Spring 2027

Early Christian Literature: Matthew-revelation

Explores Matthew through Revelation as Christianity's charter documents, examining the New Testament's sociohistorical context, composition, theologies, and presentations of Jesus through modern scholarship.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Corrie Norman Grieser

Summary

1 / 6

Past student reviews · Corrie Norman

Assignments between tests were tedious, and the course required more than just memorization to achieve high grades.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Articulate the terminology of first-century Christianity.

  • Contextualize first-century Christian writings.

  • Interpret early Christian texts using historical and literary methods.

  • Assess reliable sources for the interpretation of Early Christian texts.

Source: UW Guide

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  • Sophomore standing
RELIGST 333

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  • Sophomore standing

Professors

Spring 2027
Historical instructors & teaching patterns

CORRIE NORMAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2018, Fall 2023, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 300

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Corrie Norman

One student found the class fairly easy and interesting, particularly for those with Christian beliefs, and recommended it for a literature credit.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2018: 3.76 GPA, 98.1% A/AB (n=52 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.82 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=36 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.71 GPA, 90.9% A/AB (n=33 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Corrie Norman

Assignments between tests were tedious, and the course required more than just memorization to achieve high grades.

Past student reviews · Corrie Norman

The reviewer described Corrie Norman as a great teacher, while noting the specific challenge of moving beyond rote memorization.

Topics

  • Early Christian literature from Matthew to Revelation.
  • Sociohistorical context, composition, theologies, and presentations of Jesus in the New Testament.

Skills

  • Articulating the terminology of first-century Christianity.
  • Contextualizing first-century Christian writings within their historical setting.
  • Interpreting early Christian texts using historical and literary methods.
  • Assessing reliable sources for interpreting Early Christian texts.

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2025— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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About this comparison

1286 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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RELIGST 333 · Spring 2027

Early Christian Literature: Matthew-Revelation

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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