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Students will thus recognize the fact of divine revelation, will be able to describe the historical, cultural and religious framework in which the divine revelatory action took place, and show how the Holy Scripture presents the history of humanity in a linear sense and not as a cyclical process.

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Module 1. Course Name: Introduction to Sacred Scripture

1.1. The Bible and the Word of God
1.2. The Bible in the Life of the Church
1.3. Biblical Canon

1.3.1. Identity and Nature of Biblical Canon
1.3.2. Historical Formation of Biblical Canon
1.3.3. Theological Reflection on Canon

1.4. Biblical Inspiration

1.4.1. Identity and Nature of Biblical Inspiration
1.4.2. Historical Development of the Doctrine of Inspiration
1.4.3. Theological Reflection on Inspiration

1.5. The Truth about Sacred Scripture

1.5.1. The Bible and the Problem of Its Veracity
1.5.2. Historical Development of the Problem
1.5.3. Theological Reflection on the Veracity of the Bible

1.6. The Bible and Its Reality

1.6.1. Biblical Geography
1.6.2. Biblical Architecture
1.6.3. History and Main Institutions of Biblical People
1.6.4. Biblical People and Neighboring Peoples

1.7. The Bible as Text

1.7.1. The Bible as Literature
1.7.2. Biblical Languages and Writing
1.7.3. Text and Textual Criticism of the Old and New Testaments
1.7.4. Old and New Testament Versions

1.8. Biblical Hermeneutics and Exegetical Methodology

1.8.1. History of Biblical Interpretation
1.8.2. Biblical Hermeneutics and Human Sciences
1.8.3. Principles of Catholic Hermeneutics
1.8.4. Biblical Exegetical Methodology

Module 2. Course Name: Salvation History

2.1. Patriarchal Traditions: The Origins of Israel

2.1.1. State of the Play
2.1.2. Extrabiblical Data for the History of the Patriarchs
2.1.3. Who Are the Patriarchs?
2.1.4. The Religion of the Patriarchs

2.2. Israel in Egypt: Moses, Exodus and Earth

2.2.1. Israel’s Descent into Egypt
2.2.2. Exodus and Mosses
2.2.3. The March through the Desert
2.2.4. The Conquest of the Earth
2.2.5. The Religion of Israel in the Desert

2.3. The Judges of Israel

2.3.1. Situation of Israel at the Time of the Judges
2.3.2. The Judges and their Role
2.3.3. Religion at the Time of the Judges

2.4. Monarchic Establishment and Apogee: Saul, David and Solomon

2.4.1. The Prophet Samuel and the Beginnings of the Monarchy
2.4.2. Saul
2.4.3. David, the Great King of Israel and Judah
2.4.4. Solomon, the “Wise” King

2.5. A Divided Kingdom: Israel and Judah

2.5.1. The Schism
2.5.2. The Kingdom of Israel until the Fall of Samaria (933-722 B. J. C.)
2.5.3. The Kingdom of Judah until the Fall of Jerusalem (933-587 B. J. C)
2.5.4. Notes on Religion during the Monarchic Period

2.6. Banishment and Restoration

2.6.1. The Harsh Experience of Exile
2.6.2. Time of Restoration

2.7. From Ezra and Nehemiah to the Maccabean Rebellion

2.7.1. Ezra and Nehemiah
2.7.2. Palestine under the Greeks, Ptolemies and Seleucids
2.7.3. The Maccabean Rebellion
2.7.4. The “Judaism of the Second Temple”

2.8. From the Hasmoneans to Herod the Great

2.8.1. The Hasmoneans
2.8.2. The Reign of Herod the Great
2.8.3. The Religious Groups: Sadducees, Pharisees and Essenes

2.9. Palestine in the 1st Century: The Time of Jesus and the First Church

2.9.1. Palestine after the Death of Herod
2.9.2. Judea under Roman Authority
2.9.3. The Reign of Herod Agripa I
2.9.4. Palestine under Roman Authority
2.9.5. The Great Jewish Revolt and the Destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD
2.9.6. Jesus and His Paschal “Mystery, the Center and Summit of History of Salvation: The “Christian Perspective” of the History of Salvation
2.9.7. The “First Christian Community”: From Jerusalem to the Ends of the Earth

Module 3. Course Name: Patrology

3.1. Introduction

3.1.1. Difference between Patrology and Patristics
3.1.2. Author Classification
3.1.3. Contexts to Study of Patristic Literature
3.1.4. Resources for Patristic Study

3.2. Apostolic Fathers

3.2.1. Apostolic Canons and Constitutions, the Didache
3.2.2. Clement of Rome, Ignatius of Antioch, Polycarp of Smyrna
3.2.3. The Shepherd of Hermas, the Epistle of the Pseudo Barnabas, Papias
3.2.4. The Apostolic Tradition as a Legislative Criterion

3.3. Apologist Fathers

3.3.1. General Themes in Greek Apologists
3.3.2. St. Justin Martyr, Tacianus
3.3.3. Meliton of Sardis, Theophilus of Antioch, Athenagoras
3.3.4. Speech to Diognetus

