400. INTRODUCTION TO BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION  3 cr.  Problems of and approaches to understanding scripture. Special focus on the methods essential for doing exegesis, biblical interpretation, and contemporary applications.

404. PROPHECY IN ISRAEL AND THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST  3 cr.  Study of prophecy and prophets in ancient Israel and its ancient Near Eastern context. Specific focus on such biblical prophets as Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, and Jeremiah.

408. PAUL AND HIS WRITINGS  3 cr.  Introduction to the cultural and historical background of the Apostle Paul’s life and career, an examination of his major writings, and a discussion of their impact.

420. EARLY CHRISTIANITY  3 cr.  Emergence of Christianity into the Greek and Roman world from the first to the sixth centuries.  Trinitarian theology and Christology, Church and State, the role of women, monasticism, the interaction with pagan culture, the establishment of ecclesiastical structures, early Christian art, and the Church’s growing self-understanding.

430. INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY  3 cr.  Nature, method, and content of systematic theology, with emphasis on the influence of history and culture on the articulation of doctrine. Readings and discussions centered on significant contributors to Christian systematic theology.

437. READINGS IN FEMINIST THEOLOGY  3 cr.  Various topics in feminist theory and its impact on religion and theology. Specific content and number of credits announced when the course is offered.

466. JUSTICE AND THE ECONOMY  3 cr.  Team‑taught interdisciplinary seminar. Interrelationship between economic and ethical choices and their ethical and economic implications. Basic economic and theological‑ethical frameworks for decision making. Case studies.

480. INTRODUCTION TO CANON LAW  3 cr.  Introduction to the 1983 Code in its historical context, with a view to its pastoral application. Special attention to canons on Sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist, and Marriage.

490. RESEARCH METHODS IN THEOLOGY  0 cr.  An orientation to the Master’s program in Religious Studies and an introduction to basic resources and methods for research in theology.

496. BORROMEO SENIOR SEMINAR 3 cr.  Synthesis of four years of collegiate priestly formation.

499. SPECIAL TOPICS  1‑3 cr.  Selected topics in one of the areas of religious studies. Specific content and number of credits to be announced when offered.

501. OLD TESTAMENT EXEGESIS  3 cr.  Detailed exegetical analysis of a major Hebrew Bible text that will be specified when the course is offered.

505. NEW TESTAMENT EXEGESIS  3 cr.  Detailed exegetical analysis of a major New Testament book that will be specified when the course is offered.

506.  HISTORICAL JESUS  3 cr.  History of research on the historical Jesus from Strauss through Wrede and Schweitzer to the present.  Analysis of the primary data using the standard criteria of authenticity.  Examination of the value of historical Jesus research for contemporary christology.

507.  SYNOPTIC GOSPELS  3 cr.  In-depth analysis of current research on theories of synoptic relations; the relationship of the synoptics to the non-canonical Gospel of Peter and Gospel of Thomas; the literary and heological characteristics of each of the synoptics; the christology, soteriology and ecclesiology of the synoptics.  Students will engage in independent, critical research on one or more pericope/ae as case studies for pursuing these issues.