RS 235Jesus: Life and Legacy
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Arts
- Subject
- Religious Studies
- Cross-listed
- JS 235
Not in the current Undergraduate Calendar. Shown as it appeared in 2024–25.
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
The life and death of Jesus of Nazareth, as experienced and interpreted by his followers and recorded in the New Testament and other ancient literature. Attention is given to Jesus' identity as a Jew in the Roman Empire in the first century, his teachings and actions, and his ongoing significance throughout history.
Prerequisites
None listed.
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Reviewed on UW Flow
93% liked it61% easy67% useful
From 15 ratings and 2 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
Very interesting course with interesting course content
Mar 2022 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
I took this course as a bird, it is not bird!! I took it to boost my average and I'm pretty sure its my lowest grade. I enjoyed the content cause it really makes you think about who Jesus was a human and a divine being which is incredible to me, but the books are so boring and so long. I would definitely take it again if it wasn't being graded lol
Dec 2019 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
6 posts and comments in 6 threads mention RS 235, January 2016 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Winter 2023
Do you guys think people like jesus christ really existed 30 points, 57 comments
“It just sounds too "perfect" in a sense to have an ancient guy just heal leopards and revive after three days... Kinda makes it sound like he's a made up character in a book.”
u/green__elf: “Take RS235 (Jesus: Life and Legacy) pls”
Fall 2019
RS 235 2 points, 0 comments
Spring 2019
Has anyone taken RS 235 - Jesus: Life and Legacy? 3 points, 5 comments
u/lizak999: “Is it an easy course? How was the final exam? Is it hard to get a 90 in the course?”
Winter 2019
Are any of the religious studies courses easy? 3 points, 6 comments
“And how is the work load for them?”
u/minutemaidpeach: “I took RS235 a while back online and enjoyed it... It wasn't the "easiest" but compared to other RS courses I took (Love and Friendship, Evil) it was much better because it was more so based on the historical side and not just making abstract connections. …”
Spring 2018
What's the best religion course? 5 points, 16 comments
“I'm completely not religious and I don't really understand the appeal of religion (even though I was raised catholic), so I want to take a course to learn a little bit more about religion in general, …”
u/minutemaidpeach: “I took RS235 Jesus: life and legacy online. I really enjoyed it because coming from a Christian/Catholic high school background it provided a lot of very interesting historical explanations. …”
Winter 2016
French 192B, RS 121 or RS 235 online 1 point, 4 comments
u/hahahahauw: “has anyone taken French 192B, RS 121 or RS 235 online? how did you like it? I plan on taking one for this Winter 2016 term during my co-op.”
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Calendar versions
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