Description

In Antiquity both Judaism and Christianity generated powerful stories about groups and individuals who refused to cooperate with the authorities and paid for their disobedience with death. In Christianity these accounts became an important genre of literature, which in addition to its fictional elements has great documentary value. The course aims at reading not only written martyr records and accounts, but also literary texts that reveal differing opinions about martyrdom in Antiquity. The course will attempt to place these debates and narratives in their social and historical context. The Greek will be of a reasonable degree of difficulty. Prerequisite: 4221 or the equivalent.

Enrollment Limited: No
Open to BTI Students: Yes

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Scheduling

0.50 credits
Spring 2013
Mon Fri 10am-11am
Divinity Hall Room 106

Relationship to Program Requirements

Program Requirement	Area / Category / Art / Designation
MTS Area(s) of Focus	History of Christianity New Testament and Early Christianity
MDiv Distribution Category/ies	Christianity
MDiv Art(s) of Ministry	None
Language Course Designation(s)	Content language course