PCS 505 A New, New Testament: Exploring Sacred Texts
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The purpose of this course is to
provide new perspectives on the legacy of Jesus in the earliest Christ communities
that include a fresh mixture of the traditional New Testament texts alongside a
treasure chest of ten new books that were lost for centuries and now have been
discovered and translated : the Gospel of Mary, the Gospel of Thomas, The
Gospel of Truth, the Prayer of the Apostle, the Acts of Paul and Thecla, the
Prayer of Thanksgiving, the Odes of Solomon, the Letter of Peter to Philip, the
Secret Revelation of John, and The Thunder: Perfect Mind. A New, New Testament,
which has been assembled by nineteen spiritual leaders and edited by prominent
scholar Hal Taussig, makes contemporary scholarship readily available, readable
and relevant to the public. It reveals a fuller portrait of the life,
teachings, and ministry of Jesus that will broaden intellectual understanding
and spiritual growth.
TEXT(S)
The primary text for this course is A
New, New Testament Edited with Commentary by Hal Taussig with a forward by
John Dominic Crossan
COURSE
FORMAT
This course uses a blog format Zoom video
conferencing to foster an interactive learning community with instructors.
Student(s) post their reflections and are encouraged to comment on each other’s
posts.
ZOOM MEETING DATES
Course meets monthly on the following dates:
January 17 (Introduction to Course)
February 25
TBD by participants
COST: $100
ZOOM MEETING DATES
Course meets monthly on the following dates:
January 17 (Introduction to Course)
February 25
TBD by participants
COST: $100
Instructors:
Dr. Bridget Mary Meehan and Dr. Mary Theresa Streck
Bridget
Mary Meehan, MA, D.Min, ARCWP, a Sister for Christian Community, is one of the
founding members of the People’s Catholic Seminary. She is a member of the
pastoral team at Mary Mother of Jesus Inclusive Catholic Community in Sarasota,
Florida. Bridget Mary presides at liturgies, officiates at weddings and offers
sacramental ministry. She is an author of twenty books including The Healing
Power of Prayer: New and Expanded Edition and Praying with Women of the Bible.
Her work in communications media include programs about women priests on Google
and YouTube. She is dean of the D. Min. and M.Div programs for Global
Ministries University. Bridget Mary was ordained a priest in the first USA
ordination in Pittsburgh on July 31, 2006 and was ordained a bishop in Santa
Barbara, California on April 19, 2009. Her blog is http://bridgetmarys.blogspot.com/
Mary
Theresa Streck, Ed.D., D.Min, ARCWP is one of the founding members of the
People’s Catholic Seminary. She is a member of the pastoral team at the Upper
Room Inclusive Catholic Community in Albany, NY. She presides at liturgies,
officiates at weddings and offers sacramental ministry. She is currently the
lead program coordinator of the ARCWP Program of Preparation team. Mary
Theresa is an educator and artist who designs and creates sacred arts. She
earned a Doctorate in Education Leadership from the Sage Colleges, a Doctorate
in Ministry from Global Ministries University and certificate in spiritual
direction from Holy Ground, a spiritual direction training program. She was
ordained a priest on September 15, 2013 and is a commissioned member of the
Federation of Christian Ministries.