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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS ILS 3295 HISTORY OF CHRISTIANTY I: JESUS AND AGE OF THE APOSTLES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ZAFER DUYGU

Offered to

Theology Theology (Evening)

Course Objective

To explicate Jesus time, the age of the Apostles, the birth of Christianity and the church and all the details in Early Christianity from a rational perspective on a scientific basis

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Jesus: Jesus as a historical figure and also from the point of view of divine religions and his life, purpose, teachings, influences and also controversial issues about him 2   Apostles: all the details about the apostles as reflected in the sources, their activities during the life of Jesus and after his death, their effects on the next centuries and also controversial issues about them 3   Paul the Apostle: Traditional assumptions on Paul, former and new paradigms about him, his relations with Jesus and the Apostles, his role and significance in the birth of Christianity and his value in the church history 4   The Church: the emergence of the church that formed the basis of Christianity 5   Church Fathers: Christian intellectuals who wrote theological texts the first centuries, their works, views, their historical significance and also their effects on later periods

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Early Christian history with the theological and historical dimensions in the foreground

Recomended or Required Reading

Zafer Duygu, Isa, Pavlus, Inciller: Hristiyanlık Neden ve Nasıl Ortaya Çıktı, Istanbul, 2018 Şinasi Gündüz, Pavlus: Hristiyanlığın Mimarı, Ankara, 2001. Hyam Maccoby, The Mythmaker: Paul and Invention of Christianity, San Fransisco, 1986 Robert Eisenman, James the Brother of Jesus: The Key to Unlocking the Secrets of Early Christianity and the Dead Sea Scrolls, Paperback, 1998

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 0

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 PO.15 LO.1 1 1 1 LO.2 1 1 LO.3 1 LO.4 1 LO.5 1 1