Paganism to Christianity
CLASSICS / PHILOSOPY 2610
Summer B 2001

Syllabus

Map Quiz Preparation
Final Exam Preparation
 

Lecture Outlines

Lecture 1.  Sociology of Religion in Anc. World Lecture 12.  Judaism
Lecture 2.  Greek Pantheon Lecture 13.  Jesus of Nazareth
Lecture 3.  Polis and Polytheism Lecture 14.  The Bible
Lecture 4.  Beyond the Polis Lecture 15.  Paul and the First Christians
Lecture 5.  Agricultural Deities and Animism Lecture 16.  Persecution
Lecture 6.  Roman State Cult Lecture 17.  Constantine
Lecture 7.  Roman Ritual Lecture 18.  Heresy
Lecture 8.  Dionysus and Cybele Lecture 19.  Cult of the Saints
Lecture 9.  Philosophy and Astrology Lecture 20.  Asceticism and Monasticism
Lecture 10.  Isis and Mithras Lecture 21.  Augustine
Lecture 11.  Imperial Cult

Reading Guides

Reading Guide 1.  Hesiod Theogony Reading Guide 9.  Persecution
Reading Guide 2.  Homeric Hymn to Demeter Reading Guide 10.  Heresy
Reading Guide 3.  Ovid Fasti Reading Guide 11Life of Antony
Reading Guide 4.  Cicero De divinatione Reading Guide 12.  Augustine Confessions
Reading Guide 5.  The Bacchanalia
Reading Guide 6.  Apuleius Metamorphoses
Reading Guide 7.  Maccabees
Reading Guide 8.  Acts of the Apostles