Course Syllabus

Full Syllabus & Course Schedule coming soon! 

Required Books:

• NOTE: The JC Bookstore is expensive. I do not encourage you to get books from there. Buy from Amazon for the best rates. Use your SRJC .edu address to get a student discount on Amazon Prime for unlimited 2 day shipping. 
• Bart D. Ehrman, The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings 6^th ed (2015) (ISBN 9780190203825)
  • (his 5^th ed (2011) (9780199757534) will be fine if money is tight)
• Jennifer A. Rhea & Liz Clarke, Perpetua’s Journey: Faith, Gender, and Power in the Roman Empire (2017) (ISBN 9780190238711) This has 2 parts: 1) graphic "novel" retelling of an ancient martyr text & ancient Christian woman's diary, 2) scholarly commentary on the text & its historical & social context. 

  One of these Bibles:

• Harold W. Attridge, et al; HarperCollins Study Bible (2006) (ISBN 9780060786847)
• Michael D. Coogan, et al; The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha (2010) (ISBN 9780195289602)

 and

• Readings posted on Canvas. You will be expected to bring the ancient sources to class. 

I advise this ranked order of importance if your budget is tight:

1. A Bible (to bring to class, we’ll use it at most class meetings) Several copies in the library
2. Ancient Readings posted on Canvas (printed or in electronic format to bring to class)
3. Perpetua’s Journey 
4. The New Testament: A Historical Introduction (either 5^th or 6^th edition) Several copies in the libbrary

Recommended Books:

• Joel B. Green & Lee Martin McDonald, eds; The World of the New Testament: Cultural, Social, and Historical Contexts (2017) (ISBN 9780801098611)

  • Collection of more detailed scholarly essays on the backgrounds to the world of early Christianity, designed for students. Great info, for those who are very interested. This is already in the library. 

• Hallie Fryd & Julia Gfrorer, Martyrdom: The Coloring Book (2015) (ISBN 9781942186069)

  • This is literally a coloring book. It’s fun!! This will not be in the library. It's a coloring book!

• Steven Ross, Marked (2005) (ISBN 9781596270022)

  • A graphic novel reimagining of the Gospel of Mark. Will not replace reading Mark for class! I've requested that the library purchase this.

• Steven Ross, Blinded: The Story of Paul the Apostle (2008) (ISBN 9781596270916)

  • A graphic novel reimagining of the life of Paul. Will not replace reading Paul’s letters or Acts of the Apostles for class! I've requested that the library purchase this.