Apocalyptic Literature in Greek: From the Hellenistic Period to Byzantium

Harvard FAS

This advanced Greek reading course explores Jewish and Christian apocalyptic literature from the Hellenistic world to Byzantium, including selections from the Septuagint, the Book of Revelation, the Sibylline Oracles, the Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius, and fragments of several apocryphal apocalyptic texts. The course emphasizes close reading in Greek. Each session will center on translation with careful attention to grammar, syntax, and vocabulary, alongside brief discussions of the…