Courses
Barrie lecturing to York University students at Qumran, headquarters of the Dead Sea Scroll community.
AUTUMN/WINTER 2008-2009
AK/HUMA 4655 6.0 - Advanced Biblical Studies: New Perspectives on Early Christianity
Wednesdays, 7-10pm, September to end of March
The first half of the course (September through to early December) examines new perspectives on early Christianity in the 1st and 2nd centuries. Sources will include: James Tabor, The Jesus Dynasty; Bart Ehrman, Lost Christianities; Elaine Pagels, The Gnostic Gospels; and Barrie Wilson, How Jesus Became Christian; as well as other writings.
The second half of the course (January through to March) allows participants to write a paper on a research topic of their own choosing, whether from the world of early Christianity or within the western religious tradition. Topics must be approved by the course director. There will be no classes during this period as students will be engaged in producing their own research paper of approximately 15 pages, with supervision via email. Grading will be based 50% on the first half (a written assignment in class) and 50% research paper in the second half.