DSBcB12 The Christian Message on the Background of Roman History

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022

The course is not taught in Autumn 2022

Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Nina Jašková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Nina Jašková, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
! DSBcB012 The Christian Message and Rome
To understand basic terms of Christianity: the Bible, an attribute, the Fathers of the Church etc.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to explain the connection between ancient and Christian thought, to present an overview of the development of Christianity in Antiquity and the basics of Christian ethics; students will work with ancient sources and interpret them.
Learning outcomes
After the completion of the course the student will be able to
- summarize important features of early Christianity
- describe basic thoughts of main early Christian thinkers
- create an essay characterizing Christianity at the beginning of our era and defining the role of Christians in the Roman state.
Syllabus
  • I. Introduction a) Religion, Superstition and the Romans b Jews and The First Christians II. Christians in the ancient works a) The Testimony of Tacitus b) The Works of Flavius Josephus (Flavium testimonium c) The Letters of Pliny the Younger III. Gospels and the Early Church a) The Synoptists b) Vita Christi (a visit to the exhibition), The Legend of Abgar c) The Letters of St. Paul IV. Christian Fathers and Christian Poetry a) Damasus, Prudentius, Paulinus of Nola b) St. Ambrose, St. Jerome, St. Augustine
Literature
    required literature
  • LANE, Tony. Dějiny křesťanského myšlení. Translated by Jiří Bartoň. Praha: Návrat domů, 1996, 286 s. ISBN 80-85495-47-3. info
  • ČEŠKA, Josef. Římský stát a katolická církev ve IV. století. Vyd. 1. Brno: Univerzita Jana Evangelisty Purkyně v Brně, 1983, 162 s., [1. info
    recommended literature
  • • CHADWICK, H. Early Christian Thought and the Classical Tradition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1966.
  • Jeruzalémská Bible : Písmo svaté vydané Jeruzalémskou biblickou školou. Translated by František X. Halas - Dagmar Halasová. 1. české vyd. Praha: Krystal OP, 2009, 2229 s. ISBN 9788087183113. info
  • Rané křesťanství : počátky a vývoj církve do roku 600. Edited by Ian Hazlett, Translated by Petr Kitzler. 1. vyd. Brno: CDK (Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury), 2009, 319 s. ISBN 9788073251598. info
  • BROWN, Peter. Augustine of Hippo : a biography. New edition with an epilogue. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000, xi, 548. ISBN 0520228359. info
Teaching methods
lectures, discussion
Assessment methods
Requirements for successful completion of the course: a project and a presentation.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
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