Patristics WT-DTE-PAT1
Contents:
1. Patrology as a subject and its tasks. Terms: Church Father, Church writer. Basic notions.
2. Apostolic Fathers: Didache, Clement of Rome, Ignatius of Antioch, Polycarp of Smyrna.
3. Reconciliation –conversion by Baptism. Shepherd by Hermas.
4. Witnesses of Faith (martyrdom literature).
5. Jewish Christians.
6. The Apocrypha.
7. Early Christian apologist.
8. Gnosis (orthodox and heterodox). Irenaeus of Lyon.
9. African context: Tertullian.
10. Cyprian of Carthage – the love of the Church.
11. Alexandrian school. Clement of Alexandria.
12. Origen. Allegorical exegesis, apocatastasis.
13. Beginnings of monasticism: saint Anthony, Pachomius, apoftegmata.
14. Roman context: Minucius Felix, Novatian.
15. Eusebius of Caesarea. Father of Church history.
16. Aryanism. Genesis and course of the Council of Nicaea – 325 AD.
17. Athanasius the Great. The fight for orthodoxy.
18. The Biblical ‘School of Antioch’.
19. Cappadocian Fathers. Lives, works and their role in creating the doctrine on the Holy Trinity: Basil the Great, Gregory of Nazianzus, Gregory of Nyssa.
20. The First Council of Constantinople. Its genesis, course and achievements.
21. Didymus the Blind.
22. Ephrem and the Syrian theology.
23. Monastic circles. Evagrius Ponticus.
24. Cyril of Alexandria.
25. The Council of Ephesus – 431 AD.
26. Pope Leo the Great.
27. The Council of Chalcedon – 451 AD. Monophysits.
28. Cyril of Jerusalem. Religious instructions.
29. John Chrysostom. Preaching.
30. Ambrose. Church - State relations.
31. Jerome. Vulgate.
32. Translator Rufinus of Aquileia.
33. Augustine of Hippo. Pelagianism.
34. Pope Gregory the Great.
35. The great encyclopaedist - Isidore of Seville.
36. John of Damascus. Icon cult.
Forms of student assessment:
Written exam (multiple choice test as well as open descriptive questions)
Length of the exam: about 45 minutes
The minimal amount to pass is 50 % of the right answers. Before the normal exam students have a right to enter the so called ‘zerowka’ exam (not obligatory), which is not connected with the risk failing in the case of achieving the below minimum score.
Classes
Contents:
1. The Theology of Eucharist (Didache, Justin, Irenaeus)
2. Ecclesiology – the primacy of Rome, hierarchic priesthood.
3. The theology of penance (Hermas)
4. Jewish Christian and Gnostic theology (Gospel of Judas)
5. Martyrdom theology (acta, passiones)
6. Antipogan and antiheretic polemics (Tertullian, Origen )
7. Alexandrian allegoric exegesis of the Bible (Origen)
8. Theology of prayer (Tertullian, Cyprian, Origen).
9. Theology of Sacraments of Christian Initiation (Cyril of Jerusalem)
10. Instruction about Deadly Sins (Evagrius Ponticus)
11. Icon cult, Mariology, (John of Damascus)
The final mark includes the following aspects:
- Presentation of a report
- Mark for the written tests
- An essay on the patristic knowledge
- Substantial knowledge and active participation in the classes
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Bibliography
Bibliography:
1. J. Pałucki, Agape as a Symbol of Brotherly Love in Ancient Church, Lublin 1995.
2. M. Starowieyski (edit.), The First Witnesses, BOK 10, Kraków 1998.
3. H. Pietras, The Beginnings of Church Theology, Kraków 2000.
4. J. Quasten, Patrology, t. I-III, Utrecht 1949-60 and t. IV-V, (edit.) A. Di Berardino, Torino 1996-2000.
5. J. Szymusiak, M. Starowieyski, The Dictionary of Early Christian Writing, Poznań 1971.
6. H. Drobner, Lehrbuch der Patrologie, Freiburg-Basel-Wien 1994.
7. G. Bosio - E. dal Covolo - M. Maritano, Introduzione ai Padri della Chiesa, t. I-IV, Torino 1990-1996.
8. J. Kelly, Początki doktryny chrześcijańskiej, Warszawa 1988.
9. A. di Berardino – B. Studer (red.), Historia teologii. T. I. Epoka patrystyczna, Kraków 2003.
7. G. Bosio - E. dal Covolo - M. Maritano, Introduzione ai Padri della Chiesa, t. I-IV, Torino 1990-1996.
8. J. Kelly, The Beginnings of Christian Doctrine, Warszawa 1988.
9. A. di Berardino – B. Studer (red.), History of Theology. T. I. Patristic Period, Kraków 2003.
10. S. Döpp (red.), Lexikon der Antiken Christichen Literatur, Wien 2002.
11. L. Padovese, The Introduction to Patristic Theology, Kraków 1994.
12. Cyprian of Carthage, On Lord’s Pray, as translated by. A. U. Korab, [in:] H. Pietras, The Anwser on Word. The Earliest Masters of Christian Prayers, Kraków 1993.
13. Tertulian, On Prayers, transl. H. Pietras, [in:] H. Pietras, The Anwser on Word. The Earliest Masters of Christian Prayers, Kraków 1993.
14. T. Kłosowski, The Priesthood in Christian Antiquity , „Collectanae Theologica” 62(1992), vol. 4, pp. 92-96.
15. W. Kania, The Main Aspects of Religious Preaching of Cyril of Jerusalem, VoxP 10(1990), vol. 18, pp. 75-81.
16. R. Andrzejewski, Penance as Instructed by Church Fathers, „Ateneum Kapłańskie” 70(1977), vol. 89, pp. 33-46.
17. H. Crouzel, Origen, Kraków 2004.
18. B. Altaner - A. Stuiber, Patrology, Warszawa 1990.
19. F. Drączkowski, Patrologia, Pelplin-Lublin 1998.
20. H. Drobner, Lehrbuch der Patrologie, Freiburg-Basel-Wien 1994.
21. A. Żurek, The Introduction on Church Fathers, Tarnów 2001.
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