In half-hour lectures Brakke explores the challenge of understanding the NT as the "canonical root of Christian history and theology" yet also a paradox as a signal "book" comprised of 27 different books by more than a dozen authors with differing perspectives and contexts. I have listened to a number of Great Courses and many focused on the Bible and/or theology and this is a reminder of why they can be so helpful. You will explore Jewish lives under Roman occupation, reflect on the apocalyptic mood of the first and second centuries AD, witness the early Christians’ evangelism beyond the Jewish communities, and witness the birth of a faith that continues to shape our world today. In these 24 eye-opening lectures, he takes you behind the scenes to study not only the text of the New Testament, but also the authors and the world in which it was created. Join Professor David Brakke, an award-winning Professor of History at The Ohio State University, for Understanding the New Testament.
In the New Testament, we have 27 primary sources that offer a doorway to the extraordinary history of the early Christian communities.
How do you reconcile this diversity of voices into a single, unified belief system? And should you even try?įor a historian, the diversity of authors is not a challenge to be reckoned with, but rather an exciting opportunity. Yet the book is also a paradox, because this single “book” is comprised of 27 different books by more than a dozen authors, each of whom has a different perspective and is responding to a different set of historical circumstances. The New Testament is a fascinating book - the canonical root of Christian history and theology.
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