BIBL 654

John: The Book that Turned the World Upside Down

Course Description

Few books in all of human history have been as influential as John’s biography of Jesus. In this course, we’ll look at how John’s recounting of Jesus’s life within the context of Israel’s history reworks key Greek ideas to bring about the transformation of antiquity and the beginnings of the modern world. We’ll also savour the opportunity to devote our attention to learning from Jesus, our teacher and Lord.

Dates May 19–May 23
Days & Times Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri
8:30AM–4:30PM
Format Onsite/Online
Credit Hours 2–3
Audit Hours 2

Faculty

Rikk-watts

Rikk Watts

Research Professor of New Testament

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Notes

Course information sheets will be posted here soon.

Additional Info

This course is available onsite and online. Students must register for the online section to gain Zoom access to the course.

While there are no prerequisites for this course, students will benefit from a background in biblical studies and Greek. BIBL 501 (Old Testament Foundations), BIBL 502 (New Testament Foundations), BIBL 503 (Biblical Exegesis and Interpretation), and either LANG 500 (Perspectives on Biblical Languages) or LANG 550/551 (Introduction to New Testament Greek) are recommended.

Course lectures will be recorded, and students may be captured in course recordings. Access to lecture recordings is normally only available to online students for the 48 hours following each lecture.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.
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