EARLY CHRISTIAN LITERATURE
Learning outcomes of the course unit
In-depth knowledge of early Christian literature, with particular reference to the treatment of the literary genres and to their evolution.
Prerequisites
None
Course contents summary
The course will focus on the evolution of Early Christian literary genres, in particular on the most peculiar features of the cultural, literary and theological process that led to the creation of the christian orthodoxy of the first centuries.
Recommended readings
1) M. MARIN, Orientamenti di esegesi biblica dei Padri, in A. Quaquarelli (a cura di), Complementi interdisciplinari di Patrologia, Roma 1989, pp. 273-317;
2) M. SIMONETTI, E. PRINZIVALLI, Storia della letteratura cristiana antica, ed. EDB, Bologna 2010;
3) One of the following books (the student will be given the possibility to choose among the books listed below):
- Octavius. Un contraddittorio del III secolo su paganesimo e cristianesimo, Edizioni Associate 2008;
- C. GIANOTTO, E. NORELLI, M. PESCE, L'enigma Gesù. Fonti e metodi della ricerca storica, Roma 2008;
- H. MERKEL, La pluralità dei Vangeli, Torino 1990.
Teaching methods
The course consists of classroom lectures supplemented by weekly tutorials.
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam on the different parts of the program.
