NT110 (1.5 CR)

ABOUT THE LECTURER
Bruce holds a PhD in Ancient History, Macquarie University, Sydney and has a long standing interest in the intersection of the first-century Graeco-Roman World and the New Testament. He has published 4 books on this important theme and is presently completing Rendering to Caesar the Things that are God’s: Imperial Cultic Activities and the First Christians’ Responses.

He has also lectured at Moore Theological College, Sydney, at Beeson Divinity School and more recently at the Queensland Theological College where he is Principal until retirement at the end of 2011. He is presently on Sabbatical as a Visiting Scholar at St Edmund's College, where he was formerly a Fellow. For 19 years he was Warden of Tyndale House, Cambridge, during which time he was also of member of the Divinity Faculty, Cambridge University.

COURSE SYNOPSIS
This course looks at the clash in the five major spheres of first-century life for Christians.
It examines what it would have been life to be conformed to the world of their day and also the demands in Romans 12:2 that they were to be transformed by ethical reprogramming according to the will of God.

COURSE GOALS
To help illuminate the background of texts in the New Testament that address aspects of life in this world, and also to become more aware of the danger of being conformed to this present world and not being transformed by the Word of God.

COURSE OUTLINE / SCHEDULE

1. Christ and the Clash of the two kingdoms
2. Christ and the Clash of households
3. Christ and the Clash of Cities
4. Christ and the Clash of Courts
5. Christ and Clash of Cults and Cultural Activities

There will be two hours lecture on each topic and then the third hour will be spent looking together at important first century primary sources related to that topic.

1. A student will only be registered for the course after he has submitted both his course registration form and course fees.
2. The 1- and 3- month deadline for Full Time and Part Time Students respectively will still apply.  After the first deadline, students will be granted a further 3 months deadline extension automatically.  The specific overdue assignment, however, will incur a penalty of a 1/3 grade deduction.  For example, an overdue essay submitted by the end of the 6^th month, will be downgraded from B+ to B.  At the end of this deadline extension, no further extensions will be allowed.  The status of the incomplete course will be converted from Credit to Audit.  This conversion will not affect the student’s GPA.

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