DEFINITION:
Applied theology or practical theology consists of several related sub-fields: applied theology, (such as missions, evangelism, pastoral psychology or the psychology of religion), church growth, administration, homiletics, spiritual formation, pastoral theology, spiritual direction, spiritual theology, theology of justice and peace and similar areas.[1]
It includes advocacy theology, such as the various theologies of liberation (of the oppressed in general, of the disenfranchised, of women, of immigrants, of children, and black theology). Practical theology may also include branches such as the theology of relational care, which describes Christians caring for others as Christ cared for the poor.[2] -wikipedia
#note: Liberation Theology here does not embrace violence of any kind.
Old Testament -Yale University
Sunday, January 17, 2010
9:16 PM
RLST 145: Introduction to the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible)
Class Sessions
About Professor Hayes
Christine Hayes is the Robert F. and Patricia Ross Weis Professor of Religious Studies at Yale. She received her Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley in 1993. A specialist in talmudic-midrashic studies, Hayes offers courses on the literature and history of the biblical and talmudic periods. She is the author of two scholarly books:Between the Babylonian and Palestinian Talmuds, recipient of the 1997 Salo Baron prize for a first book in Jewish thought and literature, and Intermarriage and Conversion from the Bible to the Talmud, a 2003 National Jewish Book Award finalist. She has also authored an undergraduate textbook and several journal articles.
About the Course
This course examines the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) as an expression of the religious life and thought of ancient Israel, and a foundational document of Western civilization. A wide range of methodologies, including source criticism and the historical-critical school, tradition criticism, redaction criticism, and literary and canonical approaches are applied to the study and interpretation of the Bible. Special emphasis is placed on the Bible against the backdrop of its historical and cultural setting in the Ancient
Click session titles below to access audio, video, and course materials.
- Introduction: Why study the new testament?
- From Stories to Canon.
- The Greco-Roman World
- Judaism in the First Century
- The New Testament as History
- The Gospel of Mark
- The Gospel of Matthew (I am gay … 17:26 - )
- The Gospel of Luke
- The Acts of the Apostles
- Johannine Christianity: the Gospel
- Johannine Christianity: the Letters
- The Historical Jesus
- Paul as Missionary
- Paul as Pastor
- Paul as Jewish Theologian
- Paul's Disciples
- Arguing with Paul?
- The "Household" Paul: the Pastorials
- The "Anti-household" Paul: Thecia
- Interpreting Scripture: Hebrews
- Interpreting Scripture: Medieval Interpretations
- Apocalyptic and Resistance
- Apocalyptic and Accommodation
- Ecclesiastical Institutions: Unity, Martyrs, and Bishops
- The "Afterlife" of the New Testament and Postmodern Interpretation
The New Testament: Lecturer Professor Dael B. Martin of Yale University
About Professor Dale B. Martin
Dale B. Martin is the Woolsey Professor of Religious Studies at Yale. He was educated at Abilene Christian University, Princeton Theological Seminary, and Yale University. His work explores the New Testament, Christian origins, the Greco-Roman world, the ancient family, and gender and sexuality in the ancient world. Professor Martin has been awarded fellowships by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Fulbright Commission, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and the Lilly Foundation. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (elected 2009). His publications includeSlavery as Salvation, The Corinthian Body, Inventing Superstition, Sex and the Single Savior, and Pedagogy of the Bible.
About the Course:
This course provides a historical study of the origins of Christianity by analyzing the literature of the earliest Christian movements in historical context, concentrating on the New Testament. Although theological themes will occupy much of our attention, the course does not attempt a theological appropriation of the New Testament as scripture. Rather, the importance of the New Testament and other early Christian documents as ancient literature and as sources for historical study will be emphasized. A central organizing theme of the course will focus on the differences within early Christianity (-ies).
