- Docente: Antonio Cacciari
- Credits: 12
- SSD: L-FIL-LET/06
- Language: Italian
- Moduli: Antonio Cacciari (Modulo 1) Daniele Tripaldi (Modulo 2)
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
First cycle degree programme (L) in
Anthropology, Religions, Oriental Civilizations (cod. 8493)
Also valid for First cycle degree programme (L) in Anthropology, Religions, Oriental Civilizations (cod. 8493)
First cycle degree programme (L) in Humanities (cod. 8850)
Learning outcomes
The course leads the student to know ancient Christian Literature in its historical development, and in its connection with jewish and graeco-roman tradition and with literary genres.The student will learn how to read and analyze ancient Christian texts.
Course contents
Images of Jesus Christ in ancient Christian literature (first two centuries).
Readings/Bibliography
Texts:
A. Orbe, M. Simonetti (a c. di), Il Cristo. Testi teologici e spirituali dal I al IV secolo, Mondadori [coll. Lorenzo Valla], Milano 2005 (rist.)
M. Simonetti, E. Prinzivalli (a c. di), Seguendo Gesù. Testi cristiani delle origini. Voll. 1-2, Mondadori [coll. Lorenzo Valla], Milano 2010-2015 (rist.)
or:
Romano Penna, I ritratti originali di Gesù il Cristo: inizi e sviluppi della cristologia neotestamentaria, I (Gli inizi); II (Gli sviluppi), Ed. San Paolo, Cinisello Balsamo 1996-1999 (rist.)
(1st unit: vol. I; 2nd unit: vol. II; two units: vols. I-II)
L. Moraldi (a c. di), Apocrifi del Nuovo Testamento, UTET, Torino 1975 (2 voll.)
W. Schneemelcher (a c. di), New Testament Apocrypha (2 voll.), James Clarke - Westminster John Knox Press, Cambridge-Louisville KY 1991-1993 (rist. 2003)
Ireneo, Contro le eresie, a c. di E. Bellini, Jaka Book, Milano 1981 (rist. 2003)
Studies:
C.F.D. Moule, The Origins of Christology, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1977
M. Hengel, Il figlio di Dio: l'origine della cristologia e la storia della religione giudeo-ellenistica Paideia, Brescia 1984
Heinrich Schlier (et all.), La storia della cristologia primitiva : gli inizi biblici e la formula di Nicea, Paideia, Brescia 1986
C.H. Talbert, The Development of Christology during the First Hundred Years and other essays on early Christian Christology, Brill, Leiden-Boston 2011
Teaching methods
Lectures; use of bibliographic and electronic databases.
Assessment methods
The student will read and comment some passages about Resurrection explained by the teacher, and connect them in general with historical, philosophical, theological topics concerning I-II A.D.Student of classics will translate some texts in Greek and/or Latin.
Take notice: the students who cannot attend lessons must agree a special program with the professor before the exam.
Teaching tools
Projector; PC.
Office hours
See the website of Antonio Cacciari
See the website of Daniele Tripaldi