This 3-credit hour course, taught asynchronously by Fr. Joseph Fessio, Th.D., designed for undergraduate students (and available to 11th graders and up), explores the central figure of Biblical revelation, Jesus Christ, in the light of two complementary exegetical approaches: historical-critical method and canonical exegesis. The former focuses on the historical author and his intended meaning within his historical context. The latter focuses on reading the texts within the totality of the one Scripture, and this includes the author's being part of a living community to which God has spoken. The primary texts are Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict's Jesus of Nazareth, Books 1 and 2.

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