Re St 432 - Early Christianity and Classical Culture

Institution:

Washington University in St Louis

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Description:

This course explores the tangled, sometimes conflictual, but always fascinating relations between early Christianity and the classical world through which it spread. Topics discussed include: the Pauline epistles in relation to Greco-Roman letter writing; the gospels and pagan biographical traditions; the apocryphal Acts of the Apostles and the ancient novel; and the relationship between miracle and magic in regard to Jesus and pagan holy men. Our aim is to understand the multicultural, cosmopolitan world that gave rise to Christianity and its earliest literature.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.wustl.edu

Phone Number:

(314) 935-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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