Second Semester

Purpose of the Course

A general introduction to the New Testament; the text and its transmission; the sources of the text; Greek manuscripts, versions, and Patristic quotations; the Canon of the New Testament; Special introduction to the New Testament; History of individual canonical and apocryphal books, sources, dates, and place of writing, authorship, recipients, occasion, and contents of the books. Theology/Teachings/Relevance of the New Testament today. New Testament Hermeneutics.