Kurs

The Early Church

The course addresses the main issues in the development of Christianity in the first three centuries, starting as a small movement within Judaism in Palestine and developing over the centuries into the dominant religion of the Mediterranean. The course describes the religious and social history of Christianity in its various competing forms addressing several problems from doctrinal to institutional history.

By the end of the course, students are expected to be able to:

  • critically assess the earliest witnesses of Christianity
  • contextualize Judaism and early Christianity and their respective developments and identify Jewish traits in early Christianity
  • describe the emerging structures of the Early Church in Eastern Christianity
  • demonstrate an understanding of the connection between Eucharist and Church in its various eastern sources

Reservation för revidering av litteraturen.

  • Ehrman, Bart , 2015. After the New Testament. A Reader in Early Christianity 100-300 CE. Oxford & New York, NY: Oxford University Press . (557 s.)

  • Fredriksen, Paula , 2019. When Christians Were Jews. New Haven & London: Yale University Press. (182 s.)

  • Klawans, Jonathan , 2004. Impurity and Sin in Ancient Judaism. Oxford & New York: Oxford University Press Inc. (162 s.) (tillgänglig online)

Schemat finns tillgängligt senast en månad innan kursen startar. Vi rekommenderar inte att du skriver ut schemat eftersom vissa ändringar kan ske.

Öppna schemat

Michael Hjälm

Prefekt Avdelningen för Östkyrkliga studier, Teol.dr, högskolelektor, Teol. dr, högskolelektor Campus Södertälje

michael.hjalm@ehs.se

Betyg

A = Framstående, B = Mycket bra, C = Bra, D = Tillfredsställande, E = Tillräcklig, Fx = Otillräcklig, komplettering möjlig, F = Otillräcklig

Examinationsformer

  • Hemtentamen
  • Salstentamen
  • Seminarier

General requirements for university studies

Fastställd av Ämnesföreträdarkollegiet vid Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm den 19 december 2018.