Description
An introduction to the origins, preservations, translation, and spread of the biblical writings, with primary attention given to the New Testament. Topics addressed include the preparation and duplication of manuscripts in antiquity, biblical literatures' relationships to its cultural and literary contexts, the Septuagint and Apocrypha, the emergence of a Christian canon, and the interpretive challenges involved in creating modern translations. Although the course's primary focus is the history of the biblical documents, it also explores theological implications of the issues examined, especially those related to articulating theological interpretations of scripture.