THEOL 329 - Johannine Writings

Credits: (3)
This course first considers the Gospel according to John-how this gospel relates to the gospel genre and how John’s portrait of Jesus is conveyed to the reader. The course then examines the Book of Revelation (the Apocalypse) according to their historical, literary and social contexts, so as to offer students sound criteria for assessing the relevance of these texts to the modern Christian community. The course pays particular attention to primary texts of scripture and tradition, and to contemporary sources.