Biblical sites and pilgrimages in the Minor Asia and Palestine: History and theology
| Title | Βιβλικοί τόποι και προσκυνήματα στη Μ. Ασία και Παλαιστίνη: Ιστορία και θεολογία / Biblical sites and pilgrimages in the Minor Asia and Palestine: History and theology |
| Code | ΘΤ005 |
| Faculty | Theology |
| School | Social Theology and Christian Culture |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Athanasios Paparnakis |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600020154 |
Programme of Study: DPMS THRĪSKEUTIKOS KAI PROSKYNĪMATIKOS TOURISMOS (2021-sīmera)
Registered students: 44
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600295108
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Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600295108
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=16131
Learning Outcomes
Completing the course students will be able to: 1) explain the historical evolution of Judaism and Christianity in Palestine and Asia Minor, 2) give information about the most important monuments and pilgrimage sites of those places, 3) gine information on their historical and theological value, 4) arrange visits adapted the special features of the places.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Design and manage projects
Course Content (Syllabus)
1. Introcuction to the Historuy of Ancient Israel
2. Research Resources I
3. Research Resources II. Old Testament Literature
4. Research Resources III. New Testament Literature
5. Geography of Biblical Palestine
6. Biblical archaeological and pilgrimage sites in Palestine since Old Testament times
7. The Temple of Solomon: History, worship, theology
8. Biblical archaeological and pilgrimage sites in Palestine since New Testament times: Jerusalem
9. Biblical archaeological and pilgrimage sites in Palestine since New Testament times: Judaea (Herod the Great)
10. Biblical archaeological and pilgrimage sites in Palestine since New Testament times: Judaea, Samaria, Galilee
11. Biblical archaeological and pilgrimage sites in Palestine since New Testament times: Perea, Transjordan, Dekapolis
12. Biblical archaeological and pilgrimage sites in Asia Minor I
13. Biblical archaeological and pilgrimage sites in Asia Minor II
Keywords
pilgrimage tourism, pilgrimage Holy Land, Israel, Asia Minor
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
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
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | 1.6 | |||
| Reading Assigment | 21 | 0.8 | |||
| Written assigments | 90 | 3.6 | |||
| Total | 150 | 6 |
Student Assessment
Description
The course evaluation asks for a written assignment on a particula subject from a list of subjects related to it and recommented bibliography. Evaluation criteria: scholarly methodology, bibliographical support, application of a reference system, degree of relation to religious tourism
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Κων/νου Κοντογόνου, Εγχειρίδιον Εβραϊκής Αρχαιολογίας, εν Αθήναις 1844
Β. Βέλλα, Εβραϊκή Αρχαιολογία, εκδ. Αποστολικής Διακονίας, Αθήναι 1984
Ηλ. Οικονόμου, Αρχαιολογία και Θεσμολογία της Γης της Παλαιστίνης, Αθήνα 2004
Ελ. Χριστινάκη, Εισαγωγή στη Βιβλική Αρχαιολογία, Αθήνα 2001.
Ελ. Χριστινάκη, Βιβλική Αρχαιολογία και Θεσμολογία: Ειδικά Θέματα – Τεύχος Β΄, Αθήνα: Συμμετρία 2008.
Δ.Β. Καϊμάκη, Οι θεσμοί της Παλαιάς Διαθήκης, Θεσ/νίκη: εκδ. Simbo, 2002
Χρ. Καραγιάννη, Αρχαιολογία και Θεσμολογία του Βιβλικού Ισραήλ, Αθήνα: εκδ. Έννοια, 2013
Νικ. Βασιλειάδη, Αρχαιολογία και Αγία Γραφή, Αθήνα: Έκδοσις Αδελφότητος Θεολόγων «Ο Σωτήρ», 1999
- Ξενόγλωσσα εγχειρίδια Βιβλικής Αρχαιολογίας:
F.W. Albright, The Archaeology of Palestine, 1960
Y. Aharoni, The Archaeology of the Land of Israel, 1982
Ben Tor, The Archaeology of Ancient Israel, 1994
Jack Finegan, The Archaeology of the New Testament. The Life of Jesus and the Beginning of the Early Church, Princeton University Press, 1969, rev. ed. 1990
Jack Finegan, The Archaeology of the New Testament. The Mediterranean World of the Early Christian Apostles, Routledge, 1981
John McRay, Archaeology & the New Testament, Baker Academic, 2009
Last Update
09-08-2025
