RELC 3030

Jesus and the Gospels

Course Description

Disciplines

Artistic, Interpretive, & Philosophical Inquiry, Historical Perspectives

This course focuses on Jesus of Nazareth as an historical figure, that is, as he is accessible to the historian by means of historical methods. Our most important sources of information on Jesus are the canonical Gospels, and so much of the course will involve reading and attempting to understand these texts. We will attempt to reconstruct at least the broad outlines of Jesus activity and teachings, keeping in mind the limits of our sources.