Monday Wednesday Friday
Aug 23


General Introduction
26 28 30
In-class: movie

read Johnson, pp 15-31; submit 2 interesting/surprising things in the discussion folder in Moodle		 Movie continued

read Malina, pp 1-25; submit 2 interesting/surprising things in the discussion folder in Moodle		 Finish movie

read Malina, 27-53; submit 2 interesting/surprising things in the discussion folder in Moodle

Sept 2 4 6
Labor Day
No Class		 Excerpt from Iliad, Book 1 for male honor Excerpt from Livy's account of Lucretia for female honor/shame. Carter, 1-13
9 11 13
Apuleius, Book 1; Carter 14-26
Identification of topics for critical review		 Apuleius, Book 2; Carter 27-43

 Apuleius, Books 3-4.27; First small group to lead discussion
16 18 20
Apuleius, Books 4.28-6; Second small group to lead discussion Symposium on Democracy Apuleius, Book 10; Third small group to lead discussion
23 25 27
Apuleius, Book 11; Fourth small group to lead discussion Johnson, pp 32-49
Topic for first paper/take-home exam to be distributed		 Plato, selections
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Brown, pp 27-53
reports

Oct 2 4
Critical Review due
reports		 Fall Holiday
No Class
7 9 11
Humphries, pp 1-63
reports		 Old Testament: Isaiah 24, 53, & 58; Amos 5:21-24. New Testament: Matthew 1-9; Luke 1-8. Electronic copies, click here Humphries, p. 64-96. New Testament selections. Acts 1-8, 13-28; Epistles of Paul to Corinthians, click here
14 16 18
Continue discussion of NT readings MacMullen & Lane, pp 29-49. Humphries, pp 186-224
First paper/take-home exam due
21 23 25
Collegia: MacMullen and Lane, pp 64-73
Jesus Groups: Malina, pp 198-219;
Rm View of Early Christians (Tacitus, etc)		 Apoligists: Excerpts by Justin Martyr & Tertullian. No class
Dr. Leuci is sick
28 30
No class
Dr. Leuci is sick		 Apologists: MacMullen and Lane, pp 173-198


Nov 1
Revised Critical Review 1 due
4 6 8
No class
Dr. Leuci is sick		 Orthodoxy & Heresy: Humphries, pp 157-185; selections from gnostic texts and from Iranaeus Persecutions: MacMullen and Lane, pp 218-239
Revised Take-Home due
11 13 15
Kinship & Marriage: Malina, pp 134-146 & 154-161;
Martyrs: Perpetua, click here		 Persecutions: Article by Ste. Croix.
Stark, pp 163-190

Persecutions today click here		 Constantine: MacMullen & Lane pp 262-265; biography (click here)
Conversion post Constantine: MacMullen and Lane, pp 279-289
Stark, pp 3-28
More from the BBC: click here
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Holy Men & Women (Pagan): MacMullen and Lane, pp 138-151; Stark, pp 29-48 Augustine, excerpts from Confessions,
Brown, pp 60-68, 82-94		 Brown, pp 96-112
Second Critical Review due
25 27 29
Thanksgiving Break
No Class		 Thanksgiving Break
No Class		 Thanksgiving Break
No Class

Dec 2 4 6
reports on Stark:
Ch 3: Jeremy, Nick, Maulik
Ch 4: Mac, Camille, Cody
everyone else: read one of the two chapters		 reports on Stark:
Ch. 5: Andy, Albi, Esi
Ch 6: Jefferson, Colin
everyone else: read one of the two chapters		 reports on Stark:
Ch 7: Taylor B., Marcellus, Kelsey, Ashley
Ch 9: Taylor A., Eric, Hogan
everyone else: read one of the two chapters
9 11 13
A Taste of Ancient Rome 3:00 pm Final Exam due