ANCIENT CHRISTIAN LITERATURE

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2018/2019

Type of Course:

Characterising

Optional/Mandatory:

Optional

Degree:

Bachelor's Degree Programme in HUMANITIES

Disciplinary Sector:

Ancient Christian Literature

Language:

Italian

Credits:

Programme Year:

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

Nothing

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ANCIENT CHRISTIAN LITERATURE AND HAGIOGRAPHY

SCIENZE DEI BENI CULTURALI

AF code:

40001332

Assessment Methods

Verification of learning:

The exam will take place in oral form. Each student will answer one or more questions concerning literary history and then read, translate and comment on one or more texts.

Teaching period

Second semester

Objectives

Knowledge of the historical-cultural background of the New Testament with its main philological and literary problems; knowledge of the Ancient Christian Literature production and competence-development in text analysis.

Contents

Ancient Christian Literature: the course will provide a general overview of the Christian production of the first centuries with focus on philological-literary aspects. The main points will concern: history and methodology of the discipline; Old and New Testament writings; main authors and works from the first to the sixth century (with anthology). Lessons will take place on Monday (hh. 11-13), Tuesday (hh. 9-11) and Wednesday (hh. 9-11) from 17th February to 18th March 2020 (Aula Q [Ex Lettere e Filosofia]).

Recommended Bibliography

- Institutional part – biblical section: R. Maisano, "Filologia del Nuovo Testamento. La tradizione e la trasmissione del testo", Carocci, Roma 2014;
- Institutional part – historical-literary section: I. Lana - E. V. Maltese (a c. di), "Storia della civiltà letteraria greca e latina. Vol.3: Dall’età degli Antonini alla fine del mondo antico", UTET, Torino 1998, pp. 221-350 e 558-708 (the only sections linked to ancient Christian literature);
- Text: anthology provided by the teacher during the first lesson.

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

Frontal lesson.

Contacts/More Information

Program for non-attending students must be agreed in advance with the teacher, who is available - for this or any other problem - at the address matteo.stefani@unito.it.

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FRENCH LANGUAGE
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6 credits - Base
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