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Jesus in History and Culture

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Course Level-Format: undergraduate
Instructor: Tina Pippin
Institution: Agnes Scott College

Course Term: Fall
Course Year: 2018

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A 2018 course by Tina Pippin at Agnes Scott College examines “the quests for the historical Jesus, with an analysis of literary and cultural sources (especially from film, music, art), and also the ethical implications of Jesus’ life and message, from the first century to contemporary times.”

Jesus the Jew

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Course Level-Format: undergraduate
Instructor: Michael Castori
Institution: Santa Clara University

Course Term: Winter
Course Year: 2014

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A 2014 course by Michael Castori at Santa Clara University “explores the Jewish identity of Jesus and the historical,
political and theological issues arising from Christianity’s origins as a Jewish sect.”

Teaching Jesus

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Course Level-Format: graduate
Instructor: Carmichael Crutchfield
Institution: Memphis Theological Seminary

Course Term: Fall
Course Year: 2018

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A 2018 course by Carmichael Crutchfield at Memphis Seminary aims to promote “deep thinking about Jesus’ teachings and the impact they have on today’s teaching, especially in the church environment.”

The Historical Jesus

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Instructor: James McGrath
Institution: Butler University

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A course by James McGrath at Butler University introduces “students to the scholarly study of Jesus as a historical figure, providing opportunity to become more familiar with the relevant primary sources and other data, and the tools for the critical historical evaluation and investigation thereof.”

Teachings of Jesus

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Course Level-Format: undergraduate
Instructor: G. Roger Greene
Institution: Mississippi College

Course Term: Spring
Course Year: 2012

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A 2012 course by Roger Greene at Mississippi College examines “selected teachings of Jesus with emphasis upon their historical occasion and contemporary relevance.”

Jesus: Sage, Savior, Superstar

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Instructor: Wakoh Shannon Hickey
Institution: Alfred University

Course Term: Fall
Course Year: 2009

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A 2009 course by Wakoh Shannon Hickey at Alfred University on “a variety of ways that people have understood Jesus and his teachings.”

Jesus Across Cultures

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Course Level-Format: undergraduate
Instructor: Jeffrey Carlson
Institution: DePaul University

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Course Year: 1998

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A 1998 course by Jeffrey Carlson at DePaul University surveys “significant interpretations of Jesus of Nazareth that have developed in various religious and cultural contexts over nearly two thousand years. . . . (and) a variety of contemporary christological developments occurring in diverse contexts around the globe–in Latin America, Asia, Africa and North America.”

Contemporary Christology

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Course Level-Format: graduate
Instructor: Edward Krasevac, O.P.
Institution: Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology

Course Term: Spring
Course Year: 2018

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A 2018 course by Edward Krasevac at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology examines the “questions revolving around the relationship of faith to history” through the “main lines of modern and contemporary historical Christology, beginning with the ‘Old Quest of the Historical Jesus’ and ending with the so-called ‘Third Quest.'”

Jesus in the Gospels

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Instructor: Joseph Molleur
Institution: Cornell College

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A course by Joseph Molleur at Cornell College studies “the career of Jesus of Nazareth, as he is represented and interpreted” in the canonical gospels, apocryphal gospels, and Q; attention is also given to Jesus as interpreted by John Dominic Crossan and Luke Timothy Johnson.

Life of Christ

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Course Level-Format: graduate  |   online only
Instructor: Tony M. Cleaver
Institution: Baptist Missionary Association Seminary

Course Term: Fall
Course Year: 2016

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A 2016 course by Tony M. Cleaver at Baptist Missionary Association Seminary “is an examination of the factual basis of Christianity as it is found in the life and teaching of Jesus Christ.”