Interpreting the Bible in the Early Church: First Four Centuries

Date Cancelled
College Regis College
Instructor(s) Lewis, Scott M.
Course Code RGB6902HF
NOTE: Basic degree students enrol in RGB3902HF
Semester First Semester
Section 0101
Online No
Credits One Credit
Location Toronto (St George Campus)
Description

This course will examine the methods of biblical interpretation used in the Church from NT times through the 4th century. Areas covered will include the Jewish forms of exegesis found in the NT, the ellegorical method, the schools of Antioch and Alexandria, as well as interpreters such as Origen, Theodore of Mopsuestia, and St. Augustine. Course will consist of lectures, the reading of some introductory secondary works, and selected readings from Patristic commentaries. There will be two short essays and one longer final essay.

Schedule Mon
Start Time 11:00
End Time 13:00
Minimum Enrolment 0
Maximum Enrolment 30
Enrolment Notes

Max 42 (AD & BD)

Means of Evaluation
Other
Previously Offered Winter 2012
Currently Offered Winter 2015