ADVANCED EARLY CHRISTIAN LITERATURE I

Course objectives

The course aimsto presentan overviewof the writingsofancient Christianliterature and theirauthors, identifyingthe particularcontent,the compositional technique,the relationshipof continuityand discontinuitywith theliterary productionof the cultural environmentin which theywere born.During the lessonssome textswill be consideredto bethe subjectof literary analysis, linguistics,history.

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ALBERTO CAMPLANI Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
In the context of the composition of the writings that will become part of the New Testament and the formation of the canon of the Scriptures, the course intends to analyze some Gnostic and Manichaean texts .
Prerequisites
No prerequisite is required.
Books
G. Gnoli, Il Manicheismo, vol. I. Mani e il manicheismo, Lorenzo Valla, 2003: Introduzione, Vita di Mani fino a p. 127; pp. 331-332 (vedere ClassRoom). G. Gnoli, Il Manicheismo, vol. II. Il mito e la dottrina, Lorenzo Valla, 2006 (vedere ClassRoom). M. Simonetti, Testi gnostici in lingua greca e latina, Lorenzo Valla, 1993: Testi e note: 101-129; 267-325 (vedere ClassRoom). A. Annese, F. Berno, M. Fallica, M. Mantovani, Le origini cristiane, Carocci, Roma 2021, pp. 21-206, 263-299. Ch. Markschies, La Gnosi, Claudiana 2019.
Teaching mode
Also for this year the course will be held in two ways: in class and remote.
Frequency
Attendance is recommended, but not mandatory. Non attendant students are invited to have a conversation with the teacher.
Exam mode
The oral exam must demonstrate the acquisition of the course contents and the ability to re-elaborate them in a critical way.
Lesson mode
This year the course will be held in class .
ALBERTO CAMPLANI Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
In the context of the composition of the writings that will become part of the New Testament and the formation of the canon of the Scriptures, the course intends to analyze some Gnostic and Manichaean texts .
Prerequisites
No prerequisite is required.
Books
G. Gnoli, Il Manicheismo, vol. I. Mani e il manicheismo, Lorenzo Valla, 2003: Introduzione, Vita di Mani fino a p. 127; pp. 331-332 (vedere ClassRoom). G. Gnoli, Il Manicheismo, vol. II. Il mito e la dottrina, Lorenzo Valla, 2006 (vedere ClassRoom). M. Simonetti, Testi gnostici in lingua greca e latina, Lorenzo Valla, 1993: Testi e note: 101-129; 267-325 (vedere ClassRoom). A. Annese, F. Berno, M. Fallica, M. Mantovani, Le origini cristiane, Carocci, Roma 2021, pp. 21-206, 263-299. Ch. Markschies, La Gnosi, Claudiana 2019.
Teaching mode
Also for this year the course will be held in two ways: in class and remote.
Frequency
Attendance is recommended, but not mandatory. Non attendant students are invited to have a conversation with the teacher.
Exam mode
The oral exam must demonstrate the acquisition of the course contents and the ability to re-elaborate them in a critical way.
Lesson mode
This year the course will be held in class .
  • Lesson code1038383
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseArchaeology
  • CurriculumArcheologia e civiltà del medioevo
  • Year2nd year
  • Duration12 months
  • SSDL-FIL-LET/06
  • CFU6