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HDS 1546

Prophecy, Ecstasy, and Dreams in Early Christian History

Laura S. Nasrallah

Description

In the Greco-Roman world, prophecies, ecstasies, and dreams were considered important ways in which the divine communicated with humans. This course explores the history of early Christian debates over prophecy and ecstasy and places them within a broader context. We shall read various philosophical, theological, novelistic, and political texts from roughly the first century BCE through the fourth century CE (including Cicero's \On Divination, Artemidorus' \Interpretation of Dreams/, \Joseph and Aseneth/, 1 Corinthians, and Tertullian's \On the Soul/). The course will address questions of how these debates over prophecy and ecstasy connect with issues of power, gender, anthropology, socioeconomics, and religious identity.

Enrollment Limited: No
Open to BTI Students: Yes
Jointly offered through the Faculty of Arts and Sciences as Religion 1315

Scheduling

Half Course
Expected to be offered: Spring 2011
Course times to be announced.
Location to be announced.

Relationship to Program Requirements

Program Requirement	Area / Category / Art / Designation
MTS Area(s) of Focus	New Testament and Early Christianity Religion, Literature, and Culture
MDiv Distribution Category/ies	Christianity
MDiv Art(s) of Ministry	none
ThM, pre-2007 MTS, and pre-2005 MDiv Area	Area 1
Language Course Designation(s)	n/a