AS 130.241 - Introduction to Christianity in Late Antiquity

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Johns Hopkins University

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In the first century CE, a century of crisis and change, a Jew named Jesus was born, and with him Christianity. In this course we will discuss the development of Christianity in late antiquity, its historical background and its later influences. We will survey the main texts which are the foundation of this new religion, starting from sectarian literature, through the New Testament and ending with patristic literature. Using the main Christian dogmas as test cases, we will get acquainted with the main writers and literary sources of late antiquity, and discuss some of the arguments and agreements between Jews, Christians and Pagans of the era. We will seek to reveal the different sources of Christianity, Judaism on the one hand, and Greek and Latin cultures on the other, and try to understand the processes which led the early Christians to separate themselves from their Jewish origin and become an independent religion.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.jhu.edu

Phone Number:

(410) 516-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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