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Introduction to Biblical Studies
Introduction to the New Testament
and Early Christianity: texts and
contexts
This course invites learners to engage with the
earliest extant written records of believers in
Jesus: the narratives and letters that make up
the New Testament, employing a variety of
approaches used in biblical scholarship today.
Students will discover both the consistency and
the fascinating diversity that evidently
characterised early Christian belief, ritual and
practice.
Name of lecturer
Professor Margaret Daly-Denton
How to apply
Applications can be made in person on
Wednesday, 17 September 2014, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
in the Department of Religions and Theology,
room 5010, level 5 of the Arts Building, Trinity
College, Dublin 2 or by post before January
2015.
Fee
€150 for the course. For security reasons
payment should be by cheque/draft/postal
money order only, made payable to Trinity
College no. 1 account. A concession rate is
available to second and third level students,
unemployed persons and those in receipt of a
social welfare pension.
Date
Teaching in Hilary term commences during the
week beginning 12 January 2015. Please note
this is a day-time course.
Duration
The course runs for a total of eleven weeks.
Further information
Contact: Jane Welch, Executive Officer,
Department of Religions and Theology,
Arts Building, Trinity College, Dublin 2.
Phone: 01 896 1297, email:
Introduction to Theology
Part 1: Eras and classical authors
in the history of Christianity
This course introduces discourse about God in
Eastern and Western European Christianity from
the patristic to the modern eras. It examines key
events and themes in theological history: the
role and achievements in Christology of the
Ecumenical Councils in the patristic period with
a focus on Nicaea (325); the Great Schism East
and West in relation to theologies of the Holy
Spirit; the role of the monasteries with a focus
on the Rule of St Benedict; the medieval
synthesis of Aristotelian philosophy and
Christian theology (Aquinas); the Reformation
(
Luther) and Counter-reformation (Council of
Trent); theology in the Enlightenment period
(
Schleiermacher); and in the modern and
contemporary eras including the theological
reception of humanist atheism (Feuerbach) and
‘
nihilism’ (Nietzsche).
Name of lecturer
Professor Cathriona Russell
How to apply
Applications can be made in person on
Wednesday, 17 September 2014, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
in the Department of Religions and Theology,
room 5010, level 5 of the Arts Building, Trinity
College, Dublin 2 or by post before
22
September 2014.
Fee
€150 for the course. For security reasons
payment should be by cheque/draft/postal
