(in Polish) Historical and social context of the New Testament WT-DTE-WJHAS
Classes will include the following thematic blocks:
1. History and political geography of the Mediterranean Basin: from Persian to Roman times.
2. Administration of the Imperium Romanum.
3. Social structure of the inhabitants of the Roman empire, social and family relations, social morality, Roman law, economy.
4. Clubs and associations.
5. Literature, art, education, entertainment.
6. Early Christianity and religions of the Mediterranean world of that time.
7. Early Christianity and Greco-Hellenistic philosophy.
8. Perception of the first Christians by the pagan world and the reasons for hostility towards them.
(in Polish) E-Learning
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych
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ACCESS CODE FOR MS TEAMS COURSE: ppbrvlq
EK 1: The student gains a thorough knowledge of the historical and social context of the New Testament.
EK 2: Based on the acquired knowledge, the student develops the ability to comprehensively and independently interpret historical sources and use the literature on the subject.
EK 3: Student has the habit of deepening his knowledge and looking for inspiration in various fields.
ECTS credits:
Participation in lectures: 30 hours. = 1 ECTS
Written work: 30 hours = 1 ECTS
Personal study and preparation for the oral exam: 60 hours. = 2 ECTS
Total: 4 ECTS
Assessment criteria
The final grade will be the result of the written work that the student will write on the given topic and the oral exam.
Bibliography
Ph.F. Esler, The Mediterranean Context of Early Christianity, w: tenże, The Early Christian World, t. 1-2, London 2002.
F.E. Peters, The Harvest of Hellenism. A History of the Near East from Alexander the Great to the Triumph of Christianity, London 1972.
J. Boardman, The Oxford History of the Classical World, Oxford 1986.
J.S. Jeffers, The Greco-Roman World of the New Testament Era. Exploring the Background of Early Christianity, Downers Grove 1999.
W.A. Meeks, The First Urban Christians. The Social World of the Apostle Paul, New Haven – London 2003.
J. Kręcidło, Inkulturacja chrześcijaństwa w świecie hellenistyczno-rzymskim czasów Nowego Testamentu, w: I.S. Ledwoń (red.), Nowy Testament a religie, Wydawnictwo KUL: Lublin 2011, 89-118.
J. Kręcidło, Świat pogański wobec rodzącego się chrześcijaństwa. Dlaczego chrześcijanie nie byli lubiani w starożytnym świecie?, w: W. Chrostowski (red.), Ex oriente lux. Księga pamiątkowa dla Księdza Profesora Antoniego Troniny w 65. rocznicę urodzin, Warszawa 2010, 282-291 (przedruk za zgodą autora w: I. Ledwoń (red.), Wczesne chrześcijaństwo a religie, Wydawnictwo KUL: Lublin 2012, 51-62).
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