Schedule of Weekly Readings:
note: since this is a web syllabus, readings may be changed or added as the course progresses. Make sure to check this document diligently for any changes.
There are not usually readings assigned
for Tuesday evening sessions. However, there is a great deal of on-going
work involved in the production of the final class project; you will need
prepare for the Tuesday sessions in your various groups doing research
or working in the Media Services lab.
| Week One: Introduction | Sept 6th: Overview of Christianity: Problems and Sources | |
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Week Two: Maryºs Infancy? Short reflection paper #1 due (on the Protoevangelium of James) |
Mon. Sept. 11th: Mary's Infancy? | Readings: Gaventa, ch. 1; Pelikan, ch. 14 |
| Tues. Sept, 12th: first brainstorming session | ||
| Wed. Sept. 13th: The Protoevangelium of James | Readings:The Protoevangelium of James[from CCEL] (also in Gaventa, 133-146); Gospel of the Nativity of Mary [from CCEL]; Gaventa, ch. 5. | |
| Week Three: Mary the Mother: Birth Narratives and Christian Tradition | Mon. Sept. 18th: Biblical Birth Narratives -- Matthew | Readings: Pelikan, ch. 1; Matthew 1:1-2:20; The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew[from CCEL]; Gaventa 30-44. |
| Tues. Sept. 19th: second brainstorming session | ||
| Wed. Sept. 20th: The Illegitimacy of Jesus? | Readings: Jane Schaberg, The Illegitimacy of Jesus , introduction and ch. 2. | |
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Week Four: Mary the Mother, Jesus the Child Short reflection paper #2 due, on your choice of non-canonical infancy narrative |
Mon. Sept. 25th: Biblical Birth Narratives--Luke | Readings: Luke 1:5-2:52; Gaventa 50-68; Schaberg ch. 3. |
| Tues, Sept. 26th: Student presentation: Mary and Birth Traditions in Art“The Annunciation | ||
| Wed. Sept. 27th: Non-canonical Infancy Narratives | Readings: The Infancy Gospel of Thomas [from CCEL]; Gospel of Bartholomew; The Annunciation in the Qur'an [from EAWC] | |
| Week Five: Mary in the Gospels | Mon. Oct. 2nd: Mary in the Gospel of John | Readings: John 1:1-2:1-11; John 19:25-27; Gaventa, ch. 4 |
| Tues. Oct. 3rd: Student Presentation: Mary the Mother in Art | ||
| Wed. Oct. 4th: Mary in Luke and Matthew | Readings: Matt 12:46-50; 13:53-58; Luke 8:19-21; 11:27-28; Gaventa, 40-49; 69-78 | |
| Week Six | Mon. Oct. 9th: Yom Kippur: No Classes | |
| Tues. Oct. 10th: Class held at Media Services | This week is devoted to an intensive push on the final project. There are no additional readings assigned, but review what you've learned so far. | |
| Wed. Oct. 11th: class held at Media Services | ||
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Week Seven: Mary in Eastern Tradition Long paper due |
Mon. Oct. 16th: Mary as Theotokos | Readings: Pelikan, ch. 4; The
Passing of Mary (version one) [from CCEL] The Passing of Mary (version two)[from CCEL]: Print out and compare these two versions of the text like textual critics and exegetes. |
| Tues. Oct. 17th: Student presentation: Icons of Mary | ||
| Wed. Oct. 18th: The Dormition of the Virgin | Readings: Pelikan, 15; John of Damascus: Three Sermons on the Dormition of the Virgin [from Paul Halsall's Medieval Sourcebook] | |
| Week Eight: How did the BVM get to be "Blessed"? Mary and the Church | Mon. Oct. 23rd: | Readings: Pelikan, ch. 7,8; Epistle of Ignatius to the Virgin Mary (1st cen CE); Jerome, Against Helvetius on the Perpetual Virginity of Mary [from CCEL] (ca. 383 CE) |
| Tues. Oct. 24th: Student presentation: Mary in Medieval Music: Stabat Mater; Ave Maria, Regina Coeli | Readings: François Villon, Ballade to Our Lady (ca. 1431 CE) [from Paul Halsall's Medieval Sourcebook] (ca. 1431 CE) | |
| Wed. Oct. 25th: Our Lady of Sorrows: Mater Dolorosa | Readings: Pelikan, ch. 9 | |
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Week Nine: Mary in the Middle Ages Short reflection paper #3 due on the Medieval Tales to the Virgin |
Mon. Oct. 30th: Mary in the Middle Ages: pious tales | Readings: Medieval Tales to the Virgin [from Paul Halsall's Medieval Sourcebook] |
| Tues. Oct. 31st: Student presentation: Cult of the Black Madonna | Readings: Pelikan, ch. 10, 1 | |
| Wed. Nov. 1st: Mary in the Middle Ages | Readings: Pelikan, ch. 5 | |
| Week Ten: Mary in Modern Catholicism | Mon. Nov. 6th: Mary in Modern Catholicism | Readings: Papal
Encyclical from Paul VI on the Worship of Mary; Papal Encyclical from Pius XII on Mary as the Queen of Heaven |
| Tues. Nov. 7th: Student presentation: Apparitions of the Virgin | Readings: Pelikan, ch. 13 | |
| Wed. Nov. 8th: video: The Blinking Madonna and Other Miracles (1997) | ||
| Week Eleven: Mary Magdalene in Gospel Tradition | Mon. Nov. 13th: Mary the Follower of Jesus | Readings: John 7:53-8:11;John 19:25; Lk 8:1-3; Mark 15:40-41; Maisch, ch. 1; De Boer, ch. 1 |
| Tues. Nov. 14th: video: Mary Magdalen: An Intimate Portrait (1995) | Readings: De Boer, ch. 2 | |
| Wed. Nov. 15th: Mary at the Crucifixion and Resurrection | Readings: John 20:1-23; Mark 15-16; Matthew 27:55-28:20; Luke 23:44-24:53 De Boer, ch. 3 | |
| Week Twelve: A Wee Break | Mon. Nov. 20th: no classes | |
| Tues. Nov. 21st: work with Steve Dinyer in Media Services lab | ||
| Wed. Nov. 22nd: Thanksgiving; no classes | ||
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Week Thirteen: The Gospel of Mary (Magdalene) Short reflection paper #4 due on the Gospel of Mary |
Mon. Nov. 27th: Mary in "Gnostic" traditions | Readings:The Gospel of Mary (Magdalene) [from PBS: Frontline]; De Boer, ch. 4 |
| Tues. Nov. 28th: Student Presentation: Mary Magdalene in Modern Gnosticism | ||
| Wed. Nov. 29th: Mary in "Gnostic" Traditions | Readings: Gospel of Philip; Dialogue of the Savior; Sophia of Jesus Christ; Maisch, ch. 2 | |
| Week Fourteen: Mary Magdalene in Medieval Tradition | Mon. Dec, 4th: Mary Magdalene in Medieval Mystical Writings | Readings: Maisch, ch. 3 |
| Tues. Dec. 5th: Video documentary final edit | ||
| Wed. Dec. 6th: Mary Magdalene as Saint | Readings: Jacob de Veragine, Golden Legend (selections) Maisch, ch. 4 | |
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Week Fifteen: Mary Magdalene in Modern Tradition Longer paper due at the end of the week |
Mon. Dec. 11th: Mary Magdalene in Modern Christian Traditions | Readings: Maisch, ch. 10, 11; De Boer, ch. 5 |
| Tues. Dec. 12th: Student Presentation: Mary Magdalene in Contemporary Film | ||
| Wed. Dec. 13th: Course wrap-up |
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