New Testament History and Literature with Dale B. Martin

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poster for New Testament History and Literature with Dale B. Martin

26 total episodes

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1 seasons

First Aired September 02, 2009

Overview

Yale Courses - This course approaches the New Testament not as scripture, or a piece of authoritative holy writing, but as a collection of historical documents. Therefore, students are urged to leave behind their pre-conceived notions of the New Testament and read it as if they had never heard of it before. This involves understanding the historical context of the New Testament and imagining how it might appear to an ancient person.

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The Acts of the Apostles

Season 1 - Episode 10 - 0h 0m

Air Date

September 02, 2009

Overview

The speech that Stephen gives before his accusers in Acts shows how the author of Luke-Acts used and edited his sources. So, also, does the description of the destruction of Jerusalem in Luke, as compared to that in Mark. The major themes of Luke-Acts are 1) the Gospel going first to the Jews and then to gentiles and 2) that of the prophet-martyr, with Jesus as the prophet-martyr par excellence.