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Course Descriptions

Semester Course Schedule Long-Term Program Dates Short-Term Program Dates Entrance Requirements Course Descriptions

HIST 6/469 Jesus and His Jewish World - Credit Hours: 3

Semester normally offered: Spring

Course Description

The course will investigate aspects of the Jewish world in Roman Judaea during the final decades of the Second Temple and their contribution to our understanding of the historical Jesus and his message.

Course Equivalencies

  • Bible 

  • History 

  • Biblical Archaeology 

  • History and Culture of New Testament 

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, a student should be able to: 

  • understand the historical, cultural, linguistic, and archaeological world of the Gospels and its contribution to our understanding of the historical Jesus;

  • be able to explain the message of Jesus drawing upon its linguistic, historical, and religious setting; and

  • recognize aspects of Jesus’s teaching (e.g., story parables) within the ancient Jewish world, specifically its pedagogical, theological, and exegetical relevance within the particular culture and time. 

Field Study