Patristic-Medieval Exegesis

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Taught by DSPT. The students of this seminar will read and discuss representative examples of Biblical Exegesis from the first century to the fourteenth century. Each meeting be topical. Students will prepare individual oral reports on their particular readings and give them during each session. After the reports, the rest of the time will be devoted to general discussion and comparison of the texts. The grading will be a 25 to 30 page research paper and the weekly individual oral presentations of approximately 20 minutes each. This course is intended for MA, MDiv, and doctoral students. Knowledge of Latin, Greek, and a modern language is useful but not required.[10 max enrollment]