- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
Clergy in Ancient Christianity 3104-WH19ER-RWIS-OG
Synopsis.
1. The background: Roman Empire in Late Antiquity
2. Religions of the Roman Empire and their priests
3. A very short history of ancient Christianity
4. Old Testament Priesthood
5. ‘Supervisors’ and ‘Elders’ in the New Testament
6. Slow emergence of Christian Priesthood
7. Clerics at work
8. Non-liturgical activity
9. Paths of clerical career
10. Communities, networks, friendships and competition
11. Clerics and their families
12. Clerics and society
13. Economy of clerical life
14. Clerics and monks
15. Conclusions
The list above names topics which will be discussed at the lectures rather than their specific titles.
Type of course
Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
At the end of this series of lectures its participants should learn about
- the emergence diversity of model of Christian priesthood
- the ways in which church functioned as an institution
- the role of clerics in late antique society
The participants should also:
- be able to explain links between social, political, and religious changes in late antiquity
- note differences between similar religious institutions in diverse historical periods
- observe similarities between parallel phenomena in different religious systems
Assessment criteria
Attendance (at least 75%) + final test
Additional information
Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:
- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
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