"The Synoptics and Catholic Letters: the "marginal" theologies of the New Testament between Judeo-Christianity and Paulinism"

08/02/2021

Public course

every Thursday

 

25 February 2021- 3 June 2021

 

hours

18.00-19.30

 

ONLINE (zoom)

 

Prof. Eric Noffke

 

TNT 2020/21

"The Synoptics and Catholic letters: the "marginal" theologies

of the New Testament between Judeo-Christianity and

Paulinism."

 

In the shadow of the two "giants" of New Testament theology, Paul

and John, several writings flourish that attempt to combine a

original Judeo-Christian gospel with the new reality of Christianity

of the last three decades of the first century, especially with the developments

of Paulinism. In the battle that each of these authors

fight in their specific environment, those original traits that will carry the

that will carry the Jesus movement to that troubled second century where it will

second century where Christian identity would be defined with greater clarity in relation

Christian identity was defined more clearly in relation to both the nascent rabbinic Judaism and the

culture, from which the majority of the new converts came.

new converts.

CALENDAR AND PROGRAM

February 25 The Middle-Jewish context of NT theology:

common traits and specificities

March 4 The preaching of Jesus and the theology of early Christianity

early Christianity

March 11 The Preaching of Jesus: Trajectories in Dialogue or Divergent?

divergent?

March 18 The oldest witness: source Q (and the gospel of Thomas?

Thomas?)

March 25 The first gospel: Mark

April 15 Between Judeo-Christians and Ethno-Christians: Luke

April 22 Judeo-Christianity

April 29 Matthew, monument of Judeo-Christianity?

May 6 Continuation of Judaeo-Christianity

May 13 The first letter of Peter, between Paul and Matthew

20 May The second letter of Peter and Judas: the vitality of

Judeo-Christianity.

27 May The mystery of the letter of James

June 3 Conclusions

Bibliography and texts will be sent during the course

The course will be offered online. The credentials and

access must be requested from the secretariat at the time of registration.