Research Seminar in history of christianity (Antiquity or patristics)

ltheo2971  2019-2020  Louvain-la-Neuve

Research Seminar in history of christianity (Antiquity or patristics)
Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
30.0 h
Q2

This biannual learning unit is being organized in 2019-2020
Teacher(s)
Auwers Jean-Marie;
Language
French
Main themes
In order to make students self-sufficient and critical in their research, they will be introduced to the critical and detailled study of a theological or literay question about ancient christian literature or of a historical question about chritian antiquity :
- Individually or in group students will be taught to pratice a rigorous method ;
- They will use specialised tools for patristics or history of Antiquity.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 - use the main tools for patristics and history of Ancient christianity ;
 
2 - read critically the ancient sources ;
 
3 - understand and appraise critically articles and monographs on these sources ;
 
4 - produce a clear and scientific presentation of his work.
 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
This second (and third) level seminar is taught every two years. Usually it examines the topic that was explored in the course Questions of patritics or Questions of history of christianity: Antiquity
Bibliography
  • Adrian’s Introduction to the Divine Scriptures. An Antiochene Handbook for Scriptural Interpretation, Edited with a Study, Translation, and Commentary by Peter W. Martens, Oxford Early Christian Texts, Oxford University Press, 2017.
  • Crouzel H., « La distinction de la “typologie” et de l'“allégorie” », Bulletin de Littérature Ecclésiastique 65 (1964), p. 161-174.
  • Daniélou J., « Qu'est-ce que la typologie », L'Ancien testament et les chrétiens, Paris, 1951, p. 199-205.
  • de Margerie B., Introduction à l'histoire de l'exégèse, vol. 1: Les Pères grecs et orientaux, Paris, 1980, p. 188-212.
  • Guillet J., « Les exégèses d'Alexandrie et d'Antioche. Conflit ou malentendu? », Recherches de Science Religieuse 34, 1947, p. 257-302.
  • Guinot J.-N., « La typologie comme technique herméneutique », dans Figures de l'Ancien Testament chez les Pères (Cahiers de Biblia Patristica 2), Strasbourg, 1989, p. 1-34.
  • de Lubac H., « "Typologie" et "allégorisme" », Recherches de Science Religieuse 34, 1947, p. 180-226.
  • Kihn H., « Über θεωρία und ἀλληγορία nach den verlorenen herrneneutischen Schriften der Antiochener », Theologische Quartalschrift 62 (1880), p. 531-582.
  • McLeod Fr. G., The Image of God in the Antiochene Tradition, Washington, 1999.
  • O'Keefe, « "A Letter that Killleth": Toward a Reassessment of Antiochene Exegesis, or Diodore, Theodore, and Theodoret on the Psalms », Journal of Early Christian Studies 8 (2000), p. 83-104.
  • Patapios H., « The Alexandrian and the Antiochene Methods of Exegesis: Towards a Reconsideration », Greek Orthodox Theological Review 44 (1999), p. 187-198.
  • Simonetti M., Letera e/o Allegoria. Un contributo alla storia dell'esegesi patristica (Studia Ephemeridis Augustinianum, 23), Roma, 1985
  • Simonetti M., « Sul significato di alcuni terrnini tecnici nella letteratura esegetica greca », dans C. Curti (éd.), La terminologie esegetica nell'antichità. Atti del primo Seminario di antichità cristiane, Bari, 25 ott. 1984 (Quademi di Vetera Christianorum 20), Bari, 1987, p. 25-58.
  • Ternant P., « La θεωρία dans le cadre des sens de l'Écriture », Biblica 34, 1953, p. 135-158; 354-383; 456-486.
  • Vaccari A., « La θεωρία nella scuola esegetica di Antiochia », Biblica 1, 1920, p. 3-36; repris dans Id., Scritti di Erudizione e di Filologia 1 (Storia della Letteratura, 42), Roma, 1952, p. 101-135.
  • Vaccari A., « La “teoria” esegetica antiochena », Biblica 15 (1934), p. 94- 101; repris dans Id., Scritti di Erudizione e di Filologia 1, p. 135-142.
  • Young Fr. M., Biblical Exegesis and the Formation of Christian Culture, Cambridge, 1997, p. 161-185.
Faculty or entity
TEBI


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies

Master [120] in Theology

Master [60] in Theology