Ī Kainī Diathīkī kai o sýnchronos kósmos
| Title | Η Καινή Διαθήκη και ο σύγχρονος κόσμος / Ī Kainī Diathīkī kai o sýnchronos kósmos |
| Code | Θ385 |
| Faculty | Theology |
| School | Social Theology and Christian Culture |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600026614 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Koinōnikīs THeologías kai CΗristianikoý Politismoý (2023 kai exīs)
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | Spring | - | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600281850
|
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600281850
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Identify and highlight the specific theological ideas within the NT texts
- Compare these theological trends in the various texts of the NT and identify similarities and differences
- Critically relate the world of ideas of the early Christians to that of their environment
- Make possible connections between these theological ideas and contemporary issues and debates
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
In the course, basic aspects of the theological thought of the New Testament writers will be presented. The particular theological interests of the individual books will be linked to the life of the early Christian communities and the trends that developed in them. Finally, possible connections will be sought with contemporary social concerns, with issues of contemporary anthropology and issues of church organization and life, as well as the connection of the Church with the contemporary world. Students will have the opportunity to learn about the history of research and trends in the field of NT theology, the theological ideas of various communities of primitive Christianity (e.g., Hellenists or the Pauline communities), individual theological issues (e.g. Christology, soteriology), the role of cultural context in shaping the theology of the individual books of the NT, and will seek the possible relevance of this ideological world of the New Testament to the concerns of the modern world and the Church today.
1) Introduction - history of the research
2) The preaching of Jesus and the tradition about him. The question of the historical Jesus and the historicity of the Christian tradition about Jesus
3) The origins of the Church and its relations with Palestinian Judaism and the Greek world: Hellenistic and Jewish Jerusalem
4) Paul: his personality and cultural origins
5) Pauline Christology, soteriology and anthropology. Implications for contemporary debates on man and evil in the world
6) Pauline ecclesiology, eschatology. Their significance for the organization and social ethos of the Church today
7) Paul: gospel and law, "the faith of Christ". The problem of the relationship between Judaism and Christianity
8) Elements of the theology of Marcion. Modern man and the theology of the suffering Servant of God
9) Theological teaching of Luke and Acts. The Church as affirmation and invitation to the world
10) Johannine theology (Christology, pneumatology, ecclesiology, eschatology). Their importance in a modern ecclesiology
11) Theology of Hebrews and 1 Peter. The witness of the Church to the world
12) Gender and social distinctions within the New Testament
13) Conclusions: The importance of the New Testament in the formation of a contemporary social and ecclesial ethos
Keywords
New Testament Theology, eco-theology, anthropology, ecclesiology, gender
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Use of audio-visual tools in the process of teaching (especially powerpoint and video clips)
Supplementary material, additional data and exercises / tests on moodle
Communication and research counseling through e-mails and skype
Quizz online
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | 1.6 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 51 | 2.0 | |||
| Written assigments | 32 | 1.3 | |||
| Exams | 2 | 0.1 | |||
| Other / Others | 1 | 0.0 | |||
| Total | 125 | 5 |
Student Assessment
Description
Assignment (20% of the final grade)
Online quiz (10% of the final grade)
Written exam (70% of the final grade)
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1η επιλογή:
• X. Ατματζίδης, Θεολογία της ΚΔ: Εισαγωγή, Θεολογία των Παύλειων Επιστολών και Θεολογία της Ιωάννειας Γραμματείας, Θεσσαλονίκη 2019 (κωδ. Ευδόξου 86199283)
2η επιλογή:
• E. Lohse, Επίτομη Θεολογία της Καινής Διαθήκης, Αθήνα 2010 (κωδ. Ευδόξου 4915)
Additional bibliography for study
- Ι. Καραβιδόπουλος, Το κατά Μάρκον ευαγγέλιο, Θεσσαλονίκη 1988
-Σαβ. Αγουρίδης, Το κατά Ιωάννην ευαγγέλιο, Θεσσαλονίκη 2005
-Βασ. Τσάκωνας, Η περί Παρακλήτου Πνεύματος διδασκαλία του ευαγγελιστού Ιωάννου, Αθήναι 1978
-Ιω. Παναγοπούλος, Ο Θεός και η Εκκλησία. Η θεολογική μαρτυρία των Πράξεων των Αποστόλων, Αθήναι 1969
-Χρ. Βούλγαρης, Η περί σωτηρίας διδασκαλία του ευαγγελιστού Λουκά, Αθήναι 1971 ‘
- Χ. Ατματζίδης, Ερμηνευτικές και θεολογικές προσεγγίσεις στην Καινή Διαθήκη, εκδ. Όστρακον, Θεσσαλονίκη 2014
- J. D. G. Dunn, Baptism in the Holy Spirit, London 1970
- J.D.G. Dunn, The Theology of Paul the Apostle, Grand Rapids 2006
- D.G. Horrell, An Introduction to the Study of Paul, London 2015
- U. Schnelle, Theologie des Neuen Testaments, Göttingen 2007
Last Update
08-08-2025
