Università Roma Tre

The main data of the ancient Christian literary production, from the first to the fifth century, will be examined, highlighting both its own characteristics and its relations with Judaic, Greek and Latin literature. Main topics: Proto-Christian literature (letters, evangelical literature, apocalypses), formation of the New Testament canon, writings from the sub-apostolic period, Greek apologists, "heretical" and heresiological literature, martyrial literature, Tertullian, Cyprian, exegetical literature, Origen, historiography, authors from Cappadocia, ancient literature, Hilarius, Ambrose, Jerome, Rufin, hagiographic literature, Augustine.

The texts commented in the classroom will be provided by the teacher.