The Life and Times of Paul

HIST 6/471 The Life and Times of Paul

Lectures: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:45-11:00am (ET)

Credit Hours: 3

Cost: $555 Audit; $2,205 Credit

Field Study Cost: (Cost does not include flights)

Recorded Lectures: Yes

Note: This course will be delivered in a hybrid format. Online students will participate via live video stream from the classroom in Jerusalem. Because the instructor will be actively engaging with students in person, they may not always be centered on camera throughout the session. While every effort will be made to ensure a quality viewing experience, the course is designed to prioritize interaction with both in-person and online participants.

Description

This course is a narrative study of the life of Paul in Acts in light of historical, cultural, and geographical backgrounds with application to Christian faith, practice, and witness. This course has a field study component.

Objectives

By the end of the course, a student should be able to:

• obtain a general overview of the life of Paul recounted in the Book of Acts;
• identify the routes Paul likely travelled, the cities he visited, and the events that took place in each city;
• gain a basic understanding of the people groups Paul encountered and the historical, cultural, and geographical settings in which he travelled;
• recognize Paul’s missiological methodology and the factors that led to Christianity becoming a global movement; and
• acquire a template from Paul’s life that will inform and calibrate Christian faith, practice, and witness.

Equivalencies

• Geography
• History
• Biblical Studies
• New Testament

Instructor

Dr. Chris Vlachos: M.A., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; Ph.D., Wheaton College; Former Director of Semester in Jerusalem Program, Wheaton College. Published author. Began teaching at JUC in 2021.