Course aims:

- knowing the basic elements of Christianity at the doctrinal, cultic and moral level;
- identifying the personalities and the historical moments that serve as models in the formation of generations of students;
- identification of possible models of interreligious and inter-Christian dialogue;

Course Entry Requirements:

N/A

Course contents:

VII. The Gospel of Mark
VIII. The Gospel of Luke
IX. The Gospel of John and the John's Catholic Epistles
X. The synoptic problem
XI. Acts of the Apostles
XII The first missionary journey. The Gospel of the Gentiles

Teaching methods:

Lecture, debate, presentation.

Learning outcomes:

At the end of the course students will know the historical evolution of the Church in a cultural, political, social context.

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Oral exam 50%, essay 40 % and implication in course debates 10%

Recommended reading:

Helmut KOESTER, Introduction to the New Testament. Vol. 1: History, Culture and Religion of the Hellenistic Age; Vol. 2: History and Literature of Early, de Gruyter, Munich, 1995, 444.
Raymond E. Brown, Joseph A. Fitzmyer, Roland E. Murphu, An Introduction to the New Testament, Yale University Press, London, 1997, 924.
Teofilact from Bulgaria, The Gospel of Matthew and Mark- romanian translation, Sofia, Sofia, 1998, 123, 144-488.