Gospels Credit Hours: 3 hours. A study of the four New Testament gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John). An examination of the genre of these writings, their historical contexts, theories about their formation, their primary themes, methods used for interpreting them, and signficant scholarly interpretations of these books. Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. Prerequisites: Third- or fourth-year standing or permission of department Level: Graduate Undergraduate