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226. A-F. Exegesis of the Greek New Testament I. A. Matthew B. Romans C. Mark E. The
Gospel and Epistles of John F. I and II Corinthians. Consent of instructor required for
undergraduates. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
227. A-E. Exegesis of the Greek New Testament II. A. Luke B. Galatians C. The Pastoral
Epistles D. Epistles of Peter and James E. Acts. Consent of instructor required for undergraduates.
Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
227F. Exegesis of the Greek New Testament II: The Synoptic Gospels. Concentration on
the ''classical'' methods of studying the first three gospels: source criticism, form criticism,
and redaction criticism. Some attention to textual criticism. Students expected to become
proficient in using the Greek synopsis. Prerequisite: two years of Greek or the equivalent.
Also taught as New Testament 227F. Consent of instructor required for undergraduates.
Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
232S. Religion and Literary Studies. Theories concerning the relation of religion to
literary forms, particularly narrative. Instructor: Kort. 3 units.
233. Modern Fiction and Religious Belief. A study of kinds of religious meaning or
significance in representative American, British, and continental fiction of the first half of
the twentieth century. Instructor: Kort. 3 units.
234. Early Christian Asceticism. The development of asceticism and monasticism in the
first six centuries of Christianity. Instructor: Clark. 3 units. C-L: Medieval and Renaissance
Studies 234A
236. Luther and the Reformation in Germany. The theology of Martin Luther in the
context of competing visions of reform. Instructor: Steinmetz. 3 units.
244. Archaeology of Palestine in Hellenistic-Roman Times. The study of material and
epigraphic remains as they relate to Judaism in Hellenistic-Roman times, with special
emphasis on Jewish art. Instructor: E. Meyers. 3 units.
245S. Special Topics in Religion. Subject varies from semester to semester. Instructor:
Staff. 3 units.
246. Problems in Historical Theology. Consent of instructor required. Instructor: Staff. 3
units.
247. Readings in Latin Ecclesiastical Literature. Readings in Latin of pastoral,
theological, and church-disciplinary literature from the late patristic and medieval period.
Also taught as Church History 247 and Medieval and Renaissance Studies 247. Prerequisite:
knowledge of Latin. Instructor: Keefe. 3 units.
248. Theology of Karl Barth. A historical and critical study of Barth's theology. Instructor:
Huetter. 3 units.
250. Women in the Medieval Church. The history of the medieval Church told from its
women figures: the life and writings of saints, heretics, abbesses, queens, mystics, recluses,
virgins, bishops' wives, and reformers. Instructor: Keefe. 3 units.
252. Feminist Theology from the Third World. An introduction to feminist theologies as
they have emerged from the (so-called) Third World in the last two decades in the context
of three particular ecclesial developments of the twentieth century: the emergence of a global
Christian women's network through the Ecumenical Movement, feminist theology in the
first world, and liberation theologies in the Third World. Instructor: Berger. 3 units.
254. Justice, Law, and Commerce in Islam. History and schools of Islamic jurisprudence;
Islamic legal reasoning; approaches to ethics and procedural justice, the ethical regulation
of commerce, including a detailed study of pertinent issues in Islamic law. Also taught as
Law 568. Instructor: Moosa. 3 units. C-L: African and African American Studies 254,
Medieval and Renaissance Studies 254
257. New Testament Ethics. The distinctive patterns of ethical teaching in the various New
Testament writings and consideration of the various ways in which the New Testament
might inform contemporary ethical reflection. Representative uses of the New Testament in
Religion (RELIGION) 249