UCL - New Testament: the Letters of St. Paul

[THEO1221]

[30h] 3 credits

This course is taught in the 2d semester.

This two-yearly course is taught in 2007-2008, 2009-2010,...

Teacher(s): Jean-Marie Sevrin

Language: French

Level: First

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

By the end of this course, the student should be able to point out the major traits of Pauline theology, linked to earlier traditions and at the life of the communities for which it was intended.

Main themes

To meet these objectives, the course covers the following :
- short approach to the entire Pauline corpus;
- exegesis of selected sections of an epistle, which are representative of Pauline theology;
- firm grounding in an analysis of Pauline rhetoric and theological vocabulary;
- comparison with data provided by other letters of the corpus.

Content and teaching methods

The Sections to be studied will be choosen from the First Letter to the Corinthiens

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

without object