The student will develop:
a thorough and detailed knowledge of the features of Christian literary production of the first three centuries;
the ability to apply the methodology of philological and literary research to non familiar sources;
the ability to collect and interpret the acquired data, as well as to integrate them by an autonomous use of the scientific tools of research, coming to formulate complex evaluations;
the ability to express and to communicate, in a clear and scientifically correct way, the conclusions of the study and research activity.
a thorough and detailed knowledge of the features of Christian literary production of the first three centuries;
the ability to apply the methodology of philological and literary research to non familiar sources;
the ability to collect and interpret the acquired data, as well as to integrate them by an autonomous use of the scientific tools of research, coming to formulate complex evaluations;
the ability to express and to communicate, in a clear and scientifically correct way, the conclusions of the study and research activity.
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Module I: The apocryphal infancy gospels (1st-3rd century)
Traditions on the birth and childhood of Jesus are not only contained in works that have become canonical (the Gospel of Matthew, the Gospel of Luke), but also, and to a much greater extent, in an apocryphal literary production, interesting both from the point of view of content, as from that of phenomena of transmission that characterize it, paradigmatic of the fate of texts without a status of authority. The module aims to deepen, from various perspectives of investigation (philological-critical, linguistic-literary, historical-doctrinal) some of the oldest works, such as the Nativity of Mary (Protoevangelium of James), Liber requiei, Stories of Childhood [paidiká] of the Lord Jesus.
Programme
Course title 2019-2020: The apocryphal infancy gospels.Module I: The apocryphal infancy gospels (1st-3rd century)
Traditions on the birth and childhood of Jesus are not only contained in works that have become canonical (the Gospel of Matthew, the Gospel of Luke), but also, and to a much greater extent, in an apocryphal literary production, interesting both from the point of view of content, as from that of phenomena of transmission that characterize it, paradigmatic of the fate of texts without a status of authority. The module aims to deepen, from various perspectives of investigation (philological-critical, linguistic-literary, historical-doctrinal) some of the oldest works, such as the Nativity of Mary (Protoevangelium of James), Liber requiei, Stories of Childhood [paidiká] of the Lord Jesus.
Core Documentation
Lesson materials (critical editions, translations, scientific bibliography) will be provided by the teacher.Reference Bibliography
General section. For students who have never taken an exam in Ancient Christian Literature: M. SIMONETTI - E. PRINZIVALLI, Storia della letteratura cristiana antica, EDB, Bologna 2010. For students who have already taken exams in Ancient Christian Literature: H.Y. GAMBLE, Libri e lettori nella chiesa antica, Paideia, Brescia 2006.Type of delivery of the course
The course is a seminar and involves the active participation of students.Attendance
For students who are unable to attend, there are adjustments to the program; they are therefore invited to contact the teacher.Type of evaluation
Interview with the teacher on the program of the course.