RELS 4090 - Jesus Inside and Outside the Gospels

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisites: None.
Corequisites: None.
Pre/Corequisites: None.
Requirements: None.

Description
Comparative study of portrayals of Jesus as they have evolved over the past two millennia. Topics may include the differences between the Synoptic and Johannine materials, non-canonical gospels, the way Jesus is depicted in texts from other religions (e. g. , Qur’an, Gandhi’s “What Jesus Means to Me”), and visual depictions of Jesus, including in modern media such as film and the internet.