St Marys Seminary Baltimore, MD SOT catalog 2019

Course Descriptions
Sacred Scripture
SS500 Pentateuch and Historical
Literature
3 credits. This course surveys the
Pentateuch and major historical
books and principal themes of the
Old Testament, as well as the
worldview and culture of Israel
within the context of the ancient
Near East.
SS502 The Pauline Epistles
3 credits. This course examines
the New Testament letters attributed
to Paul in their historical
context, with attention to both
theological themes and specific
key texts; the radical and transformative
claims of Paul’s gospel;
Paul’s spirituality, theology, and
ethics; the relevance of Paul and
his heirs for today’s Church.
SS503 The Gospel of John
3 credits. This course provides a
literary and theological analysis of
the fourth Gospel in the context
of first-century Christianity.
SS504 The Bible in the Church
1.5 credits. Based on the
principles contained in the
Vatican Council II’s Dogmatic
Constitution on Divine Revelation
(Dei Verbum), this introductory
course introduces students to the
exegetical method and tools commonly
used by interpreters of
Sacred Scripture.
SS505 Gospels of Mark & Matthew
3 credits. Utilizing the common
methods of Gospel study, the
course assists students to uncover
the portrait of Jesus that each of
these two Gospels portray in
terms of its particular retelling of
Jesus’ life, teaching, passion,
death and resurrection
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