CTM 5570 Human Transformation & Change in the Bible

3 Hours

This course is an exploration of the implicit and explicit theories of human transformation and change in the literature of ancient Israel and the early Christian community. Students will explore biblical understandings on the nature of human being and the presence of suffering and evil. Theories of transformation and change from the Pentateuch to the Deuteronomist to the prophets to the apocalyptic literature to the gospels and early Christian literature will be explored.