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title: "B9291 Issues in the Patristic Readings of Paul · St Cyril’s"
url: https://stcyrils.edu.au/units/issues-in-the-patristic-readings-of-paul
description: "B9291 Issues in the Patristic Readings of Paul is a postgraduate unit at St Cyril’s Coptic Orthodox Theological College, Sydney."
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B9291

# Issues in the Patristic Readings of Paul

Code

B9291

Level

Postgraduate

Weighting

9

Discipline

Biblical Studies

Lecturer

[Rev. Professor Daniel Fanous](https://stcyrils.edu.au/faculty/daniel-fanous)

Offered in **Semester 1, 2027**, and enrolments are open. [Enrol online](https://stcyrils.edu.au/enrol).

Patristic Readings of Paul

**Code**

B9291

**Level**

Postgraduate

**Weighting**

9 credit points

**Type**

Elective

**Discipline**

Biblical Studies

**Prerequisites, corequisites or exclusions**

9 credit points in Biblical Studies

**Attendance Requirements**

During the Semester, students must attend all lectures

**Academic Staff**

Rev Prof. Daniel Fanous BE (UNSW), MBBS (USYD), MTh (UON), PhD Theology (UON)

**Curriculum Objectives**

This course unit examines the literature and theological content of Paul through patristic exegesis. It will also seek to examine how Paul read Scripture, and how the early Church Fathers followed him in their exegesis of Scripture, specifically in their reading of the Pauline corpus. It examines the earliest patristic readings of Paul to recover important insights into Scripture, Paul, and humanity.

**Learning Outcomes**

At the end of this unit students will be able to:

1\. Articulate clearly the major elements of challenges to reading Paul

2\. Analyse the factors that have shaped the current Pauline debates and controversies

3\. demonstrate well-developed hermeneutical and exegetical skills in critical essays on selected passages from the Pauline letters

4\. integrate significant patristic exegesis into the critical study of Pauline literature

5\. incorporate insights from patristic exegesis into current Pauline debates

**Unit Weekly Schedule**

| **Topic 1**            | _Introduction to course unit; Who is Paul? Early Exegetes of Paul_ |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Topic 2**            | _The Unveiling of Christ in Paul_                                  |
| **Topic 3**            | _Patristic Exegesis (1): Scripture as Mystery_                     |
| **Topic 4**            | _Patristic Exegesis (2): The Unveiling Scripture_                  |
| **Minor Assignment 1** |                                                                    |
| **Topic 5**            | _Patristic Exegesis (3): Theotic Exegesis_                         |
| **Topic 6**            | _Indwelling and Participation in Paul_                             |
| **Topic 7**            | _Christ Formed in “Us”_                                            |
| **Topic 8**            | _The Problem of Justification & Early Patristic Thought_           |
| **Minor Assignment 2** |                                                                    |
| **Topic 9**            | _Justification & the Indwelling of the Righteous One_              |
| **Topic 10**           | _Co-Crucifixion and Making of “righteous ones”_                    |
| **Week 11**            | _Missional Theosis & the Fullness of God_                          |
| **Major Assignment:**  |                                                                    |

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