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« on: February 05, 2014, 12:34:18 am »

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – A Harvard Bible course about the Pauline letters has generated huge interest, with thousands registering to take the course from all over the world.

"The Harvard Bible edX course entitled Early Christianity: The Letters of Paul has drawn 22,000 students from more than 100 countries around the world—and the number is still growing.

Laura Nasrallah, professor of New Testament and Early Christianity and course instructor, told the Huffington Post in an email that she was pleased with the interest the course had generated and that Paul was proving to be more popular than famous people.

“The day the course was launched was astonishing—like drinking from a fire hose,” she said. “The edX discussion threads couldn’t handle the amount of people who were commenting, and crashed and slowed down. More people participated on Poetry Genius that day than ever before; the apostle Paul beat out Beyoncé.”

Reflecting on why the biblical letters still have significance in the world now, Nasrallah said in a video to promote the course that the letters penned by Paul answered incredibly important moral issues that face our world today.

“They are in part a set of texts today that define people’s stance on moral issues; what about abortion, what about gay rights, what about women in leadership in religious communities?” she asked. “These letters still have a power today.”

The course, which began last week, attracted 22,000 students across 180 countries. More than 14,000 of those students accessed the software, spending a total of 2,822 hours on the course so far (201 days).

The course forum boards, which allow discussions between students, have reached 22,000 posts and are increasing every day.

The subject explores the content of the New Testament letters as well as the wider context of the Roman Empire. The program also looks at the permanent impact of the letters on today’s world. The syllabus explores the religious political context, their first interpretations and how and why they have such an impact on society today.

According to the course outline, “The letters of Paul are the earliest texts in the Christian scriptures, written by a Jew at a time when the word ‘Christian’ hadn’t yet been coined.”

Nasrallah told the Huffington Post that the discussions on the boards have been respectful so far.

“One ‘conversation’ I read was between a self-proclaimed atheist and someone who self-identified as a born-again Christian,” she said. “And the discussion was thoughtful and respectful although they differed in interpretation!”

edX is an online course platform founded by Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2012. It is a non-profit that delivers university level course material to global audiences for free.

Harvard offers 21 courses on the platform, as do other universities offer courses. These include MIT, University of California Berkley, Cornell University and Peking University.

Those taking part in the course do not receive a certificate from Harvard University."

http://christiannews.net/2014/02/03/harvard-bible-course-on-pauline-letters-generates-global-interest/

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« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2014, 05:37:47 am »

I wouldnt put to much faith in a Harvard class
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« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2014, 10:47:04 am »

I wouldn't put any faith in it!

The only thing of value in that course is the bible text itself. You don't need to take a class that offers their opinion on the text, just read the bible, a real bible.

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« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2014, 04:14:19 am »

I wouldnt put to much faith in a Harvard class

neither would i
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