East BankNicholson Hall 115
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (0 of 2 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- Who was Jesus? How can we recover what he said and did? Why was he killed and who did it? Was there agreement about the life and words of Jesus in the earliest stages of Christianity, or were there major disagreements even then? How were the early writers about Jesus influenced by their social, political, and religious contexts? And why was it reported in the news recently that Jesus was married? In this course we examine the earliest attempts to describe Jesus and his significance in the gospel literature of the first and second centuries and beyond. We ask how historians may claim to "know" the "facts" of Jesus's life and meaning in light of these various portraits. We seek to understand how the different literary presentations of Jesus reflect their authors' social, religious, and political situations. We aim to understand in more detail the diversity of perspectives about Jesus from the earliest stage of the development of Christianity. Intended as a course of interest to all undergraduates on the Twin Cities campus. Students of any, all, or no religious background are welcome.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?CNES1082+Spring2018
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67695/1183
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