NEW TESTAMENT STUDY (IV)

Course Code: TP204 • Study year: II • Academic Year: 2022-2023
Domain: Theology • Field of study: Pastoral Orthodox Theology
Type of course: Compulsory
Language of instruction: Romanian
Erasmus Language of instruction: English
Name of lecturer: Alexandru Moldovan
Seminar tutor: Alexandru Moldovan
Form of education Full-time
Form of instruction: Class
Number of teaching hours per semester: 42
Number of teaching hours per week: 3
Semester: Summer
Form of receiving a credit for a course: Grade
Number of ECTS credits allocated 4

Course aims:

- understanding the framework that generated a theology of history;
- full and detailed description of biblical terminology and use of specific theological language; orientation towards a correct and rich capitalization of the historical sources;
- Identification and detailed description of historical events, in chronological order.

Course Entry Requirements:

N/A

Course contents:

XIV. Epistle to the Hebrews 48. Hierarchy of Jesus Christ 49. Faith
XV. The catholic epistles
XVI. Revelation 54. The apocalyptic literary genre. Epistles to the 7 Churches (1 - 3) 55. Thousand years. History of the interpretation of Revelation 56. The Church. Christology, theology of history.

Teaching methods:

Lecture, debate, presentation.

Learning outcomes:

The course is an analytical radiograph of the historical, cultural and political realities that fundamentally mark the human becoming in the Christian religious spectrum.

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Oral exam 50%, essay 40 % and implication in course debates 10%

Recommended reading:

KÜMMEL, Werner Georg, Einleitung in das Neue Testament, Quelle und Meyer , Berlin , 1993 , 582
Raymond E. Brown, Joseph A. Fitzmyer, Roland E. Murphu, An Introduction to the New Testament, Yale University Press , London , 1997 , 924
CARSON, D.A., MOO Douglas, An Introduction to the New Testament, Inter-Varsity , Leicester , 1981 , 784