3.4. The Heterodox Currents and Refutation

3.4.1. Christian Apocryphal Literature
3.4.2. Heterodox Currents: Docetism, Gnosticism, Manichaeism, Manichaeism
3.4.3. Montanism, Monarchianism 
3.4.4. St. Irenaeus of Lyons 

3.5. Western Ecclesiastical Fathers and Authors of the 3rd Century 

3.5.1. Hippolytus of Rome 
3.5.2. Tertullian 
3.5.3. St. Cyprian 
3.5.4. Novatian 

3.6. Schools of Alexandria and Antioch 

3.6.1. Clement of Alexandria 
3.6.2. Alexandrian Origins 
3.6.3. Main Authors of the Antiochian School 
3.6.4. Exegetical Contrasts between the Alexandrian and Antiochian Schools 

3.7. The Dogmatic Debate 

3.7.1. Arius and Arianism 
3.7.2. Theological Positions during the Council of Nicea 
3.7.3. St. Athanasius 
3.7.4. Arianism in Pneumatology before the Council of Constantinople 

3.8. The Golden Age of Patristics 

3.8.1. Eastern Fathers: The Cappadocians, Cyril of Jerusalem, John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria 
3.8.2. Western Fathers: Ambrose, Jerome, Augustine, Leo the Great, Gregory the Great 
3.8.3. Last Fathers: Western. Isidore of Seville, Patricius, Bede; East: St. John Damascene 
3.8.4. Liturgical and Canonical Books 

Module 4. Course Name: Christian Archeology 

4.1. Introduction

4.1.1. Definition 
4.1.2. Object of Study 
4.1.3. Sources 
4.1.4. History 
4.1.5. Auxiliary Science of Church History 
4.1.6. Theological Sites 

4.2. Paleo-Christian Burials 

4.2.1. Rites and Beliefs Surrounding Death 
4.2.2. The Sepulchre of the Martyrs 
4.2.3. Legal Ownership 
4.2.4. Open Air Cemeteries

4.3. Catacombs 

4.3.1. Sites 
4.3.2. Christian Catacombs 
4.3.3. Administration. 
4.3.4. Catacomb Elements 
4.3.5. Localisation

4.4. Roman Catacombs 

4.4.1. San Calixto Cemetery 
4.4.2. Crypt of the Popes 
4.4.3. Sacrament Chapels 
4.4.4. Priscila Cemetery 
4.4.5. The Greek Chapel 
4.4.6. The Sand Reckoner 
4.4.7. Domitila Cemetery 
4.4.8. Martyr Basilicas 
4.4.9. San Sebastian Cemetery or “Ad Catacombs” 
4.4.10. Vatican Cemetery 
4.4.11. Saint Peter’s Tomb 
4.4.12. Saint Paul’s Tomb

4.5. Catacomb Painting 

4.5.1. Features 
4.5.2. General Themes 
4.5.3. Procedures. Symbolism 
4.5.4. Cryptograms 
4.5.5. Iconography

4.6. Christian Buildings 

4.6.1. Buildings prior to the Peace of the Church 
4.6.2. Domus Ecclesiae 
4.6.3. Titles 
4.6.4. Buildings for Cultural Purposes 
4.6.5. Baptistries 
4.6.6. Deaconries 
4.6.7. Description of the Apocalypse 
4.6.8. Archaeological Remains

4.7. Christian Basilicas 

4.7.1. Functional Reason 
4.7.2. Origins 
4.7.3. Components 
4.7.4. Constantinian Basilicas (St. John Lateran and St. Peter of the Vatican) 
4.7.5. Cemetery Basilicas 
4.7.6. Palestinian Basilicas 
4.7.7. Other Imperial Basilicas 
4.7.8. Some Peculiarities of 4th Century Basilicas

4.8. 5th and 6th Century Christian Basilica Evolution 

4.8.1. Apogee of Basilica Architecture during the 5th Century 
4.8.2. Vaults and Domes in the 6th century 
4.8.3. Architectonic Elements 
4.8.4. Centralized Floor Plan 
4.8.5. Great Dome Temples 
4.8.6. Saint Peter of the Vatican’s Reformation 
4.8.7. Other 6th Century Buildings

4.9. Byzantine-Paleochristian Art 

4.9.1. Features 
4.9.2. Architecture 
4.9.3. Mosaics 
4.9.4. Constantinople 
4.9.5. Ravenna 

4.10. Painting and Sculpture 

4.10.1. 5th and 6th Centuries Painting and Mosaics 
4.10.2. Distancing from Catacombic Types 
4.10.3. Painting and Mosaics 
4.10.4. Sarcophagus 
4.10.5. Ivory 
4.10.6. Freestanding Sculptures 
4.10.7. Iconography 

4.11. Brief Notions of Paleography 

4.11.1. Grapheme Classification 
4.11.2. Abbreviations

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