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Course: Exposition of Holy Scripture in the Alexandrian church of the 2nd and 3rd centuries

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Course title Exposition of Holy Scripture in the Alexandrian church of the 2nd and 3rd centuries
Course code KBV/VPA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Plátová Jana, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. The Alexandria Catechetical School and its starting points 2. Clement of Alexandria and his exegetical works 3. Clarification of the terms commentary, homily, scholia and catenae 3. Interpretation of Mt 19: 16-30 by Clement's Homily Quis dives salvetur? and Origen´s Commentary on Matt 4. Presentation of the EKK project

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Attendace - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce into the exegetical method of two main representatives of the Alexandrian ecclesiastical tradition: Clement of Alexandria and Origen. Students will be introduced into the texts presenting the rules of interpretation of the biblical text and examples of the interpretation of both ancient authors. Part of the course is to clarify the terms commentary, homily, scholia and catenae.
Students will acquire the necessary knowledge for independent reading of ancient authors (with emphasis on texts interpreting Scripture).
Prerequisites
basic knowledge of Greek (Latin) language

Assessment methods and criteria
Dialog

Reading and interpretation of selected texts (in form of a colloquium).
Recommended literature
  • Crouzel - Simonetti (eds.). (1980). Origen, De principiis. Paris.
  • Drobner. (2011). Patrologie: Úvod do studia starokřesťanské literatury. Praha.
  • Finkelstein, I., & Silberman, N. A. (2007). Objevování Bible: Svatá Písma Izraele ve světle moderní archeologie. Praha: Vyšehrad.
  • Finkelstein, I., Silberman, N. A., & Čapková, M. (2010). David a Šalomoun: počátky mesianismu ve světle moderní archeologie. Praha: Vyšehrad.
  • Ch. KANNENGIESSER. (2004). Handbook of Patristic exegesis. Leiden - Boston.
  • Jepsen, A., Prosecký, J., Vachala, B., & Heller, J. (1997). Královská tažení ve starém Orientu: od Sinuheta k Nabukadnezarovi. Praha: Vyšehrad.
  • Klostermann - Benz. (1937). Origenes, Matthäuserklärung. Leipzig.
  • Kroll, G., Petkevič, V., & Petkevič, V. (1996). Po stopách Ježíšových. Praha: Zvon.
  • L. Karfíková. (1997). Studie z patristiky a scholastiky. Praha.
  • Lampe. (1995). A Patristic Greek Lexicon. Oxford.
  • Pritchard, J. B., Procházka, B., Jartym, P., & Spousta, J. (1996). Biblický atlas. Praha: Česká biblická společnost.
  • Stählin - Früchtel - Treu. (1970). Clemens Alexandrinus, Opera I-IV. Berlin.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Sts Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology Study plan (Version): Biblical Theology (2012) Category: Philosophy, theology 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Sts Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology Study plan (Version): Biblical Theology (2012) Category: Philosophy, theology 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -
Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 18.05.2024 00:11.