This course explores the challenges and possibilities of interpreting Scripture in the modern age, considering the tensions between historical-critical methods and the theological reading of the Church. Using Knox and Lüdemann as exemplars, the course shows how the same historical-critical method can lead scholars in very different directions, illustrating the diversity of outcomes and ongoing questions in modern exegesis.
Students then move beyond purely historical methods to consider the recovery of allegorical and spiritual senses, attentive to the life of the Church and the transformative vision of Scripture. The course emphasizes how Catholic reading, informed by contemporary scholarship and anthropological insights, offers a distinctive path for penetrating the deeper, spiritual dimensions of the biblical text.
Course Dates: Fifteen weeks beginning January 29th - May 28th excluding Winter Break (February 23rd - 27th) and Holy Week/Easter Week (March 30th - April 10th)
Terms & Conditions
We reserve the right to cancel the class based on enrollment numbers. Enrollees who withdraw before the end of the first week of classes will receive a refund minus a 3% payment charge. Enrollees who withdraw after the first week of class will forfeit a refund. We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone and to remove a student permanently from a course who is disruptive and/or interferes with the safety, well-being, or educational experience of other students.