This course provides an overview of the New Testament’s literary content, historical and cultural contexts, and the development of the New Testament canon. It examines major interpretive theories and methods. The primary objective is to equip students with the terminology, theoretical frameworks, and methodologies necessary to analyze New Testament texts within their ancient contexts and to articulate their hermeneutical approaches in dialogue with influential theories in the history of biblical interpretation.

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