Ecclesiastical History 2Ah: Gospel and Church in the Pluralistic Roman World (DV0012)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : DIV-2-EH2A

An examination of the development, self-understanding and self-definition of Christianity before Constantine in the setting of the religiously pluralistic society of the Roman Empire.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : History of Christianity as a World Religion 1A recommended

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Ecclesiastical History, (School of Divinity, Schedule B)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 2nd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
18/09/2007	14:00	14:50	Martin Hall, New College	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	14:00	14:50	Central
Lecture	Tuesday	14:00	14:50	Central
Lecture	Thursday	14:00	14:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the course should have a general understanding of the development of early Christianity before Constantine and of its intellectual, cultural, and religious context in the Roman empire of the second and third centuries. They should have familiarity with a representative range of original sources from the early Christian world, both literary and visual. In dealing with the subject matter of the course, they will add to their previously acquired skills of critical analysis and orderly and accurate presentation, in both writing and oral discussion. They should also gain the experience of reflecting on the thought-world and culture of a place and time far removed from our own, and its continuities and discontinuities with their own religious beliefs and cultural norms.