RL 299.01/499.01 V/W
Prerequisites: RL 101 & an inquiring mind
EN 103-112 or 111-112 or 114-116
Pre- or co-requisites: RL 205 or RL 220 or instructor permission
25 March
2004
JOHN
CARROLL UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Spring 2004
Early
Christianity in Syria & Asia Minor
RL 299.01/499.01 V/W
Prerequisites: RL 101 & an inquiring mind
EN 103-112 or 111-112 or 114-116
Pre- or co-requisites: RL 205 or RL 220 or instructor permission
25 March
2004
Sheila
E. McGinn, Ph.D.
Professor of Religious Studies
Office: B218 (second floor, AD bldg.)
E-mail: smcginn at jcu.edu
Hours: Wed 8:30-1:30 or by appointment
Telephone: 216-397-3087
See Syllabus
See Course Resources page
See Resources for Excellence page
| Session | Date | Topic & Assignments (additional readings may be assigned as needed) | |||||||||||||||
| #1 | 1/21 | Organize seminar
and review syllabus PPTs: |
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| #2 | 1/28 | The Roman Cultural
& Religious Context of Early Christianity Read: the Didache; the Gospel of Matthew (entire); Acts 1-15; Koester I.5; II-IV; V.2, 3e-h; VI.2-6 |
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| #3 | 2/04 | The Jewish-Gentile
Context of Antiochene "Christianity" |
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| #4 | 2/11 | The Church in Antioch
and Early Christian Mission (Peter, Barnabas, Paul) Read: Koester VII.1, 3-4; VIII.3; IX.1-2; X (entire) Paper Proposal (with preliminary Bibliography) due. Workshop A: The process of exegesis -- who, what, when, where, how, why? Workshop B: Textual Criticism |
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| #5 | 2/18 | The First-Century
Churches in Cappadocia & Anatolia |
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| #6 | 2/25 | Ephesos,
The Metropolis of Asia Read: the Johannine corpus; Revelation; Koester volume on Ephesos Annotated Bibliography due Workshop A: How to write an exegetical paper Workshop B: Developing an outline |
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| #7 | 3/03 | Philosophy and
Theology in the Early Christian World: Gnosticism, Docetism, Middle and
Neo-Platonism |
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| 3/7-14 Spring Break | |||||||||||||||||
| #8 | 3/17 | Prophecy in the
Early Christian World Read: the Didache; the letters of Ignatius of Antioch; the Acts of Thecla; Esler; Koester; (opt.) McGinn; Wire Review annotated bibliographies from this seminar Topic sentence outline of paper returned, with suggestions for further development Final deadline for Critical reviews |
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| #9 | 3/24 | Anchorites &
Coenobites, Confessors & Martyrs |
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| #10 | 3/31 | Developing Ecclesiastical
Structures and Offices Read: Didascalia; Apostolic Constitutions; Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History V; (opt.) McGinn First draft of research paper due; NB: Be sure to use inclusive language, and remember to proofread it first! Read critiques of articles from this seminar For one last time, could you give the instructor some feedback on what is good or how to improve? |
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| 4/07-12 Easter Break | |||||||||||||||||
| #11 | 4/14 | Christological Developments
in the ante-Nicene Period Read: Neuner & Dupuis, 95-100, 143-155; Norris; Kelly; handouts First draft of research paper returned, with suggestions for further development Workshop: How to give critical feedback on a colleague's paper. Please use Peer Review worksheet. Final Course Evaluation (in class) |
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| #12 | 4/21 | What Were They
Thinking About the Trinity? |
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| #13 | 4/28 | The Theological Significance of the Historical Development
of Dogma |
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| #14 | 5/05 | Class presentation of research projects
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| #15 | 5/12 | FINAL CLASS SESSION: presentation of research projects
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