CSMS5 21 - Early Christianity in the Nile Valley

Institution:

Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School

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Description:

Gay L. Byron This course will explore the origins of Christianity in the Nile Valley region of Africa. We will begin with a geographical, historical, and cultural overview of Egypt and Ethiopia and analyze the ways in which these places are represented in Biblical and extra-Biblical sources. We will then survey literary and archaeological sources from different parts of Egypt, including Alexandria and the Delta, the Fayyum, and Thebes, as well as various areas of Ethiopia, with special attention devoted to the Axumite Empire and the interactions between this empire and other parts of the Greco-Roman world. By the end of the course, students will understand the development of Nile Valley Christianity and its significance within the broad historical framework of what is considered early Christianity.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.crcds.edu

Phone Number:

(585) 271-1320

Calendar System:

Semester

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