TH 624 - Patristic Biblical Interpretation

(3.00 cr.)

Students are introduced to the exegetical and homiletical writings of the Greek and Latin Church Fathers. The course covers early Christian debates concerning methods of scriptural interpretation, as well as the influence of Greco-Roman and Jewish exegetical practices. It also includes close study of biblical interpretation as the Fathers practiced it, in homiletical and formal interpretive works. Students are also introduced to the vast body of secondary literature on this topic.