(in Polish) Ancient Greece and the Bible WT-DTE-WJAGA
The merits:
1. Geography and topography of the Mediterranean region. Geography and topography of Greece.
2. Periodization of the history of ancient Greece. History of ancient Greece (I). The Beginnings and the Bronze Age.
3. History of Ancient Greece (II). "Dark Ages" and "Restoration" in the Eighth Century BC. History of Ancient Greece (III). Archaic Greece (700-480 BC).
4. History of Ancient Greece (IV). Sparta and Athens. Rivalry of city-states.
5. History of ancient Greece (V). Persian wars.
6. History of Ancient Greece (VI). Philip II of Macedon and Alexander the Great.
7. Hellenistic world. Ancient Alexandria. The history of Greek language.
8. Jews of the Hellenistic world.
9. Ancient Greece and the Bible – Old Testament. Greek Traces in the Hebrew Bible.
10. The Septuagint. Origins, character, interpretation.
11. Deuterocanonical Books of the Old Testament.
12. Ancient Greece and the Bible – New Testament. Jesus and the Gospels.
13. Saint Paul and the Hellenistic world. Apostolic Journeys and Letters of St. Paul. Acts of the Apostles.
14. Religion and writings of ancient Greece.
15. Influence of Greek mythology, philosophy, literature and poetry on the Bible.
(in Polish) E-Learning
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych
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Methods of evaluation:
Presence on lectures (in class or – if necessary – online: please register on MSTeams platform; the group title is: WT_B_STRZAŁKOWSKA_ANCIENT GREECE AND THE BIBLE; the acces code is: baih0x5).
Oral exam at the end of semester.
Bibliography
Chosen bibliography:
- "A Brief History of Ancient Greece. Politics, Society and Culture", S.B. POMEROY, S.M. BURSTEIN, W. DONLAN, J. TOLBERT ROBERTS, D.W. TANDY, G. TSOUVALA, Oxford University Press, 2020 (4th edition).
- T. MARTIN, "Ancient Greece. From Prehistoric to Hellenisic Times", Yale University Press 2013.
- P. CARTLEDGE, "Ancient Greece. A History in Eleven Cities", Oxford University Press 2009.
- A. ZIÓLKOWSKI, Historia powszechna. Starożytność, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 2009.
- M. JACZYNOWSKA, D. MUSIAŁ, M. STĘPIEŃ, Historia starożytna, Wydawnistwo "Trio", Warszawa 1999, s. 231-407 (Grecja).
- F. BRAUDEL, F. COARELLI, M. AYMARD, Morze Śródziemne. Region i jego dzieje, Wydawnictwo Morskie, Gdańsk 1982.
- S.B. POMEROY, S.M. BURSTEIN, W. DONLAN, J. TOLBERT ROBERTS, Starożytna Grecja. Historia polityczna, społeczna i kulturalna, tłum. O. Dragouni, Książka i Wiedza, Warszawa 2010.
- K. PILARCZYK, J. DRABINA, Religie starożytnego Bliskiego Wschodu, Wydawnictwo WAM, Kraków 2008, s. 177-259.
- N.G.L. HAMMOND, Dzieje Grecji, przekł. A. Świderkówna, PIW, Warszawa 1973.
- Other books and articles, and other materials, presented during the academic year.
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