Programme

First semester.
Schedule: 6 hours/week, Monday-Wednesday-Friday, 11-13 h.
Classroom: Sala Riunioni Mondo Antico
Course start: November 12, 2025.
Also available online, in synchronous and recorded mode.

The course examines the main data of the normative (Bible) and para-normative literary sources of Christians; the process of formation of the biblical canon, in its various configurations; the constitution of the category of “apocrypha” in the reflection of Christians and the variable normative status of works marked by this epithet. It illustrates and analyzes some of the most impactful themes in the figurative repertoire of such production, both canonical and apocryphal.

Core Documentation

La Bibbia di Gerusalemme, Bologna: EDB, 2024, ISBN 9788810821480.
Other lecture materials will be provided by the teacher.

Reference Bibliography

La Bibbia di Gerusalemme, Bologna: EDB, 2024, ISBN 9788810821480.

Type of delivery of the course

Reading and commentary on ancient Christian texts. Educational excursions will be organized to buildings of worship and/or catacombs and/or museums of relevant interest to the study of Christian antiquity.

Attendance

Students who have difficulty attending lessons are invited to contact the teacher.

Type of evaluation

Interview with the teacher on the program of the course.