This page provides course syllabi and course-related materials for teaching early Christian studies.
Andrew Jacobs (Scripps College)
- Varieties of Early Christianity: A general survey (conducted as discussion and lecture)
- Early Christian Bodies: Seminar on asceticism and other bodily practices
- New Testament and Christian Origins
- Christian Hagiography: A graduate survey (for general RS grad students)
Caroline Schroeder (University of the Pacific)
- New Testament
- Portraits of Jesus: Examines some of the different “Jesuses” which have emerged through the ages, including several interpretations of Jesus in historical studies, and several interpretations of Jesus from art and literature.
- Christian Tradition: a “survey” I turned into a course on early Christianity and its repercussions for the contemporary era
- Women and Christianity: A survey on women and Christianity which was a seminar size but a survey in terms of content
- Egypt of the Pharaohs: a survey of ancient Egyptian history and religion
- Resource: Close Reading Analysis
- Resource: Handout, Close Reading of Mark 1
- Resource: Discussion Facilitations
- Resource: Tips for Writing Research Paper
- Resource: Micro and Macro Papers
- Resource: Critical Analysis Paper 1
- Resource: Critical Analysis Paper 2
- Resource: New Testament Paper 1
Rebecca Krawiec (Canisius College)
Megan Williams (San Francisco State University)
Steven Puluka (Manor College)
Maureen Tilley (Fordham University)
- Christian Thought and Practice
- Classic Christian Texts I
- Early Christian Writings
- History of Christianity I
- The Christian Tradition
Susan Holman (Poverty Studies.org; Harvard School of Public Health)
- Teaching Pages Index: images of manuscript illuminations and photos of early Christian sites related to wealth/poverty and early Christianity
- Academic Resources: highlights academic resources, projects such as seminars, centers, work groups or conferences initiated by or ongoing at particular academic institutions.