Course aims:

- knowledge of the general data of introduction in the bible study
- familiarizing the student with the basic teachings of the legislative and historical books;
- emphasizing the activity of the principal kings of Judah and Israel until the fall of the Assyrian captivity (721 BC) and the Babylonian captivity (586 BC).

Course Entry Requirements:

N/A

Course contents:

1. The books of the New Testament. 2. The Holy Gospels (Matthew and Mark) 3. St. The Gospels of Luke and John. Contents .Message. 4. The book of Acts. Mission trips. The activity of St. Peter and Paul. The Synod of Jerusalem. 5. The Epistles of St. Paul. Generalities. Dogmatic, moral and pastoral teachings. 6. Epistolele c. Romani, I-II Corinteni, Galateni. Lecture, Discussions 7. Epistles v. Ephesians, Colossians, and Philippians. 8. Epistolele I-II Tesaloniceni, I-II Timotei, Tit. Lecture, Discussions 9. Epistles v. Hebrews and Philemon 10. Epistle Epistles (1-3 John) 11. Epistle Epistles (1-2 Peter, James, and Jude 12. Book of Revelation. Symbolic Representations. 13. Christian Apocryphal Books. 14. Graphic representations based on the New Testament.

Teaching methods:

Lecture, debate

Learning outcomes:

- To remember the most important translations of the Holy Scriptures (Greek, Latin, etc. and in Romanian).
- To define the main characteristics of the legislative books, of the related messianic prophecies.
- To compare the old and the new theory regarding the unity of the Pentateuch.
- To retain the most important kings of Israel and Judah.

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Written exam

Recommended reading:

Samuel Schulz, A Complete Survey of Old Testament History, HarperOne;, Sun Francisco, 1999, 464.
Marie-Francoise Baslez, Bible et histoire: Judaïsme, hellénisme, christianisme (Divers Histoire) (French Edition), Fayard, Paris, 1998, 479.
Th.Romer,J.-D.Macchi,Cr.Nihan, Introduction a l Ancien Testament, Labor et Fides, Genève, 2009, 19-393.