RLS027 Introduction to the New Testament

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Veronika Černušková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Veronika Černušková, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 10:00–11:40 D41, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.
Prerequisites
! KR027 The New Testament
Working knowledge of the English language. Knowledge of Classical Greek is welcome, but by no means required. No previous knowledge of the New Testament or earliest Christianity is presupposed.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is intended to provide a historical and critical introduction to the New Testament, arguably the single most influential collection of written texts in European history.
The lectures are open to students from different fields of study that will benefit from the deeper knowledge of the New Testament literature (esp. Religious Studies, History, Fine Arts, National Literatures etc.).
Upon the completion of the course, students will have obtained a good command of the New Testament literature embedded in its historical and cultural context.
The structure of the lectures is loosely based a.o. on Raymond E. Brown, An Introduction to the New Testament. Edited and Abridged by Marion L. Soards, Yale University Press, 2016.
Learning outcomes
Following the successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- describe the formation of the canon of the New Testament;
understand the literary, political, cultural, and religious context of New Testament writings;
- analyse selected books of the New Testament literary;
understand the debates about the authorship and time of the various New Testament writings;
- understand different methodological approaches to the New Testament.
Syllabus
  • 1. What is the "New Testament". How was it formed? How to read it? The Czech translations of the New Testament.
  • 2. New Testament texts in  literary, political, social, religious, and philosophical contexts.
  • 3. The Gospel genre. The Synoptic problem. The existence of "Q".
  • 4. The Gospel according to Mark.
  • 5. The Gospel according to Matthew.
  • 6. The Gospel according to Luke.
  • 7. The Acts of the Apostles.
  • 8. The Gospel according to John.
  • 9. Letters of John.
  • 10. Paul and his epistles.
  • 11. Deutero-Pauline epistles.
  • 12. Letter to the Hebrews, Epistles of Peter, Letters of James and Jude.
  • 13. The Apocalypse.
Literature
    required literature
  • Bible. Český ekumenický překlad.
    recommended literature
  • Novum Testamentum. Eberhard and Erwin Nestle, Barbara and Kurt Aland, Holger Strutwolf et al., eds. Novum Testamentum Graece. 28th ed. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2012.
  • Brown, Raymond Edward. An Introduction to the New Testament. Edited and Abridged by Marion L. Soards. Yale University Press, 2016.
  • Tichý, Ladislav. Úvod do Nového zákona. Svitavy: Trinitas, 2003.
  • Bartoň, Josef. Pět českých novozákonních překladů. Nové zákony od Českého ekumenického překladu do roku 1989. Praha: Česká biblická společnost, 2013.
    not specified
  • Pokorný Petr, Literární a teologický úvod do Nového zákona. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1993
Teaching methods
Lectures and class discussions.
Assessment methods
Multiple choice test consisting of 20 questions with pass mark set to 70%.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
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