- Instructor: Dr. Magdi Salmon, M.D., M.Div., Th.M.
- Duration: 8 weeks
This course (BIBL 613) discusses the origins and structures of the New Testament writings with introductory readings alongside interpretations of the main Pauline Writings, the Catholic Epistles, and the Book of Revelation. This course is second of two courses. It is a continuation of New Testament II in which the students have already studied the three Synoptic Gospels, the Johannine corpus, and the Book of Acts. It will cover the rest of the Books of the New Testament and will follow the same approach.
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