(in Polish) Historical and social context of the New Testament

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Course ID:	WT-DTE-WJHAS
Erasmus code / ISCED:	08.2 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0221) Religion and theology The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	(unknown)
Name in Polish:	Historical and social context of the New Testament
Organizational unit:	Institute of General Theology
Course groups:
Course homepage:	http://ppbrvlq
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Subject level:	elementary
Learning outcome code/codes:	TD_W02, TD_U01, TD_K04
Short description:	Classes provide a comprehensive introduction to the historical and cultural context of the New Testament.
Full description:	Classes will include the following thematic blocks: 1. History and political geography of the Mediterranean Basin: from Persian to Roman times. 2. Administration of the Imperium Romanum. 3. Social structure of the inhabitants of the Roman empire, social and family relations, social morality, Roman law, economy. 4. Clubs and associations. 5. Literature, art, education, entertainment. 6. Early Christianity and religions of the Mediterranean world of that time. 7. Early Christianity and Greco-Hellenistic philosophy. 8. Perception of the first Christians by the pagan world and the reasons for hostility towards them.
Bibliography:	Ph.F. Esler, The Mediterranean Context of Early Christianity, w: tenże, The Early Christian World, t. 1-2, London 2002. F.E. Peters, The Harvest of Hellenism. A History of the Near East from Alexander the Great to the Triumph of Christianity, London 1972. J. Boardman, The Oxford History of the Classical World, Oxford 1986. J.S. Jeffers, The Greco-Roman World of the New Testament Era. Exploring the Background of Early Christianity, Downers Grove 1999. W.A. Meeks, The First Urban Christians. The Social World of the Apostle Paul, New Haven – London 2003. J. Kręcidło, Inkulturacja chrześcijaństwa w świecie hellenistyczno-rzymskim czasów Nowego Testamentu, w: I.S. Ledwoń (red.), Nowy Testament a religie, Wydawnictwo KUL: Lublin 2011, 89-118. J. Kręcidło, Świat pogański wobec rodzącego się chrześcijaństwa. Dlaczego chrześcijanie nie byli lubiani w starożytnym świecie?, w: W. Chrostowski (red.), Ex oriente lux. Księga pamiątkowa dla Księdza Profesora Antoniego Troniny w 65. rocznicę urodzin, Warszawa 2010, 282-291 (przedruk za zgodą autora w: I. Ledwoń (red.), Wczesne chrześcijaństwo a religie, Wydawnictwo KUL: Lublin 2012, 51-62).
Efekty kształcenia i opis ECTS:	ACCESS CODE FOR MS TEAMS COURSE: ppbrvlq EK 1: The student gains a thorough knowledge of the historical and social context of the New Testament. EK 2: Based on the acquired knowledge, the student develops the ability to comprehensively and independently interpret historical sources and use the literature on the subject. EK 3: Student has the habit of deepening his knowledge and looking for inspiration in various fields. ECTS credits: Participation in lectures: 30 hours. = 1 ECTS Written work: 30 hours = 1 ECTS Personal study and preparation for the oral exam: 60 hours. = 2 ECTS Total: 4 ECTS
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	The final grade will be the result of the written work that the student will write on the given topic and the oral exam.

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